Accident/Incident Prevention Techniques

Accident/Incident Prevention Techniques
Author: Charles D. Reese
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2011-10-25
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1439855234

Published more than ten years ago, the first edition of Accident/Incident Prevention Techniques provided clear, comprehensive guidance on how to mitigate the cost, in personnel and to the bottom line, of accidents/incidents in the workplace. Significantly revised and updated, this Second Edition takes its place as the A to Z hands-on guide to the r

Accident/Incident Prevention Techniques

Accident/Incident Prevention Techniques
Author: Charles D. Reese
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 558
Release: 2003-12-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780203472101

This A-to-Z, hands-on guidebook addresses the responsibilities, principles, tools and techniques involved in accident investigation and loss control. It blends theory and applications and takes the reader from investigative planning and preparation through the various methods and equipment used, all the way to system safety applications. It covers a myriad of accident prevention techniques, which have been in use by the safety community for many years. The information and illustrations included in this book will allow the reader to begin to develop and build a safety and health program in the workplace. Detailed information is included on: * safety analysis * job safety observations * safety and health tracking * safe operating procedures * root, change, casual, and barrier analysis * resource and information sources This book is applicable to a wide range of occupations since there are no risk free workplaces. It is especially written for occupational safety and health professionals who addresses these issues at work and will also be an excellent source of study for training practitioners and students of this discipline.

Accident Prevention and OSHA Compliance

Accident Prevention and OSHA Compliance
Author: Patrick A. Michaud
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1995-05-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781566701501

Accident Prevention and OSHA Compliance contains all the information you need to reduce or avoid injuries, illnesses, fires, and equipment damage resulting from an accident. The book provides valuable insight into how OSHA conducts its inspections and how to avoid losses and increase profits by complying with OSHA regulations. By following the easy-to-understand techniques and guidelines, you can effectively train personnel on safety and health issues. The book explains accident causes and describes unsafe acts and conditions. It offers suggestions about how to look for hazards and how to safety-check each step of a job. Guidelines are given for constructing a safety inspection list, conducting a job hazard analysis and how to revise it, organizing a safety committee, and reporting accidents to OSHA. It also includes steps that can be used to protect trade secrets. Human factors and limitations, protective equipment and its proper usage, first aid and medical care, and much more are detailed. Record-keeping requirements are given and examples of direct and indirect costs of accidents are illustrated. The effects of drugs and alcohol and tips to recognize users are discussed. Helpful appendices contain numerous charts and tables, useful contacts, and valuable additional information. The book also includes various office and home hazards and injuries, and steps to follow to make both places safe. Written by a professional with vast experience as an engineer, certified hazard control manager, professor of safety and health, and safety consultant, Accident Prevention and OSHA Compliance provides a single source covering the immense amount of information on this subject. The proven principles and practices found in this book cover every aspect of accident prevention and provide perfect solutions to profit-losing problems.

Prevention, Policy, and Public Health

Prevention, Policy, and Public Health
Author: Amy A. Eyler
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2016
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0190224657

Prevention, Policy, and Public Health provides a basic foundation for students, professionals, and researchers to be more effective in the policy arena. It offers information on the dynamics of the policymaking process, theoretical frameworks, analysis, and policy applications. It also offers coverage of advocacy and communication, the two most integral aspects of shaping policies for public health.

Patient Safety and Quality

Patient Safety and Quality
Author: Ronda Hughes
Publisher: Department of Health and Human Services
Total Pages: 592
Release: 2008
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

"Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/

Accident/Incident Prevention Techniques, Second Edition

Accident/Incident Prevention Techniques, Second Edition
Author: Charles D. Reese
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 626
Release: 2011-10-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1439855099

Published more than ten years ago, the first edition of Accident/Incident Prevention Techniques provided clear, comprehensive guidance on how to mitigate the cost, in personnel and to the bottom line, of accidents/incidents in the workplace. Significantly revised and updated, this Second Edition takes its place as the A to Z hands-on guide to the responsibilities, principles, tools, and techniques involved in accident investigative planning and preparation. Written by safety expert Charles D. Reese, the book details tried and true techniques that have been used by the occupational safety and health community for many years. It also presents the best theoretical methods to help those responsible for occupational safety develop the best prevention initiative for them and their workforce. Based on the premise that all businesses and industries must face the reality that occupational accidents and illnesses will transpire and the results of these events will have a negative impact on the company’s bottom line, the book provides practical examples, easy-to-implement processes, numerous illustrations, and usable forms throughout. See What’s New in the Second Edition Topics such as safety culture and behavior-based safety Expanded coverage of some topics such as analysis tools and accident investigation Updated statistical data, sources, and contacts Updated changes in regulations and compliance Relevance with current trends and issues in accident prevention By investigating the various methods and equipment used in system safety applications, the book covers a myriad of accident/incident prevention techniques and supplies the illustrations and tools that allow readers to begin to develop and build a safety and health program in their workplace. The author draws on his more than 30 years of experience to supply a template for the development of an effective safety and health program.

Serious Incident Prevention

Serious Incident Prevention
Author: Thomas Burns
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2002-07-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0080480853

This is your guide to creating a proactive, effective prevention process. This book presents a model showing you how to systematically identify and execute the steps needed to make your operations incident-free. Its team-based approach draws every level of the organization into the effort. Serious incidents affect a company's most important and most visible measures of performance, including profitability and company image. Use the author's ground-breaking method for preventing serious incidents, from a team perspective. Whether applied in real-life situations or in the classroom, this method will help you create a safer, more profitable plant. Up to date information and expanded topic coverage is provided in this new edition. There are two new chapters. One covers leveraging the power of behavior-based techniques and the other covers the benefits of developing teamwork skills. New material features case studies of corporations that have achieved a high degree of success from the implementation of Burns' techniques. Additionally, the author has included safety performance scorecards, a practical and effective tool for preventing serious incidents. - Updated with all new material on teamwork skills and behavior-based techniques - This unique method shows the user how to prevent serious incidents before they occur - Includes cases of real-life examples and safety performance scorecards

Reducing the Burden of Injury

Reducing the Burden of Injury
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 335
Release: 1998-12-21
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 030917354X

Injuries are the leading cause of death and disability among people under age 35 in the United States. Despite great strides in injury prevention over the decades, injuries result in 150,000 deaths, 2.6 million hospitalizations, and 36 million visits to the emergency room each year. Reducing the Burden of Injury describes the cost and magnitude of the injury problem in America and looks critically at the current response by the public and private sectors, including: Data and surveillance needs. Research priorities. Trauma care systems development. Infrastructure support, including training for injury professionals. Firearm safety. Coordination among federal agencies. The authors define the field of injury and establish boundaries for the field regarding intentional injuries. This book highlights the crosscutting nature of the injury field, identifies opportunities to leverage resources and expertise of the numerous parties involved, and discusses issues regarding leadership at the federal level.

Injury in America

Injury in America
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 175
Release: 1985-01-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309035457

"Injury is a public health problem whose toll is unacceptable," claims this book from the Committee on Trauma Research. Although injuries kill more Americans from 1 to 34 years old than all diseases combined, little is spent on prevention and treatment research. In addition, between $75 billion and $100 billion each year is spent on injury-related health costs. Not only does the book provide a comprehensive survey of what is known about injuries, it suggests there is a vast need to know more. Injury in America traces findings on the epidemiology of injuries, prevention of injuries, injury biomechanics and the prevention of impact injury, treatment, rehabilitation, and administration of injury research.

Prevention of Accidents Through Experience Feedback

Prevention of Accidents Through Experience Feedback
Author: Urban Kjellen
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2002-01-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0203186176

Providing a practical introduction to the basic theories and principals of accident prevention through diagnosis and feedback control, this book presents the various methods and tools of safety, health, and environment (SHE) practice where experience feedback is employed. These include methods of accident and near accident reporting and investigation, workplace inspection, SHE performance measurement, and safety analysis and auditing. It also assesses potentials and limitations of the different methods and tools, including learning from experience of unwanted events and errors. It includes highly applicable data on developing a computer-supported SHE information system.