Maximizing Profitability with Safety Culture Development

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-7506-7610-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology

Buch, Englisch, 325 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 235 mm

Cliff Florczak has been an integral part of a number of highly successful zero incidents safety culture development programs. Here, he shares the details of these programs in order to provide others with the necessary information to assess their own safety culture. After a brief background on safety cultures themselves, the author utilizes some of the basic safety principles, combines them with some of the basic management theories and puts all of this to use in real life situations.

- Aims for zero incidents to control costs and losses

- Packed full of real-life examples and analogies

- Learn what to look for, where to look for it and how to go about making improvements

Zielgruppe

Safety engineers/directors/managers, owners/managers/operators of any type of manufacturing or construction company; Graduate and undergraduate students in safety engineering or safety/health management

Autoren/Hrsg.

Florczak, Clifford

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Arbeitsrecht Arbeitsschutz- und Arbeitssicherheitsrecht
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Arbeitsplatz, Arbeitsschutz, Gefahrstoffschutz
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensorganisation & Entwicklungsstrategien
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein Toxikologie, Gefahrstoffe, Sicherheit in der Chemie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Management Philosophies and Theory; Assessment Tools; Program Implementation - How to Start; Medical Surveillance/Drug Testing; New Hire Orientation; Training; Safety Performance as Part of Performance Evaluations; Safety Incentive Bonus Programs; Planning for Field Compliance; Safety Culture Barometers; Measuring Field Compliance; Increasing Program Effectiveness; Training and Grooming Front Line Supervisors; The Effect of a Tight Economy on Safety Programs and Culture

Über Autor(innen)

Florczak, Clifford
Cliff Florczak has spent twenty years in the environmental, safety, and health-related field. He has worked as a contractor performing environmental work for the US Environmental Protection Agency, teaching in the public school system, in private industry including manufacturers of both steel and chemicals, and is currently employed in the environmental consulting industry with a specialization in safety and health. Mr. Florczak has also written and co-authored numerous articles.