Safety Management in the Workplace

Product Details:
Author(s):
Francois Van Loggerenberg
Year Published:
2019
Edition
1st Edition
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
Health and safety management is a key responsibility of organisations. This edition of Safety Management in the Workplace aims at highlighting certain aspects regarding health and safety in the workplace.
The book highlights: occupational health and safety from a global perspective, legislation and competency requirements, the difference between responsibility and accountability, occupational hygiene, first-aid, risk assessment, etc.
Content
Chapter 1: A holistic overview and the value of global OHS – Rigard Steenkamp
OHS and QWL 
OHS is a global concern 
The value of human capital 
Governments must support OHS excellence 
The relationship between OHS excellence and business excellence
QWL companies achieve better results
Innovation in prevention 
Global risk concepts 
OHS challenges demand faith and supernatural intervention
Global OHS principles 
A holistic approach to Safety
A TQM safety and health model 
Collective behaviour-based safety (BBS) 
Guidelines for a quality PPE programme 
Environmental reporting 
Chapter 2: Safety in industry – Cheryl Rielander
Legal requirements of safety in industry
Managing occupational health and safety in industry
Key principles
Management responsibilities and work practices
Process safety management
The safety-man
Safety practices
Hazard communication (HAZCOM)
Emergency management and response plans
Chapter 3: Accountability and responsibility for safety, health and environment – Francois van Loggerenberg
The relationship between accountability and responsibility
Key elements of an accountability system
Employee engagement
Employees’ engagement with health and safety
Safety, health and environmental (SHE) system
Health and safety policy
Key principles and objectives of a health and safety policy
Health and safety programme
Four elements of a health and safety programme
Health and safety plan
Chapter 4: Managing safety in the workplace – Lizbie Fourie
Nature of safety in a workplace
Nature of safety management
Core principles of safety management in a workplace
Safety management functions
Different levels of safety management
Safety management leadership
Role of the safety practitioner
Chapter 5: Managing safety in the office environment – Francois van Loggerenberg
Integrating office safety into an organisation’s policy and strategy
Core principles of managing safety in the office
Interaction between employer and employee responsibilities regarding a safe office environment
Accident prevention programme
Principles of an accident prevention programme
Chapter 6: Fundamentals of occupational hygiene – Francois van Loggerenberg
Occupational hygiene defined
Recognising hazards or agents
Evaluation of health hazards
Control of health hazards
Occupational hygiene programme
Quality management system
Auditing of occupational hygiene
Chapter 7: First aid and organisational health and safety – Lizbie Fourie
Fundamental principles of first aid within organisational safety
Legal compliance of first aid as part of organisational health and safety
Responsibilities for first aid in the workplace
Managing first aid in a workplace
Workplace injuries or illnesses and first aid
First-aid assessment in the workplace
Chapter 8: Elements that contribute to unsafe practices in the office environment and how to prevent them – Francois van Loggerenberg
Unsafe practice defined
Various forms of unsafe/dangerous practices in an office environment
The impact of unsafe practices on employees and the organisation
Chapter 9: Risk management: hazard identification and risk assessment – Cheryl Rielander
Legal requirements of risk assessments
Risk management versus risk assessment
Risk management
Risk management: hazard identification and risk assessment (HIRA)
Hazard identification and risk assessment (HIRA) process
Risk assessment
Chapter 10: Construction safety requirements – Cheryl Rielander
Legal requirements in construction
Health and safety in construction
Design and management in construction
Training and competency
Construction sites
Chapter 11: Working at heights, construction vehicles, lifting equipment and vibrations – Cheryl Rielander
Construction site safety
Working at heights
Roof work
Fall protection
Ladders
Scaffolds and suspended platforms
Construction vehicles
Lifting equipments
Vibration
Chapter 12: Confined-space work risks – Leighton Bennett
What is a confined space?
What are the dangers in confined spaces?
The legal requirements
Permit system for a confined-space programme
What should happen when work is being done in a confined space?
Emergency rescue procedures
Incident issues
Interest / Benefit to
This book serves safety professionals, safety practitioners, individuals new to the field of health and safety as well as educators and students preparing for a career in the health and safety industry.