Analyzing Safety System Effectiveness (Industrial Health & Safety)

by Petersen (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1996

  $171.37

  There used to be a specific safety analysis model to follow thatfit all situations, but more and more, that thinking is beingreplaced by a more practical, adaptive approach based on specificpersonnel, functions, and the facilities involved. Dan Petersencaptures this new way of thinking in his completely updated andrevised classic reference, Analyzing Safety System Effectiveness.Establishing a three-part paradigm, he uses a step-by-step approachsafety professionals can use to develop flexible new plans foranalyzing the physical, managerial, and behavioral aspects of theirexisting safety programs:
  * Analyzing Safety Performance describes the various ways toeffectively analyze performance.
  * The Areas to Analyze looks at specific ways of evaluatingmanagement and staff skills and behavior.
  * The Change Process examines the processes of interpretingresults, devising plans, and implementing change.