Occupational Health and Safety Management : A Practical Approach, 3rd Edition

Reflecting changes in the current health and safety landscape, Occupational Health and Safety Management: A Practical Approach, Third Edition includes examples and tools to facilitate development and implementation of a safety and health management approach. This how-to book is not just an information providing text. It shows you how to write a program and identify hazards as well as involve workers and attain their cooperation. It emphasizes the need for better and more effective communication regarding safety and health.

See What%u2019s New in the Third Edition:

• Chapters on workers%u2019 compensation, terrorism, and Lean safety/sustainability
• Additional coverage of flammable liquids and ventilation, accident reporting, and accident investigation
• New compliance requirements as well as expanded accident investigation, environmental, and risk analysis guidelines
• PowerPoint presentation slides for each chapter

A complete and practical guide for the development and management of occupational safety and health programs in any industry setting, the book supplies a management blueprint that can be used for occupational safety and health in any organization, from the smallest to the largest, beginning to develop or wanting to improve its safety and health approach. It includes comprehensive guidelines for development of occupational health and safety programs to a variety of industries and is especially useful for start-up companies.

The author takes a total management approach to the development of written programs, the identification of hazards, the mitigation of hazards by the use of common safety and health tools, the development of a safe workforce through communications, motivational techniques, involvement, and training. He addresses the tracking and acceptable risk from both safety and health hazards. He also discusses how to work with and within the OSHA compliance approach as well as how to deal with the OSHA regulations, workers%u2019 compensation, terrorism, and Lean safety. As you understand and apply the guidelines in each chapter, you can put your company on the way toward building a successful and effective safety and health effort for its employers and employees.

• Includes detailed coverage of environmental laws and regulation
• Presents guidelines for safety and health programs as well as accident reporting and accident investigations
• Explains how to use identification and intervention tools such as hazard hunt, audits and job hazard analysis
• Supplies a listing of potential resources if more detailed information is needed

Preface

Chapter 1 : In the Beginning : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Making a Commitment : Management%u2019s Commitment and Involvement
Chapter 3 : Being a Part : Workforce Involvement
Chapter 4 : Put It in Writing : A Written Safety and Health Program
Chapter 5 : Getting Safe Performance : Motivating Safety and Health
Chapter 6 : How They Act : Behavior-Based Safety
Chapter 7 : New Approaches : Lean Safety and Sustainability
Chapter 8 : Search for the Culprits : Hazard Identification
Chapter 9 : Taking a Serious Look : Analyzing Hazards
Chapter 10 : Hurting : Occupational Injuries
Chapter 11 : Sick : Occupational Illnesses
Chapter 12 : Bent Too Far : Ergonomics
Chapter 13 : Addressing Illnesses : Industrial Hygiene
Chapter 14 : Taking Action : Intervention, Controls, and Prevention
Chapter 15 : Using the Tools : Accident Prevention Techniques
Chapter 16 : Who Knows What : Safety and Health Training
Chapter 17 : Guiding Light : OSHA Compliance
Chapter 18 : Golden Rules : OSHA Regulations
Chapter 19 : A Helping Hand : Workers%u2019 Compensation
Chapter 20 : All Around : Workplace Environmental Issues
Chapter 21 : Keep Me Safe : Workplace Security and Violence
Chapter 22 : Mean Ones : Workplace Bullying
Chapter 23 : External Forces : Terrorism
Chapter 24 : Let Us Find a Way : Safety Communications
Chapter 25 : Everything Costs Dollars : Budgeting for Safety and Health
Chapter 26 : All%u2019s Well That Ends Well : Summary

Appendix A : Emergency Action Plan--Fire Evacuation
Appendix B : Written Safety and Health Program
Appendix C : Hazard Identification Tool
Appendix D : Safety and Health Audit Instrument
Appendix E : Sample and Blank Material Safety Data Sheets
Appendix F : Ergonomics Solution Chart
Appendix G : OSHA Safety and Health Training Requirements
Appendix H : OSHA Offices
Appendix I : 50 Most Cited Violations by Major Industrial Groups
Appendix J : Summary of 29 CFR
Appendix K : CFR Titles
Appendix L : Most Common Air Pollutants and Toxic Chemicals
Appendix M : Workplace Security Program
Appendix N : Occupational Safety and Health Resources
Index