Supervisors' Safety Manual

• ISBN13: 9780879121976
• ISBN10: 0879121971
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-03-01
• Publisher: Natl Safety Council

Table of Contents

Preface	vii	(2)
Introduction	ix
1 Safety Management	1	(14)
Trends in Safety Management	2	(1)
Principles of Safety, Health, and Environmental Management	3	(3)
Planning Safety, Health, and Environmental Management Systems	6	(2)
Safety, Health, and Environmental Management in Team-Based Organizations	8	(3)
Influencing and Managing Change	11	(2)
Summary of Key Points	13	(2)
2 Communication	15	(10)
Elements of Good Communication	16	(2)
Methods of Communication	18	(1)
Effective Listening	19	(2)
Interviewing and Consulting	21	(1)
Summary of Key Points	22	(3)
3 Human Performance Management	25	(14)
The High-Performance Model	26	(3)
Challenges	29	(7)
Off-the-Job Safety	36	(1)
Summary of Key Points	37	(2)
4 Safety and Health Training	39	(18)
Training as Part of the Safety and Health Program	40	(2)
Developing the Training Program	42	(3)
New-Employee Training and Orientation	45	(1)
Training Methods	46	(10)
Summary of Key Points	56	(1)
5 Promoting Safety and Health	57	(16)
Safety and Health Committees	58	(1)
Safety and Health Meetings	58	(2)
JSA Process ans Safety Contacts	60	(1)
Perception Surveys	60	(1)
Employee Recognition	60	(1)
Safety Contests	61	(1)
Safety and Health Posters	62	(1)
Suggestion Systems	62	(1)
Employee Safety and Health Training	62	(4)
Job Safety Analysis	66	(5)
Summary of Key Points	71	(2)
6 Safety, Health, and Environmental Auditing	73	(12)
Formal Audits	74	(3)
Inspections	77	(7)
Summary of Key Points	84	(1)
7 Accident Investigation	85	(10)
Accident Reporting	86	(1)
Finding Causes	86	(1)
Effective Use of Witnesses	87	(2)
Accident Investigation Reports	89	(4)
Summary of Key Points	93	(2)
8 Industrial Hygiene	95	(28)
Chemical Hazards	96	(8)
Physical Hazards	104	(11)
Ergonomic Stresses	115	(1)
Biological Hazards	116	(2)
Threshold Limit Values	118	(1)
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)	119	(1)
Summary of Key Points	120	(3)
9 Personal Protective Equipment	123	(20)
Controlling Hazards	124	(2)
Head Protection	126	(2)
Face Protection	128	(3)
Eye Protection	131	(1)
Ear Protection	132	(2)
Respiratory Protection	134	(3)
Body Protection	137	(2)
Protecting Extremities	139	(2)
Summary of Key Points	141	(2)
10 Ergonomics	143	(12)
What Are Possible Causes?	144	(1)
Understanding Ergonomics	144	(2)
Materials Movement	146	(2)
Workspace and Body Characteristics	148	(2)
Hand Work and Use of Tools	150	(3)
Whole-Body Vibration	153	(1)
Video Display Terminals	153	(1)
Lighting, Noise, and Heat	153	(1)
Summary of Key Points	154	(1)
11 Hazard Communication	155	(22)
Hazard Communication Standard Requirements	156	(1)
Elements of a Hazard Communication Program	156	(17)
Nonroutine Elements of a Hazard Communication Program	173	(1)
Summary of Key Points	174	(1)
Resources	175	(1)
References	176	(1)
12 Environmental Management	177	(24)
U.S. Regulatory Agencies	178	(1)
U.S. Government Regulations and Laws	179	(7)
State Trends in Environmental Laws	186	(1)
Chemical Management	187	(2)
Chemical Management Records	189	(1)
Training and Personnel Issues	190	(2)
Special Storage Considerations	192	(1)
Emergency Planning: Worker and Community Safety	193	(4)
Waste Minimization, Source Reduction, and Other Sound Environmental Policies	197	(1)
Summary of Key Points	198	(3)
13 Machine Safeguarding	201	(24)
Principles of Safeguarding: Guards, Devices, and Safe Distance	202	(5)
Safeguard Design	207	(4)
Safeguarding Mechanisms	211	(10)
Automation	221	(1)
Maintenance of Safeguards	222	(1)
Summary of Key Points	223	(2)
14 Hand Tools and Portable Power Tools	225	(22)
Safe Work Practices	226	(1)
Use of Hand Tools	227	(7)
Portable Power Tools	234	(9)
Supervisory Considerations	243	(1)
Maintenance and Repair	244	(1)
Summary of Key Points	245	(2)
15 Materials Handling and Storage	247	(28)
Materials Handling Problems	248	(1)
Manual Handling Methods	248	(4)
Materials Handling Equipment	252	(12)
Ropes, Chains, and Slings	264	(4)
Materials Storage	268	(5)
Summary of Key Points	273	(2)
16 Electrical Safety	275	(32)
Myths and Misconceptions about Electricity	276	(1)
Electrical Fundamentals Review	277	(2)
Branch Circuits and Grounding Concepts	279	(4)
Plug- and Cord-Connected Equipment and Extension Cords	283	(3)
Branch Circuit and Equipment Testing Methods	286	(5)
Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters	291	(2)
Hazardous Locations	293	(4)
Electrical Standards Most Often Violated	297	(2)
Inspection Guidelines and Checklist	299	(1)
Safeguards for Portable Home Electrical Appliances	300	(1)
Safety Program Policy and Procedures	301	(2)
Electrical Distribution System Review	303	(1)
Summary of Key Points	303	(4)
17 Fire Safety	307	(20)
Basic Principles	308	(3)
Causes of Fires	311	(2)
Other Hazardous Materials	313	(4)
Effective Housekeeping for Fire Safety	317	(1)
Fire Prevention Inspections	317	(1)
Alarms, Equipment, and Evacuation	318	(6)
Fire Protection Education	324	(1)
Protective Insurance Requirements	325	(1)
Summary of Key Points	325	(2)
Accident Case Studies	327	(6)
Glossary	333	(28)
Conversion of Units	361	(6)
Bibliography	367	(2)
Index	369