Workplace Safety and Health Assessing Current Practices and Promoting Change in the Profession Thomasby Thomas D. Schneid. This book examines many of the basic assumptions that we hold “near and dear” in the safety profession and challenges the reader to assess and evaluate his or her activities in search of …
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Workplace Safety Pro your A to Z Guide a Complete Safety Program. The Workplace Safety Pro is a publication that aims to help businesses create and maintain a safe work environment. It provides information and tools for both beginners and experienced professionals in the field of workplace safety. The publication …
Read More »Electrical Hazards in the Workplace
The use of electricity is a vital ingredient of many of the production and support operations performed on-site. In today’s modern-day environment, we are literally surrounded by electricity. It is important that we protect ourselves from its potential hazards, as electricity is an unseen danger that cannot easily be detected …
Read More »Incident Accident and Reporting of Near Misses
It is important that reporting accidents and near-misses are important for several reasons. It allows for proper medical treatment to be given to those who are injured, helps identify hazards that need to be addressed to prevent future accidents, and can also assist in the investigation of the incident to …
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Industrial Safety and Health for Administrative Services (Handbook of Safety and Health for the Service Industry) by Charles D. Reese. The handbook is a guide that provides information on how to identify and prevent hazards in the service industry, particularly in the sectors of communication, finance and insurance, real estate, …
Read More »An Engineer’s View of Human Error
An Engineer’s View of Human Error, Third Edition by Trevor A. Kletz. Human error is a leading cause of accidents in many industries, including the oil and chemical industries. It is important for practicing engineers and students to understand the causes and consequences of human error in order to prevent …
Read More »Changing the Workplace Safety Culture
Changing the Workplace Safety Culture by Ron C. McKinnon. This book demonstrates how changing how an organization views and practices safety will impact the behavior of all employees, including executives and line managers. This is not a book about behavior-based safety, but a guideline on how to establish a long-lasting …
Read More »Workplace Safety Answer Manual Q A
Workplace Safety Answer Manual Q&A by JJ Keller. Provides a single-source manual that offers quick answers to a wide array of workplace safety questions. The regulations governing general industry employers are often very detailed and complex. The purpose of this manual, therefore, is to provide detail and insight into those requirements and offer assistance for …
Read More »Improving Safety Culture A Practical Guide
Improving Safety Culture A Practical Guide by Dominic Cooper. The aim of this book is to provide safety practitioners with sufficient knowledge and practical guidance to enable them to improve the safety culture within an organization. Offers practical guidance for safety practitioners. The concept of safety culture is a new …
Read More »From Accidents to Zero
From Accidents to Zero: A Practical Guide to Safety Culture is positively different from traditional safety and health books. Sharman points out that we need to go beyond the “business as usual” to approach zero harm at work. Even excellent workplaces and organizations tend to have difficulties improving safety. This …
Read More »Chemical Hazards in the Workplace
Chemical Hazards in the Workplace by Ronald M. Scott. This book is intended as an introduction to industrial toxicology. It is designed for the person who needs to understand the basic principles and practices of industrial toxicology without becoming an expert in the field. It is a first step for …
Read More »Basic Concepts Of Industrial Hygiene
Basic Concepts Of Industrial Hygiene by Ronald McLean Scott. Basic Concepts of Industrial Hygiene covers the latest and most important topics in industrial hygiene today. The textbook begins with a look at the history and basis for industrial hygiene, which provides students with a foundation for understanding later developments. The …
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