Workplace Safety: A Guide for Small and Midsized Companies - Hardcover

Hopwood, Dan; Thompson, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0782136044 ISBN 13: 9780782136043

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2006

Synopsis

Workplace Safety: A Guide For Small & Mid–Sized Companies, by Dan Hopwood and Steve Thompson, uses a straight–forward approach to creating the basic elements of a successful safety program. This book will provide updated information and real world examples illustrating how to prevent as well as confront the common health and safety issues that arise in the workplace. It includes information on core OSHA regulatory requirements, safety needs assessment, workers′ compensation and insurance, disaster and emergency planning, ergonomics, risk management and loss prevention, injury management, incident investigation, workplace security, best practices, and workplace safety culture formation.

About this title

About the Author

Dan Hopwood, MPH, ARM, CBCP, is Director of Risk Management for the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.?He has both managed and owned risk consulting firms in addition to being an officer and manager for insurance companies and brokerages. He has specialized in the development and management of safety and risk management programs, with a broad–based industry focus. Dan has taught at San Diego City College and San Diego State University. He created and managed the Occupational Safety and Health Management Certificate Program within the San Diego State University College of Extended Studies. He holds a BS in health sciences/industrial safety and a master of public health (MPH) with a concentration in occupational health, both from San Diego State.

Steve Thompson, ARM, COSS, is President and cofounder of Thompson/Currier, an employee–owned consulting company providing business improvement strategies to commercial, government, and nonprofit organizations. He has a long track record of working to improve safety in the workplace through his founding of the Workers′ Compensation Training Consortium and teaching at the college level. He has served in safety and health management positions for small, medium, and large companies, and he has helped hundreds of companies improve their business operations, human resources functions, and safety and health programs. He is a former air force medic, and holds a BS in health care management from Southern Illinois University.

From the Back Cover

Praise for Workplace Safety

Straightforward in approach, Workplace Safety: A Guide for Small and Midsized Companies helps you create the basic elements of a successful safety program, reduce and contain certain workers′ compensation costs, and provides a basic understanding of OSHA compliance regulations. This book provides updated information and real–world examples illustrating how to prevent and confront the common health and safety issues that arise in the workplace.

"Finally . . . a user–friendly, efficient, and effective risk management and loss control tool for everyday business.? Workplace Safety will actually save lives, prevent injuries, and help every reader to avoid the financial hardship and administrative nightmare associated with any injury.?Thank you Steve and Dan for bringing safety out of the classroom and putting it on the front line where it belongs."
Scott M. Primiano, founder of Polestar Performance Programs, Inc. and author of Hard Market Selling: Thriving in the New Insurance Era

"This book is a ′must–have′ for those looking for a comprehensive but easy–to–follow resource around which to build an effective workplace safety program. It provides the perfect mix of well–thought–out strategy and practical tools to address illness and injury in the workplace. Being ′too small′ is no longer a viable excuse for not getting started."
Richard A. Coskren, principal, Windsong Consulting Services

"This is an action–oriented guidebook for small and midsized companies. The field of safety management has long–awaited such a comprehensive look at the dimensions of responsibility in building safe cultures."
Patricia Senecal, MA, consultant in organizational behavior, coauthor of Safety Committees That Work: The Essential Guide for Managers and Employees

"This book is a perfect guide for any organization, from those drafting their first formal safety plan to those looking to fine tune an existing program. Thompson and Hopwood go beyond the discussion of regulatory compliance and focus on proven strategies that help businesses lower overhead costs by preventing injuries and illnesses. This book is essential for any small or midsized company looking to maintain its competitive edge."
Eric R. Dill, Director of Risk Management, San Dieguito Union High School District

"This book is a terrific introduction and hands–on guide to implementing effective employee safety programs for owners, managers and technical professionals who do not have a safety background.?Workplace Safety clearly lays out the logic and key elements used by safety and loss control professionals to structure management policies and employee involvement programs for safety unique to the nature of the organization. It updates traditional safety ideas into a strategic context that emphasizes the importance of integrating safety into the management′s fundamental goals and objectives."
Kate Storms, CSP, Loss Control Manager, American All Risk Insurance Services, San Francisco

"Job safety is the lifeblood and paramount goal of our members.?With the techniques and philosophy described by Steve and Dan, ConAPA has attained lower insurance premiums and safety workplaces, which compels small business owners to instill a safe work environment."
Gene J. Magre, President, ConAPA, Inc.

From the Inside Flap

Drawing on authors Dan Hopwood and Steve Thompson′s combined fifty years of experience as practicing safety professionals, teachers, and business managers, Workplace Safety: A Guide for Small and Midsized Companies helps you create a Workplace Safety Plan, save money on workers′ compensation insurance costs, comply with regulations, and make the workplace safer. This timely book is written with the multitasking manager and business owner of small and midsized businesses in mind and presents practical advice that facilitates making workplace safety a priority without it becoming a burden.

Recognizing that no single plan will work for every business, this guide shows you how to create a Workplace Safety Program that is directly related to your operations, the exposures that exist within it, and the controls necessary to reduce the potential for injuries and illnesses. It will help you determine an effective approach to leading your workplace safety efforts, and includes valuable resources (in the book and online) such as a needs assessment, a twelve–month safety calendar, and OSHA forms.

Key strategies and features include:

• Reducing workers′ compensation insurance costs and managing injuries and illness
• Examples of specific safety and health considerations, hazards, and their controls
• Essential information and resources for compliance with OSHA
• A review of advanced topics such as Emergency Planning and Response
• Choosing the right insurance agent/broker and workers′ compensation insurance programs
• Going beyond compliance what are the "best safety practices" incorporated by successful companies
• Enlightening feedback from top safety professionals: "Greatest Lessons Learned in Achieving Safety Success"
• Corresponding online resource library at www.workplacesafetynow.com

Workplace Safety: A Guide for Small and Midsized Companies shows you how to build a consistent and successful safety program through its user–friendly, nontechnical presentation, to enable you and your staff to efficiently grasp the relationship between injuries and illnesses and regulatory mandates and financial management.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0782136044
• ISBN 13: 9780782136043
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256