Changing Safety's Paradigms
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Changing Safety's Paradigms

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Changing Safety's Paradigms

About this book

Fueled by more than 40 years in the safety industry and having conducted thousands of interviews with managers and workers worldwide, Ron C. McKinnon confronts the safety industry's most prevalent and dangerous myths head-on in Changing Safety's Paradigms. This book lists the most prominent safety paradigms, or myths seen all over the world and gives advice on how they can be changed for the better.

Around the world, the work injury rate is increasing, and more and more people are been killed at work each year. Man-made disasters continue to occur, and all are the result of accidents, or undesired events. One of the reasons why safety is not improving is because it is surrounded by numerous myths.

These paradigms hamper the progress of safety in the workplace. Only by identifying and examining these misconceptions can progress in the reduction of accidental losses be made. Numerous case studies and true to life examples in Changing Safety's Paradigms give insight into how safety myths can be changed.

No other book has been written about safety's paradigms and how to change them since many others do not want to challenge the status quo or rock the boat. Changing Safety's Paradigms tackles issues in a practical manner and provides advice and guidance that can be applied immediately in the workplace. These recommendations will result in a more focused safety management system and a reduction in the number of accidents.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. 1 Safety Paradigms
  9. 2 Paradigm 1: Safety First
  10. 3 Paradigm 2: Think Safe, Work Safe
  11. 4 Paradigm 3: No Blood, No Foul
  12. 5 Paradigm 4: There Are No Cop-Outs in Safety
  13. 6 Paradigm 5: Injuries Measure Safety Performance
  14. 7 Paradigm 6: Injury Free is a Safety Record
  15. 8 Paradigm 7: There’s No Such Thing as Luck in Safety
  16. 9 Paradigm 8: Safety is Common Sense
  17. 10 Paradigm 9: After an Accident Blame the Injured Party (That Will Fix the Problem!)
  18. 11 Paradigm 10: If it’s Unsafe You Can Shut it Down
  19. 12 Paradigm 11: Accidents are Investigated Properly
  20. 13 Paradigm 12: After an Accident – Write a Procedure
  21. 14 Paradigm 13: Safety Belongs in the Safety Department
  22. 15 Paradigm 14: Safety and Training are Boring
  23. 16 Paradigm 15: Safety and Security are the Same
  24. 17 Paradigm 16: There is Honesty and Integrity in Reporting
  25. 18 Paradigm 17: Safety Gimmicks Prevent Accidents
  26. 19 Paradigm 18: Legal Compliance Means a Safe Workplace
  27. 20 Paradigm 19: Safety Costs Money
  28. 21 Paradigm 20: Discipline Makes Workers Work Safely
  29. 22 Paradigm 21: The Safety Officer
  30. 23 Paradigm 22: An Inspection is an Audit
  31. 24 Paradigm 23: Zero Harm
  32. 25 Paradigm 24: Employees Dictate Safety Culture
  33. 26 Paradigm 25: Accident Proneness
  34. 27 Paradigm 26: Managers Know About Safety
  35. 28 Other Paradigms
  36. References
  37. Index
  38. About the Author