With annual cost in excess of $150 billion from workplace
related illnesses and injuries, any knowledge that can reduce this
burden contributes to the overall welfare of the work force and
business performance. Yet, there are many key areas of
opportunities that have not yet been discussed in the literature,
such as approaches to improving contractor safety management and
innovative approaches to shared learning in health and safety.
Until now.
Built upon practical principles and knowledge derived from the
authors' field experience, Safety Management: A Comprehensive
Approach to Developing a Sustainable System provides
recommendations and practical solutions for improving health and
safety in the workplace. The authors recognize and promote
workplace health and safety as essential for sustained long-term
profitability of all organizations, regardless of the industry. The
book emphasizes the potential for sustained improvements in
workplace health and safety from understanding:
- How business environment trends can guide approaches to
managing health and safety in the workplace
- The importance of safety management systems (SMS)
- The benefits of integrating process safety management (PSM)
into your business practices
- How leadership commitment and shared learning in health and
safety can improve the workplace and that leveraging shared
learning in safety helps you avoid repeat and similar
incidents
- The importance of leveraging contractor safety management to
generate real improvements in workplace safety
- Proactively identifying gaps in organizational SMS and
addressing them by using audits as a collaborative process
The authors explore different leadership styles and detail their
pros and cons in the workplace. Compiling this wealth of knowledge
into a single book provides a holistic approach to upgrading the
way health and safety is managed in the workplace. It shows you how
to take your organization from ordinary to world-class safety
performance.
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