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"... shares a proven model for improving any organization's safetyprogram... a valuable addition to any safety professional'slibrary.„ (Professional Safety, December 2001)
“Designed to help managers quantitatively assess the level ofsafety management and safety practices in their organizations, thisbook describes a model of safety management and explains itsapplication.„ (Reference & Research Book News, February2002)
“This is an interesting book, to be read for a purpose, be thatcompleting a diploma paper on the cost and benefits of safety ordeveloping arguments at organisational level for greater investmentin safety." (Health & Safety Review, March 2002)
Managing for World Class Safety
von James Melville StewartDespite the extensive literature on safety, few tools have beenavailable to help managers quantitatively assess the level ofsafety management and the quality of the safety practices inorganizations. In his consulting practice, Dr. Jim Stewart, aformer executive at DuPont, developed such a method, crafting asafety survey centering on a comprehensive questionnaire foremployees at all levels, that reveals the true level of corporatecommitment to safety.
Managing for World Class Safety first describes the modelof safety management that underpins the questionnaire and thendemonstrates how this innovative procedure illuminates criticalintangibles like management commitment, the enforcement of rules, worker involvement, and injury investigation.
The central part of this book is the description of research atthe University of Toronto that applies the questionnaire incomprehensive research at five of the world's safestcompanies and five with very poor safety. The questionnaire polled700 people in the ten companies, „measuring“ the level of more thantwenty key elements such as:
* The workers' perception of the priority given tosafety
* The belief that all injuries can be prevented
* The extent to which line management takesresponsibility/accountability for safety
* How well safety rules are followed and enforced
* The frequency and quality of safety meetings
* The level of recognition to reinforce safety excellence
* In every element, the contrast between the responses from thevery safe companies and those from the companies with poor safetywas dramatic, clearly depicting where the former succeed and thelatter fail
By developing quantitative benchmark data, Stewart reasons that itwill be easier to convince reluctant management to undertake thefundamental change necessary for a „step change“ in their companyperformance. Managing for World Class Safety promises arevolutionary new approach to workplace safety improvement forcorporate leaders, safety professionals, and regulators.
Managing for World Class Safety first describes the modelof safety management that underpins the questionnaire and thendemonstrates how this innovative procedure illuminates criticalintangibles like management commitment, the enforcement of rules, worker involvement, and injury investigation.
The central part of this book is the description of research atthe University of Toronto that applies the questionnaire incomprehensive research at five of the world's safestcompanies and five with very poor safety. The questionnaire polled700 people in the ten companies, „measuring“ the level of more thantwenty key elements such as:
* The workers' perception of the priority given tosafety
* The belief that all injuries can be prevented
* The extent to which line management takesresponsibility/accountability for safety
* How well safety rules are followed and enforced
* The frequency and quality of safety meetings
* The level of recognition to reinforce safety excellence
* In every element, the contrast between the responses from thevery safe companies and those from the companies with poor safetywas dramatic, clearly depicting where the former succeed and thelatter fail
By developing quantitative benchmark data, Stewart reasons that itwill be easier to convince reluctant management to undertake thefundamental change necessary for a „step change“ in their companyperformance. Managing for World Class Safety promises arevolutionary new approach to workplace safety improvement forcorporate leaders, safety professionals, and regulators.
