Cause, Effect and Control of Accidental Loss

The Cause, Effect and Control of Accidental Loss takes the reader through fifteen phases of a typical workplace accident and shows how accidents can be prevented by the introduction of safety management controls in the form of a structured health and safety management system (SMS).

List of contents

Part One: Accidental Loss - The Cause. 1. Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment.  2. Weak or Flawed Safety Management System (SMS).  3. Root Causes of Accidental Loss.  4. Accident Immediate Causes - High-Risk Acts and Conditions.  5. Luck Factor 1.  6. Near-Miss Incidents - Under Slightly Different Circumstances.  7. Potential for Loss.  8. Exposure, Impact, or Exchange of Energy. Part Two: Accidental Loss - The Effect. 9. Luck Factor 2.  10. Injury, Illness, and Disease.  11. Property and Equipment Damage.  12.
Business Interruption.  13. Luck Factor 3.  14. Severity of an Injury.  15. Costs of Accidental Loss. Part Three: Accidental Loss - The Control. 16. Safety Management Functions.  17. Safety Management Control.  18. Health and Safety Management Systems (SMS). 

About the author

Ron C. McKinnon is a retired professional member of the ASSP (American Society of Safety Professionals) and an honorary member of the Institute of Safety Management. He is currently a health and safety management system consultant, safety culture change agent, motivator, and trainer. He is often a keynote speaker at safety conferences and consults with international organizations.

Summary

The Cause, Effect and Control of Accidental Loss takes the reader through fifteen phases of a typical workplace accident and shows how accidents can be prevented by the introduction of safety management controls in the form of a structured health and safety management system (SMS).

Product details

• Authors: Ron C. Mckinnon, McKinnon Ron C.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032474021
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3247402-1
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Workplace Safety, Risk Management, and Industrial Hygiene
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Industrial relations, health & safety, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, Industrial relations, occupational health and safety, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General