Occupational Safety and Health : Fundamental Principles and Philosophies provides the reader with the principles and philosophies that guide the development and design of a functional and effective occupational safety and health program for various business and industries with the ultimate goal of protecting the workforce from the inherent hazards existing in the workplace.
A company's development of an occupational safety and health initiative should be approached and managed in the same manner an any other component of a company's business and is based upon the principles and philosophies of best business practices. This book provides answers to why the principles and philosophies regarding occupational safety and health should be integral components of an occupational safety and health program.
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Provides the "why?" these principles and philosophies are relevant and utilized as integral components of occupational safety and health
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Each topic is an essential component of occupational safety and health as a whole an can be understood as a stand-alone entity
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Explains and justifies why specific principles and philosophies are needed to implement and design a structured occupational safety and health program for various business and industrial settings
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Describes and defends the costs, needs, and reasons why occupational safety and health in a necessary part of managing any corporate or business entity
Occupational Safety and Health : Fundamental Principles and Philosophies is a single source from A to Z used to explain and describe the various facets of occupational safety and health whose sole purpose is protection and providing a safe, healthy, and productive workplace. It can be read as a source of information, to learn or study about occupational safety and health, or a tool to describe and explain why each part is an integral piece in the development of an effective and fully functioning occupational safety and health program.
Preface
Author
Section A : Occupational Safety and Health
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : History
Chapter 3 : Hazards
Chapter 4 : Occupational Safety
Chapter 5 : Occupational Health
Section B : Organizing Safety and Health
Chapter 6 : Managing Occupational Safety and Health
Chapter 7 : Safety and Health Programs
Chapter 8 : Special Emphasis Programs
Chapter 9 : Accident Investigations
Chapter 10 : Training
Section C : Administration
Chapter 11 : Safety and Health Budget
Chapter 12 : Statistics and Tracking
Chapter 13 : Safety and Health Ethics
Chapter 14 : Employee Involvement
Chapter 15 : Joint Labor/Management Safety and Health Committees
Chapter 16 : Workplace Inspections
Section D : Personal Involved in Occupational Safety and Health
Chapter 17 : Management’s Commitment and Involvement
Chapter 18 : Line Supervisors
Chapter 19 : Workers
Chapter 20 : Safety Director or Manager
Chapter 21 : Safety and Health Professional
Chapter 22 : Industrial Hygienist
Chapter 23 : Safety and Health Consultant
Section E : People-Related Issues
Chapter 24 : Motivate Safety and Health
Chapter 25 : Behavior-Based Safety
Chapter 26 : Safety Culture
Chapter 27 : Communicating Safety and Health
Chapter 28 : Bullying
Chapter 29 : Safety (Toolbox) Talks
Chapter 30 : Incentives/Rewards
Section F : Hazards
Chapter 31 : Hazard Identification
Chapter 32 : Hazard Analysis
Chapter 33 : Root Cause Analysis
Chapter 34 : Forms of Root Cause Analysis
Chapter 35 : Cost
Section G : Risk
Chapter 36 : Acceptable or Tolerable Risk
Chapter 37 : Risk Assessment
Chapter 38 : Risk Management
Section H : Controlling Hazards
Chapter 39 : Designing for Prevention
Chapter 40 : Controls
Chapter 41 : Personal Protective Equipment
Chapter 42 : Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Section I : Accident/Incident Prevention Techniques
Chapter 43 : Safe Operating Procedures
Chapter 44 : Job Safety Analysis
Chapter 45 : Job Safety Observation
Chapter 46 : Fleet Safety
Chapter 47 : Preventive Maintenance Programs
Section J : Extraneous Hazards
Chapter 48 : Emergency Planning
Chapter 49 : Workplace Security and Violence
Chapter 50 : External Force: Terrorism
Chapter 51 : Off-the-Job Safety
Section K : Miscellaneous Safety and Health Factors
Chapter 52 : Human Factors
Chapter 53 : Ergonomics
Chapter 54 : Product Safety
Section L : Safe Facilities and Handling
Chapter 55 : Fire Prevention and Life Safety
Chapter 56 : Hazardous Materials
Chapter 57 : Transportation
Section M : Meshing Safety with Management Approaches
Chapter 58 : Process Safety Management
Chapter 59 : Total Quality Management
Chapter 60 : Lean Safety
Index
