Alive and well at the end of the day : the supervisor's guide to managing safety in operations / / Paul D. Balmert

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824419203321
• Autore: Balmert Paul D. <1950->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2010
• ISBN: 1-118-21135-9; 1-282-54766-6; 9786612547669; 0-470-59388-1; 0-470-59342-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (292 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.4/08; 658.408
• Soggetti: Industrial safety - Management; Work environment - Safety measures
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: ALIVE AND WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; CHAPTER 1 A GUIDE TO THE GUIDE: GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THIS BOOK; CHAPTER 2 THE CASE FOR SAFETY; CHAPTER 3 THE PRACTICE OF LEADERSHIP; CHAPTER 4 MOMENTS OF HIGH INFLUENCE; CHAPTER 5 MANAGING BY WALKING AROUND; CHAPTER 6 FOLLOWING ALL THE RULES . . . ALL THE TIME; CHAPTER 7 RECOGNIZING HAZARDS AND MANAGING RISK; CHAPTER 8 BEHAVIOR, CONSEQUENCES-AND ATTITUDE!; CHAPTER 9 THE POWER OF GOOD QUESTIONS; CHAPTER 10 MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN; CHAPTER 11 MANAGING ACCOUNTABILITY; CHAPTER 12 SAFETY MEETINGS WORTH HAVINGCHAPTER 13 MANAGING SAFETY SUGGESTIONS; CHAPTER 14 CREATING THE CULTURE YOU WANT; CHAPTER 15 INVESTING IN TRAINING; CHAPTER 16 UNDERSTANDING WHAT WENT WRONG; CHAPTER 17 MEASURING SAFETY PERFORMANCE; CHAPTER 18 ON THE HORNS: MANAGING SAFETY DILEMMAS; CHAPTER 19 LEADING FROM THE MIDDLE; CHAPTER 20 THE TOP 10 MISTAKES MANAGERS MAKE IN MANAGING SAFETY ; PERFORMANCE; CHAPTER 21 EXECUTION: THE NAME OF THE GAME . . . AND SAFETY'S BOTTOM LINE; CHAPTER 22 CAN YOU REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE?; REFERENCES; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Proven strategies and tactics that you can use to lead workers to safety Industrial facilities supervisors, from front-line managers to CEOs, can depend on Alive and Well at the End of the Day for tested and proven management and leadership practices that ensure the safety of their workers. With more than thirty years of hands-on experience in the chemical industry, including front-line management, author Paul Balmert understands the challenges facing supervisors in industrial facilities. His advice, based on firsthand experience, shows you how to identify and correct fl