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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790159503321

Autore

Lutchman Chitram

Titolo

Safety management : a comprehensive approach to developing a sustainable system / / Chitram Lutchman, Rohanie Maharaj, Waddah Ghanem

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2012

ISBN

0-429-10720-X

1-280-12249-8

9786613526359

1-4398-6262-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (489 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MaharajRohanie

GhanemWaddah

Disciplina

658.4/08

Soggetti

Industrial safety

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Authors; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Trends in Safety; Chapter 3: World Class in Safety; Chapter 4: Have a Safety Management System (SMS); Chapter 5: An Incident Management System; Chapter 6: Leadership and Organizational Safety; Chapter 9: The Challenges of Risk Management; Chapter 10: Process Safety Management; Chapter 12: Leadership at the Frontline; Chapter 13: Shared Learning in Safety; Chapter 14: Safety Training and Competency; Chapter 15: Audits and Compliance; Chapter 16: Auditing the Safety Management System

Chapter 17: Emergency ManagementChapter 18: Safety Culture Maturity; Chapter 19: Implementing an Effective Global Occupational Health Policy and Program: Case Study in the Oil and Gas Industry; Chapter 20: Consistent Terminologies and Processes; Chapter 21: Conclusion; Appendix 3: Ground Disturbance Attachment and Sample Work Agreement; Glossary of Terms; References; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

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 A