Nine Elements of a Successful Safety & Health System

Walk through the nine key steps for implementing and growing a safety and health orientation in today’s global environment.

The nine key steps include:

• Management Leadership and Commitment

• Organizational Communications and System Documentation

• Assessments, Audits and Continuous Improvement

• Hazard Recognition, Evaluation and Control

• Workplace Design and Engineering

• Operational Safety and Health Programs

• Employee Involvement

• Motivation, Behavior and Attitudes

• Training and Orientation

Prevention is key to a safe and healthy work environment, and this publication is a first step toward meeting that goal.

About the Authors:

The book, formerly titled the 14 Elements of a Successful Safety & Health Program, was written by John Czerniak, CSP, MBA. Czerniak, a former consultant to NSC, has a diverse background in regulation and safety, health, and environmental management. He has been successful in guiding senior plant management and employee leadership teams in active development of site-specific safety management systems that significantly reduced employee injuries.

Don Ostrander, CSP, has three decades of experience as a safety manager, consultant, trainer and project manager with a proven track record of expertise and leadership in safety management both on and off the shop floor. He is a former director of product development and project manager of occupational safety and health services for NSC.

Paperback: 174 Pages

Publisher: National Safety Council (2005)

Language: English

ISBN: 978-0-87912-257-7

Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches