Safety Management

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.

Rohanie Maharaj, Chitram Lutchman, Waddah Ghanem

Introduction. Trends in Safety. World Class in Safety. Have a Safety Management System. An Incident Management System. Leadership and Organizational Safety. The Safety Challenge: Why Is Organizational Safety Important? How Can We Improve Health and Safety Performance? The Challenges of Risk Management. Process Safety Management. Contractor (Service Provider) Safety Management. Leadership at the Frontline. Shared Learning in Safety. Safety Training and Competency. Audits and Compliance. Auditing the Safety Management System. Emergency Management. Safety Culture Maturity. Implementing an Effective Global Occupational Health Policy and Program: Case Study in the Oil and Gas Industry. Consistent Terminologies and Processes. Conclusion. Appendices. Glossary of Terms. References. Index.