Workplace Safety : A Guide for Small and Midsized Companies

by Dan Hopwood (Del Mar Throughbred Club ); Steve Thompson (Nottingham University Business School, UK)

• ISBN13: 9780782136043
• ISBN10: 0782136044
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-09-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Preface.

Chapter 1. Introduction: What is Workplace 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:  Their Purpose.

Who’s Responsible or Workplace Safety Programs.

Key Concepts:  The Two Most Critical.

Challenges Those Practicing Safety Face.

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

Why Workplace Safety Programs?

Taking Stock.

Taking Stock Comprehensive Checklist.

Chapter 3.  Creating an Effective Workplace Safety Program.

Core Regulatory Requirements.

Establishing Goals.

Safety as a Company Value.

Management Commitment and Responsibility.

Employee Involvement.

Worksite 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: Examples.

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.

Resources.

Glossary.

Index.