Occupational Health and Safety Management A Practical Approach

Abstract

This is the third edition of this book. For 12 years, this book has experienced popularity and use fulness to the occupation safety and health community. As with the second edition, it has become necessary to update data and to address new or not previously addressed topics. This original book was developed to provide safety and health professionals, students, and employers with the basic tenets for an occupational safety and health initiative for those who are responsible for or planning to implement and manage safety and health programs for their compa nies or future employers. It has also found a wide audience as a text for students that can help build their knowledge and developmental process in the field of occupational safety and health. The intent of this book is to provide a management blueprint for occupational safety and health for the smallest to largest companies that are beginning to see or have seen the need to develop or improve their safety and health approach in the workplace. This would include the construction industry as well as other industry groups. Incorporating the major requirements presented in each chapter, the user will be well on the way toward building a successful and effective safety and health effort for any company or employer. This book encompasses 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, and the development of a safe workforce through communications and motivational tech niques, including behavior-based safety, involvement, and training. It addresses the development of databases and use of relevant specific industry data. Based upon the data sources available, an acceptable risk from both safety and health hazards can be determined. The book also addresses how to work with and within the OSHA compliance approach as well as how to deal with the OSHA regulations. Two new chapters address the topic of workers’ compensation since it has become one of the responsibilities of many health and safety professionals. The second chapter is driven by the appli cation of Lean management by companies and the use of Lean tools as they are utilized to develop a Lean safety approach.