This book is devoted to studying the relationship between culture and safety. This relationship, epitomized by the concept of safety culture, has undoubtedly become one of the hottest topics of both safety research and practical efforts to improve safety. For instance, most oil companies today have programmes devoted to improving the company's safety culture. Lessons learned from these accident…
Developed to provide safety and health students with an understanding of the how-tos of implementing an occupational safety and health initiative, the first edition of Occupational Health and Safety Management soon became a blueprint for occupational safety and health management for the smallest- to the largest-sized companies. Competently following in these oversized footsteps, the updated and…
This book describes the essential elements of a behavior-based safety program as well as describing some of the barriers to full implementation. The author also discusses how to evaluate supervisory performance and training methods. Drawing on his training and experience in industrial psychology and organizational behavior, Dr. Petersen presents a model for teaching safe behavior and building a…