Safety Auditing: A Management Tool / Edition 1

by Donald W. Kase, Kay J. Wiese

Overview

Comprehensive guidance to the safety auditing process

The safety auditor's primary goal is to help businesses ensure the well-being of their customers and employees. Safety Auditing: A Management Tool emphasizes the "helpfulness" approach while detailing the essential components and process of an effective safety audit. Each step of planning, evaluation, and analysis is covered step-by-step, with helpful checklists and other tools that ensure completeness and compliance. By positioning management and safety inspectors on the same side, this book turns safety into a collaborative effort with a higher chance of sustainable success.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471289036
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	11/15/1990
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.22(w) x 9.41(h) x 1.04(d)

About the Author

Donald W. Kase and Kay J. Wiese are the authors of Safety Auditing: A Management Tool, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

MANAGEMENT EXPECTATIONS.

Systems and Styles.

Theory Versus Practice.

Successful Auditing.

Involving Line Management.

PLANNING AND PREPARATION.

Knowing the Hazards.

Prioritizing.

Knowing the Requirements.

Standards.

EFFECTIVE SAFETY AUDITS.

Protocols and Practices.

Evaluating Management.

Evaluating Equipment and Facilities.

Evaluating Work Practices.

Communications.

ANALYSIS.

Evaluating Management Performance.

Identifying Physical Deficiencies.

Identifying Work Practice Deficiencies.

Trend Analysis.

Epilogue.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

This breakdown of safety audits provides a detailed approach to reducing and controlling losses due to accidents on the job. It provides a basic understanding of the philosophy, politics, methods, and protocols of safety audits, as well as how to best use data generated by them. Areas covered include safety analysis and communication, hazard recognition and OSHA requirements, management expectations, and planning and preparation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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