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MCat: Safety Management
Cat: Management

Safety program management and loss prevention strategies. Side effects of downsizing and reengineering on safety programs. Sample safety policy statements. Tips on the use of safety incentives. Risk management aids.

82 Resources
10 Steps for a Better Safety Program [19292] ?

A few simple tips that may help assist you in making your program work more efficiently

10 Ways to Get Into Trouble with OSHA [24753] ?

The best ways for companies to create problems for themselves with OSHA

A Supervisor's Guide to Safety Records [18774] ?

What should be documented

Accident Cost Calculators [26827] ?

A series of calculators designed to help you determine the true cost of an accident

Adolescent and Teenager Safety and Health [5346] ?

Preventing deaths and injuries of adolescent workers

Business Case for Safety [27090] ?

Series of articles indicate the positive bottom line results that result from safety programs

Continual Improvement of Safety [26507] ?

A series of articles that promotes improving the underlying causes in the system that create the accidents

Core Principles of Hazard Control [22256] ?

The cardinal rules of hazard control

Cost-Benefit: Analysis of Workplace Safety and Health [24724] ?

A Data-Based Evaluation of the Relationship between Occupational Safety and Operating Performance

Costs of Accidents [20391] ?

A quick way to estimate the annual cost of accidents in your workplace

E/M/P Approach to Loss Control [pdf] [26821] ?

Equipment, Material and People - under each heading four verbs are listed & when combined, they cover nearly all mishaps

Effective Safety Supervision Progam Outline [18268] ?

What should be included in a safety supervisor management program

Enterprise Safety Management [35399] ?

A framework for achieving an injury-free workplace

Enterprise Safety Management Framework [35400] ?

A framework for achieving an injury-free workplace

Environmental Management [24964] ?

Series of articles related to workplace environmental performance

ESH Cost Model Development Report [pdf] [13322] ?

Semiconductor industry project to develop a financial model for ESH activities

Executive Survey of Workplace Safety [3773] ?

Survey shows 61 percent of executives say $3 or more saved for each $1 invested in workplace safety

New Five Essentials of Safety [39977] ?

A discussion of some essential components of a safety program

Updated Hazard Identification and Characterization [pdf] [10156] ?

Example of a sample hazard analysis process

Health and Safety Administration [23621] ?

Materials to developing written health and safety programs, accident investigation and analysis, etc

Hidden Costs of Accidents [16103] ?

Explanation of the iceberg theory

Hidden Costs of an Injury or Incident [25313] ?

Hidden factors include the following

New How To Behave During Safety Audits [40095] ?

Following are some examples of how to behave during audits to build alliances and be a better safety manager

How to Establish a Safety Program [23889] ?

Includes a sample workplace safety program

How to Get What You Need in Safety [14655] ?

Making the business case for safety and health

How To Survive An OSHA Inspection [23794] ?

An OSHA compliance officer could arrive for an unannounced inspection at any time

Identifying Workplace Hazards [24771] ?

Hazard identification is a process requiring continued review

Immigrant Workers' Perceptions of Health and Safety in the Workplace [22604] ?

Policy brief on an in-depth study of 75 immigrant workers

Incident Report Development [26829] ?

Guidance on evaluating and designing workplace incident reports

Inspections and Task Hazard Analysis [23987] ?

The principles of hazard control inspections and task hazard analysis

Lack of Safety Strategy [24766] ?

Is your company paying the high price of Lack of Safety Strategy (L.O.S.S.)?

Liberty Mutual Data on Workplace Safety [20475] ?

An article describes the results of Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index

Loss Control Coordinator Duties [pdf] [26820] ?

A position description for the person whose job is to administer a safety or loss control program

Loss Control Safety in the Workplace [21749] ?

Series of loss control advice related to safety management such as a model safety program, safety audit and more

New Loss Control Surveys [39972] ?

Used to identify significant issues causing losses

Management of a Health & Safety Program [16729] ?

Series of articles related to safety management and risk management

Management: Back to Basics [24760] ?

The emphasis for safety management should be to implement a holistic, integrated approach

Management: Safety in the Customer-Economy [24763] ?

The Equation for Success

New Managing Incidents [40085] ?

A Business and Performance Approach for Managing System-Driven Incidents

Managing the Safety Message [27124] ?

Is management setting a good example?

Managing Worker Safety and Health [23111] ?

Safety and health program management guidelines

Occupational Exposure Assessment [pdf] [26491] ?

Workplace exposure assessment guide - 59 pages (pdf)

Occupational Safety and Health Issues for Workers with Disabilities [21138] ?

Increases awareness of safety and health issues affecting workers with disabilities

Off-the-job Injuries - Management [pdf] [27170] ?

Important for employers to communicate return to work options even on off the job injuries

OSHA Complaints [8196] ?

How to file OSHA complaints

OSHA's Recordkeeping Rule: What's Recordable [doc] [2727] ?

First aid cases do not need to be reported

OSHA's Recordkeeping Rule: Who's Entitled to Privacy [7930] ?

You must withhold the names of injured or ill employees in a privacy concern case

Project Risk Management [26492] ?

Risk management as part of project management

Protecting Vulnerable Workers [24765] ?

Vulnerable workers young workers, older workers, women and immigrants are at higher risk of injury

Reducing the Burden of Injury: Advancing Prevention and Treatment [2196] ?

Online book on injury reduction magnitude, cost, research, etc.

Return on Investment for Safety, Health & Environmental Management Programs [22239] ?

White papers on SH&E Return on Investment (ROI)

Risk Assessment Worksheet [26495] ?

Guidelines for conducting a workplace risk assessment

Safe Jobs Now [2894] ?

An AFSCME Guide to Health and Safety in the Workplace - 13 chapters

Safe Work in the 21st Century [15014] ?

Education and Training Needs for the Next Decade's Occupational Safety and Health Personnel

Safety & Health Management Systems [17434] ?

Guidance information for developing a comprehensive safety and health program

Safety and Health Management [3463] ?

Online tutorial provides guidelines for creating a workplace injury & illness prevention plan

Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines [24268] ?

How to implement and manage a safety program

New Safety Cost Savings [pdf] [39974] ?

A discussion of direct and indirect costs and savings associated with safety programs

Safety in Your Workplace [2033] ?

Information on the importance of safety in the workplace, including sample programs

Safety Management [24978] ?

A series of articles of interest to safety directors

Safety Management Constraints [27126] ?

Tight budgets have safety managers fighting for resources

Safety Management Insights [37757] ?

Articles and ideas for safety managers

Safety Management Tips [26823] ?

Advice for the safety director - a series of articles

Safety-related Acronyms [26994] ?

Alphabetical listing of safety acronyms commonly used in the USA

SHARP - Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention [15845] ?

SHARP from the state of Washington develops and analyzes data for injury and illness prevention

Updated Stop Work - Imminent Danger Procedures [pdf] [19405] ?

A policy & process to stop work to mitigate imminent danger to personnel, equipment or environment

New Strategies to Set the Tone for Safety [39976] ?

A discussion of how to deliver safety messages to workers

Task Risk Assessment [18396] ?

Tools for conducting a safety risk asssessment of a hazardous task

The Bell Formula [24269] ?

How to use the Bell Formula to help determine your safety costs or savings

The Cost of Safety [24406] ?

How to calculate the costs

New The Importance of Influence [40097] ?

Six basic tendencies of human behavior come into play when exerting influence to achieve a positive response

Tools for Health & Safety Program Development [24522] ?

Designed for safety managers and safety coordinators

True Cost of Accidents [23884] ?

Guidance on how much additional revenue you need to cover the hidden costs of accidents

Unrecognized Costs of Risk [18771] ?

The indirect cost of industrial accidents to workers

Using Cost Allocations & Safety Incentives [pdf] [26824] ?

Ways to help control WC costs through the use of insurance premium allocations and safety incentives for management

Women's Safety & Health Issues at Work [1818] ?

Fact sheet on the hazards faced by working women

Women's Safety and Health Issues at Work [15610] ?

The occupational safety and health needs of working women

Women's Work-Related Safety and Health Issues [14869] ?

Advice about women in the workplace and the hazards they face

Worker Safety Sample Policies and Forms [2029] ?

A series of sample safety policy statements

Updated Workplace Safety Job Descriptions [26554] ?

Sample job descriptions for a workplace safety coordinator and for a safety committee

Zero Injury Performance - Construction [35591] ?

Recommendations for the construction industry


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