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Health & Safety, Environment and Quality Audits - A risk-based approach
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Auditing is an essential tool for managing compliance with essential health & safety, environmental safety and quality standards. Increasingly these three areas are audited by the same professionals to proliferating standards (e.g. OHSAS 18001 for health & safety, ISO 9000 for quality, ISO 14001 for environmental).
This book covers all the aspects that need to be taken into account for a successful audit to recognised standards and other non-certifiable business control frameworks. The book takes a risk based approach to auditing business-critical risk areas, supported by checklists, forms and toolkits, which are also available as free downloads from the book?s companion web site. Stephen Asbury is Director of Corporate Risk Systems Limited, a Risk Management consultancy. He is a Director and Trustee of IOSH and IOSH Services Limited and has over 20 year's experience as a health, safety and environment practitioner. Peter Ashwell is Managing Director of Kingdom Management Limited,an Internal Audit training consultancy which has been servicing multinational clients worldwide for the last 16 years. He is a Chartered Accountant, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management with over 30 years experience in business.

Managing Health, Safety and Working Environment
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This book explores the managerial roles and responsibilities with regard to safety. Applying key legal requirements to the workplace, it looks at how workplace facilities are managed and how materials and equipment are used, stored and maintained for optimum effectiveness. It not only aids organisations to achieve success, but to maintain it.
Are you looking to save your company money whilst improving employee well being? A safe, healthy working environment is good for business. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has identified companies where specific financial advantages were attributable to improved health and safety: one company saved £12 for every £1 it spent; a 73% reduction in employee insurance claims and 18% fewer days lost to injuries; a 50% reduction in civil claims. When you consider that in 2004-5 28 million working days were lost due to work-related ill-health and 7 million due to workplace injury, the benefits of a health and safety culture are obvious.

Human Factors and Behavioural Safety
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Accidents and cases of occupational ill-health are commonly associated with aspects of human behaviour and the potential for human error. Human Factors and Behavioural Safety is not written for psychologists, but instead gives health and safety professionals and students a broad overview of human factors and those aspects of human behaviour which have a direct effect on health and safety performance within organisations.
Particular attention is paid to: * the role of the organisation in promoting safe behaviour * the sensory and perceptual processes of people * behavioural factors, such as attitude, motivation and personality * the process of attitude change * theories of personal risk taking and accident * the importance of good communication, change management and stress management

Health and Safety at Work
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Health & Safety at Work: An Essential Guide for Managers is a practical guide to establishing systems and procedures for effective health and safety management and to the legal requirements for businesses.

 

Health and safety legislation has significantly changed over the last 10 years and regulation is now required in service sector industries as well as those described as 'dangerous', after increasing complaints of muscle injury and stress-related illnesses

REVIEWS :
“Filled with expert knowledge and jargon-free language, it cuts through legal complexities.”
Manager, April 2008

 

Workplace Safety: A Guide for Small and Midsized Companies
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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.
Hardcover
256 pages
Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Chapter 1: Introduction: What IsWorkplace Safety?

Workplace Safety Management Is Strategic and Tactical.

Workplace Programs: Management at Its Best.

Understanding Two Basic Definitions.

Health and Safety = Illnesses and Injuries.

Workplace Safety Programs and Their Purpose.

Who’s Responsible for Workplace Safety Programs?.

Key Concepts: The Two Most Critical Ones.

Challenges for Those Practicing Safety.

Chapter 2: Taking Stock of Where You Are: A Needs Assessment.

Why Workplace Safety Programs?

Taking Stock.

Chapter 3: Creating an Effective Workplace Safety Program.

Core Regulatory Requirements.

Establishing Goals.

Safety as a Company Value.

Management Commitment and Responsibility.

Employee Involvement.

Work-Site Analysis.

Hazard Recognition and Resolution.

Training and Education.

Recordkeeping.

Best Practices.

Chapter 4: Critical Safety Considerations: Focusing Workplace Safety Efforts.

Taking a Look Back.

Critical Connections: Safety and Special Hazards.

Specific Hazards Review.

Best Practices.

Chapter 5: Integrating Advanced Topics.

Emergencies and Related Planning and Response.

Risk Management.

Moral and Ethical Considerations in Workplace Safety.

Best Practices.

Chapter 6: Workers' Compensation and Insurance.

Workers' Compensation.

Insurance Agents and Brokers.

One Alternative to Workers' Compensation.

Beyond Workers' Compensation.

Chapter 7: Greatest Lessons Learned in Achieving Safety Success.

Creating a Safety Culture.

12 Greatest Lessons Learned about Achieving Safety Success.

Epilogue.

Notes.

Appendix.

Selected References and Resources.

Glossary.

Index.

Health and Safety at Work, Key Terms
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    Provides instant information to readers on a range of key terms used in health and safety at work. Incorporates in a single source the principal legal, technical and practical terms used in health and safety at work
Health and Safety at Work: Key Terms provides instant information to readers on a range of key terms used in health and safety at work. The book, produced in A-Z format, incorporates the principal legal, technical and practical terms derived from statutes, regulations, approved codes, case law and other appropriate publications.

As such, it will be of particular use to health and safety practitioners, those studying for degrees in occupational health and safety and courses run by NEBOSH, and those engaged in enforcement activities, such as Health and Safety Executive inspectors, environmental health officers and fire protection officers.

The key terms referenced and explained include: accident statistics; absolute duties; distance guard; noise-induced hearing loss; oxidising classifications; relevant statutory provisions

Health and Safety in Brief
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In plain English, John Ridley guides the reader through Health and Safety legislation and explains how to comply with it in practical terms. The text is clearly laid out, distinguishing between bulleted summaries of legislative requirements and the author's advice and commentary.
By condensing the fundamental contents of the author's acclaimed Safety at Work into a practical and affordable volume, Health and Safety in Brief has established itself as a valuable handbook for safety representatives and managers, as well as an essential aide-memoire for students on the following courses: * NEBOSH National Certificate and Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health * IOSH Working Safely and Managing Safely * CIEH Advanced Certificate in Health & Safety in the Workplace * British Safety Council Certificate in Safety Management * NVQs in Occupational Safety and Health New in this edition: * The effects of the Woolf Report reforms on UK law * Changes in UK law as a result of EU directives, affecting the Chemical (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations * EU led changes in regulations concerning asbestos, lead, and explosive atmospheres and the new EU exposure limits * New accident reporting procedure

Health and Safety Pocket Book
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  • Essential information compiled into a single reference, which can otherwise only be found by consulting various sources
  • Concise tabular format making trailing through pages of text unnecessary
  • Cheap and portable – ideal for site visits

This pocket book contains a unique compilation of tables, data, checklists and a glossary for a wide range of health and safety topics. It includes:

  • the principal legal health and safety requirements for every industry
  • checklists for major hazards affecting all industries
  • safety management elements and systems
  • a glossary of the main concepts of health and safety
  • a wealth of charts with the nitty-gritty, hard to remember detail – such as the recommended air changes in ventilation and the maximum ratios of illuminance for adjacent areas
  • a list of the most important health and safety courses, publications and organisations

    The A-Z arrangement within the chapters and extensive cross-referencing makes the book easy to navigate.

    The Health and Safety Pocket Book is a compact first point of reference for practicing health and safety professionals and auditors out on site visits, managers and HR personnel with health and safety responsibilities, and employee representatives. The book will also be useful on a wide range of health and safety courses at all levels.