Health and Safety Management
eBook - ePub

Health and Safety Management

An Alternative Approach to Reducing Accidents, Injury and Illness at Work

  1. 146 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Health and Safety Management

An Alternative Approach to Reducing Accidents, Injury and Illness at Work

About this book

At a time when our knowledge and understanding of health and safety at work is at its highest, statistics show that ongoing improvements in accident rates and time taken off work due to injury and ill-health are stagnating. Alongside the fact that around 80% of accidents can be attributed to human error, there is also increasing concern that modern-world issues of mental and physical wellbeing are undermining recent gains made ensuring the safety of people at work.

By applying the principles of marginal gain and using lessons drawn from the high-risk world of outdoor adventure and high level sport, this book provides a variety of practical solutions and seeks to reduce the incidence of human error in the workplace and the number of accidents and near-misses. The concept of Free Thinking Hazard Identification is introduced alongside the importance of managing changing circumstances and minimising the frequently underestimated risk to experienced workers. A range of practical recommendations are also made to help reduce time taken off work due to injury or ill-health, through managing fitness, diet and health and paying attention to mental wellbeing.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Author
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1: The History of Health and Safety
  10. Chapter 2: A Personal Perspective: Part 1
  11. Chapter 3: Born to Make Mistakes
  12. Chapter 4: Marginal Gain
  13. Chapter 5: Accidents, Acts of God and Human Error
  14. Chapter 6: Lightning Always Strikes Twice
  15. Chapter 7: Black Box Thinking
  16. Chapter 8: Risk Perception
  17. Chapter 9: The Problem with Experience
  18. Chapter 10: A Personal Perspective: Part 2
  19. Chapter 11: Free-Thinking Hazard Identification
  20. Chapter 12: Dealing with Change
  21. Chapter 13: Nutrition
  22. Chapter 14: Fitness for Work and Life
  23. Chapter 15: Injury Reduction and Management
  24. Chapter 16: Well-Being
  25. Chapter 17: A Personal Perspective: Part 3
  26. Chapter 18: A Connection with Nature and the Great Outdoors
  27. Chapter 19: Team and Relationship Building