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

Skiba, Richard

 
9781923156258: Redefining Work Health and Safety: Systems, Strategies, and Progressive Approaches
Softcover
ISBN 10: 192315625X ISBN 13: 9781923156258
Publisher: Green Hill Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

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.

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Publisher
Green Hill Publishing
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
192315625X
ISBN 13 
9781923156258
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
412

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