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94 Resources
10 Steps for a Better Safety Program [19292] ?

A few simple tips that may help assist you in making your program work more efficiently

10 Ways to Get Into Trouble with OSHA [24753] ?

The best ways for companies to create problems for themselves with OSHA

A Supervisor's Guide to Safety Records [18774] ?

What should be documented

Accident Cost Calculators [26827] ?

A series of calculators designed to help you determine the true cost of an accident

Adolescent and Teenager Safety and Health [5346] ?

Preventing deaths and injuries of adolescent workers

Aviation Safety Manager Functional Area Qualification Standard [pdf] [32316] ?

Establishes common functional area competency requirements for aviation safety managers

Aviation Safety Officer Functional Area Qualification Standard [pdf] [32315] ?

Establishes common functional area competency requirements for aviation safety officers

Business Case for Safety [27090] ?

Series of articles indicate the positive bottom line results that result from safety programs

New Business Value of Industrial Hygiene [pdf] [39523] ?

Methods and findings from a 2008 study

New Business Value of Industrial Hygiene - Case Studies [39524] ?

Making the business case for the value of industrial hygiene operations

Case Study on Underreporting Worker Injuries & Illnesses on a Bridge Project [29194] ?

Article based on worker interviews from Cal/OSHA's casefiles

New Construction Safety Management Commentary [39831] ?

Construction risk management and injury prevention insights - a series of articles

Continual Improvement of Safety [26507] ?

A series of articles that promotes improving the underlying causes in the system that create the accidents

Core Principles of Hazard Control [22256] ?

The cardinal rules of hazard control

Cost-Benefit: Analysis of Workplace Safety and Health [24724] ?

A Data-Based Evaluation of the Relationship between Occupational Safety and Operating Performance

Costs of Accidents [20391] ?

A quick way to estimate the annual cost of accidents in your workplace

Developing Effective Workplace Safety Programs [36958] ?

From a risk management perspective, safety and loss control programs play an integral role in insurance program strategy

E/M/P Approach to Loss Control [pdf] [26821] ?

Equipment, Material and People - under each heading four verbs are listed & when combined, they cover nearly all mishaps

Effective Safety Supervision Progam Outline [18268] ?

What should be included in a safety supervisor management program

Enterprise Safety Management [35399] ?

A framework for achieving an injury-free workplace

Enterprise Safety Management Framework [35400] ?

A framework for achieving an injury-free workplace

Environmental Management [24964] ?

Series of articles related to workplace environmental performance

ESH Cost Model Development Report [pdf] [13322] ?

Semiconductor industry project to develop a financial model for ESH activities

Executive Survey of Workplace Safety [3773] ?

Survey shows 61 percent of executives say $3 or more saved for each $1 invested in workplace safety

Hazard Identification and Characterization [10156] ?

Example of a sample hazard analysis process

Health and Safety Administration [23621] ?

Materials to developing written health and safety programs, accident investigation and analysis, etc

Hidden Cost of Accidents - Factors to Consider [doc] [38838] ?

Determine the additional sales needed to pay just the hidden costs of an accident

Hidden Costs of Accidents [16103] ?

Explanation of the iceberg theory

Hidden Costs of an Injury or Incident [25313] ?

Hidden factors include the following

How to Establish a Safety Program [23889] ?

Includes a sample workplace safety program

How to Evaluate Safety and Health Changes in the Workplace [27926] ?

Steps for evaluating if the changes made to improve safety in the workplace really worked

How to Get What You Need in Safety [14655] ?

Making the business case for safety and health

How To Survive An OSHA Inspection [23794] ?

An OSHA compliance officer could arrive for an unannounced inspection at any time

Identifying Workplace Hazards [24771] ?

Hazard identification is a process requiring continued review

Immigrant Workers' Perceptions of Health and Safety in the Workplace [22604] ?

Policy brief on an in-depth study of 75 immigrant workers

Incident Report Development [26829] ?

Guidance on evaluating and designing workplace incident reports

Inspections and Task Hazard Analysis [23987] ?

The principles of hazard control inspections and task hazard analysis

Integrated Safety Management - Team Resources [39205] ?

Examples of manuals, procedures, processes

Integrated Safety Management System [39204] ?

An example of innovative approaches being undertaken to improve safety management - manuals, procedures, processes

Lack of Safety Strategy [24766] ?

Is your company paying the high price of Lack of Safety Strategy (L.O.S.S.)?

Liberty Mutual Data on Workplace Safety [20475] ?

An article describes the results of Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index

Loss Control Coordinator Duties [pdf] [26820] ?

A position description for the person whose job is to administer a safety or loss control program

Loss Control Safety in the Workplace [21749] ?

Series of loss control advice related to safety management such as a model safety program, safety audit and more

Management of a Health & Safety Program [16729] ?

Series of articles related to safety management and risk management

Management: Back to Basics [24760] ?

The emphasis for safety management should be to implement a holistic, integrated approach

Management: Safety in the Customer-Economy [24763] ?

The Equation for Success

Managing the Safety Message [27124] ?

Is management setting a good example?

Managing Worker Safety and Health [23111] ?

Safety and health program management guidelines

Managing Workplace Safety and Health [27952] ?

Tutorial on safety management

National Safety Management Society Journal Articles [27972] ?

Focus is on workplace safety management

Occupational Exposure Assessment [pdf] [26491] ?

Workplace exposure assessment guide - 59 pages (pdf)

Occupational Safety and Health Issues for Workers with Disabilities [21138] ?

Increases awareness of safety and health issues affecting workers with disabilities

Occupational Safety Functional Area Qualification Standard [pdf] [32314] ?

Establishes common functional area competency requirements for occupational safety personnel

Off-the-job Injuries - Management [pdf] [27170] ?

Important for employers to communicate return to work options even on off the job injuries

OSHA Complaints [8196] ?

How to file OSHA complaints

OSHA's Recordkeeping Rule: What's Recordable [doc] [2727] ?

First aid cases do not need to be reported

OSHA's Recordkeeping Rule: Who's Entitled to Privacy [7930] ?

You must withhold the names of injured or ill employees in a privacy concern case

Project Risk Management [26492] ?

Risk management as part of project management

Protecting Vulnerable Workers [24765] ?

Vulnerable workers young workers, older workers, women and immigrants are at higher risk of injury

Reducing the Burden of Injury: Advancing Prevention and Treatment [2196] ?

Online book on injury reduction magnitude, cost, research, etc.

Return on Investment for Safety, Health & Environmental Management Programs [22239] ?

White papers on SH&E Return on Investment (ROI)

Risk Assessment Worksheet [26495] ?

Guidelines for conducting a workplace risk assessment

Safe Jobs Now [2894] ?

An AFSCME Guide to Health and Safety in the Workplace - 13 chapters

Safe Work in the 21st Century [15014] ?

Education and Training Needs for the Next Decade's Occupational Safety and Health Personnel

Safety & Health Management Systems [17434] ?

Guidance information for developing a comprehensive safety and health program

Safety & the Changing Organization of Work [27930] ?

Downsizing, restructuring, dependence on temporary workers have implications for safety and health on the job

Safety and Health Management [3463] ?

Online tutorial provides guidelines for creating a workplace injury & illness prevention plan

Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines [24268] ?

How to implement and manage a safety program

Safety in Your Workplace [2033] ?

Information on the importance of safety in the workplace, including sample programs

Safety Management [24978] ?

A series of articles of interest to safety directors

Safety Management Constraints [27126] ?

Tight budgets have safety managers fighting for resources

Safety Management Insights [37757] ?

Articles and ideas for safety managers

Safety Management Tips [26823] ?

Advice for the safety director - a series of articles

Safety Risk Assessment Codes [pdf] [27864] ?

Inspectors assign a risk assessment Code (RAC) to each hazard encountered during safety inspections

Safety-related Acronyms [26994] ?

Alphabetical listing of safety acronyms commonly used in the USA

SHARP - Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention [15845] ?

SHARP from the state of Washington develops and analyzes data for injury and illness prevention

Small Business Safety Guide [pdf] [33866] ?

Outlines steps to a safer workplace

Stop Work - Imminent Danger Procedures [19405] ?

A policy & process to stop work to mitigate imminent danger to personnel, equipment or environment

Task Risk Assessment [18396] ?

Tools for conducting a safety risk asssessment of a hazardous task

The Bell Formula [24269] ?

How to use the Bell Formula to help determine your safety costs or savings

The Cost of Safety [24406] ?

How to calculate the costs

Tools for Health & Safety Program Development [24522] ?

Designed for safety managers and safety coordinators

True Cost of Accidents [23884] ?

Guidance on how much additional revenue you need to cover the hidden costs of accidents

Understanding ANSI, ASTM, FM, NFPA, SEI and UL [3142] ?

Fact sheet gives brief overview, addresses and phone numbers of each standards organization

Unrecognized Costs of Risk [18771] ?

The indirect cost of industrial accidents to workers

Using Cost Allocations & Safety Incentives [pdf] [26824] ?

Ways to help control WC costs through the use of insurance premium allocations and safety incentives for management

Women's Safety & Health Issues at Work [1818] ?

Fact sheet on the hazards faced by working women

Women's Safety and Health Issues at Work [15610] ?

The occupational safety and health needs of working women

Women's Work-Related Safety and Health Issues [14869] ?

Advice about women in the workplace and the hazards they face

Worker Safety Sample Policies and Forms [2029] ?

A series of sample safety policy statements

Workplace Safety Job Descriptions [26554] ?

Sample job descriptions for a workplace safety coordinator and for a safety committee

Zero Injury Performance - Construction [35591] ?

Recommendations for the construction industry

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