Redefining Work Health and Safety: Systems, Strategies, and Progressive Approaches - Couverture souple

Skiba, Richard

 
9781923156531: Redefining Work Health and Safety: Systems, Strategies, and Progressive Approaches

Synopsis

This comprehensive book on workplace health and safety covers a range of topics essential for professionals and researchers in the field.

The initial chapter sets the tone by exploring challenges, emphasizing the economic impacts of safety incidents, and outlining the workplace safety landscape. Subsequent chapters delve into safety models, accident causation, and the evolution of linear and complex systems, applying systems thinking to risk assessment. Human factors, including ergonomics and organizational influences, are thoroughly examined and an Integrated Safety Management Framework (ISMF) is introduced and progressively evolved.

REDEFINING WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY

also scrutinizes risk concepts, mindfulness, situational awareness, lesser-known theories, and a sociological perspective on safety. The ISMF is introduced and applied throughout, providing a holistic approach to safety management. The concluding chapter reflects on future challenges and directions, while appendices offer a practical safety management system template.

Overall, the book equips safety professionals with insights and strategies for creating a culture of safety excellence.

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9781923156258: Redefining Work Health and Safety: Systems, Strategies, and Progressive Approaches

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  192315625X ISBN 13 :  9781923156258
Editeur : Green Hill Publishing, 2023
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