Occupational Health and Safety Management

A Practical Approach, Third Edition

Charles D. Reese

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781482231335
• eBook ISBN: 9781482231342
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Environmental Law
• Index: Technology & Engineering

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's New in the Third Edition:

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• Chapters on workers' 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' 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.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Author
• Chapter 1: In the Beginning : Introduction
• Chapter 2: Making a Commitment : Management’s 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’ 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’s 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 1910
• 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
• Back Cover