Healthcare Hazard Control and Safety Management, 3rd Edition

Comprehensive in scope, this totally revamped edition of a bestseller is the ideal desk reference for anyone tasked with hazard control and safety management in the healthcare industry. Presented in an easy-to-read format, Healthcare Hazard Control and Safety Management, Third Edition examines hazard control and safety management as proactive functions of an organization.

Like its popular predecessors, the book supplies a complete overview of hazard control, safety management, compliance, standards, and accreditation in the healthcare industry. This edition includes new information on leadership, performance improvement, risk management, organizational culture, behavioral safety, root cause analysis, and recent OSHA and Joint Commission Emergency Management requirements and regulatory changes.

The book illustrates valuable insights and lessons learned by author James T. Tweedy, executive director of the International Board for Certification of Safety Managers. In the text, Mr. Tweedy touches on the key concepts related to safety management that all healthcare leaders need to understand.

• Identifies common factors that are often precursors to accidents in the healthcare industry
• Examines the latest OSHA and Joint Commission Emergency Management Requirements and Standards
• Covers facility safety, patient safety, hazardous substance safety, imaging and radiation safety, infection control and prevention, and fire safety management
• Includes references to helpful information from federal agencies, standards organizations, and voluntary associations

Outlining a proactive hazard control approach based on leadership involvement, the book identifies the organizational factors that support accident prevention. It also examines organizational dynamics and supplies tips for improving organizational knowledge management. Complete with accompanying checklists and sample management plans that readers can immediately put to use, this text is currently the primary study reference for the Certified Healthcare Safety Professional Examination.

• Supplies a comprehensive overview of healthcare safety regulation, accreditation, hazards, and management
• Includes checklists and sample management plans that readers can put to use immediately
• Provides the real-world insights of an author with decades of experience dealing with all facets of healthcare safety and hazard control
• Discusses hazard control and safety as proactive functions of the organization and not just programs
• Includes helpful leadership tips and accident prevention activities

Preface

Chapter 1 : Healthcare Hazard Control
Chapter 2 : Understanding Accidents
Chapter 3 : Leadership and Management
Chapter 4 : Federal Agencies, Standards Organizations, and Voluntary Associations
Chapter 5 : Facility Safety
Chapter 6 : Emergency Management
Chapter 7 : Hazardous Materials
Chapter 8 : Infection Control and Prevention
Chapter 9 : Fire Safety Management
Chapter 10 : Environmental Services and Food/Dietary Department Safety
Chapter 11 : Support Department Safety
Chapter 12 : Nursing and Clinical Area Safety Topics
Chapter 13 : Patient Safety
Chapter 14 : Radiation, Laboratory, and Pharmacy Safety

Appendices
Bibliography
Index