This accessible book presents the key factors, so that even non-experts in small and medium-sized organisations, as well as engineers and managers, can apply sound safety and dependability principles.
"The issue of risk should be embedded in the mindset of every engineer and manager to improve safety and dependability. Companies can be held accountable by law when a gross failing in health and safety management has fatal consequences. Here risk management, the organisational …
In recent years, the safety management field has placed leadership and commitment at the center of effective workplace health and safety programs. At the same time, personal liability for workplace health and safety has increased, resulting in poor outcomes for individual manage…
Most businesses consider a multitude of factors to evaluate the performance of each business sector. In today's business culture, one singular number - OSHA recordable - typically measures safety. This is comparable to driving down the highway using your rear view mirror to stee…
"The majority of businesses use one factor - OSHA recordables - to measure safety. This is comparable to driving down the highway using your rear view mirror to steer. Other business sectors consider equipment damage, lost product, employee turnover, customer satisfaction, and m…
"This book provides guidance on including prevention through design concepts within an occupational safety and health management system. Through the application of these concepts, decisions pertaining to occupational hazards and risks can be incorporated into the process of desi…
"Safety is broken. The people who are responsible for helping you stay safe should be at the top of your Christmas card list but all too often they are despised, ridiculed and ignored. But safety management is beginning to be challenged. Businesses have begun to realise that wha…