Planning and Managing the Safety System

Mark A. Friend, Theodore S. Ferry

ISBN 10: 1598887742 / ISBN 13: 9781598887747

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US, 2017

About this Item

Planning and Managing the Safety System addresses new regulations and practices to help you achieve safety and health management success. Emphasizing the reduction of costs through cost/benefit analysis, this book covers practical material and real-world examples of common exercises, including safety measurement and benchmarking, economic design analysis, total quality management and planning, budgeting, and using audits and safety committees effectively.This book takes a systematic approach to designing, implementing, and operating a comprehensive safety management system as part of the overall management of an organization. The emphasis will be on integrating safety into the system and effective planning, organizing, directing, and controlling of the system. Major components of an effective safety system and how each operates will be addressed. The text provides a comprehensive approach to designing, implementing, and operating a safety management system. It will consider both historical and current (ANSI, ICAO, FAA) approaches to SMS. It integrates the knowledge of experts into the current state of safety management. And it will provide a comprehensive look at SMS by considering all major management components as they relate to the design, implementation, and operation of a complete safety system.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Planning and Managing the Safety System
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, US
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598887742
• ISBN 13: 9781598887747
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New
• Weight: 721 grams

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Synopsis

Planning and Managing the Safety System addresses new regulations and practices to help you achieve safety and health management success. Emphasizing the reduction of costs through cost/benefit analysis, this book covers practical material and real-world examples of common exercises, including safety measurement and benchmarking, economic design analysis, total quality management and planning, budgeting, and using audits and safety committees effectively.

This book takes a systematic approach to designing, implementing, and operating a comprehensive safety management system as part of the overall management of an organization. The emphasis will be on integrating safety into the system and effective planning, organizing, directing, and controlling of the system. Major components of an effective safety system and how each operates will be addressed.

The text provides a comprehensive approach to designing, implementing, and operating a safety management system.
It will consider both historical and current (ANSI, ICAO, FAA) approaches to SMS.
It integrates the knowledge of experts into the current state of safety management.
And it will provide a comprehensive look at SMS by considering all major management components as they relate to the design, implementation, and operation of a complete safety system.

About the Author

Mark A. Friend is professor of Safety and Chair of the Department of Applied Aviation Sciences at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. A Certified Safety Professional, Friend is an active consultant, expert witness, and speaker at regional, national, and international events.

Ted S. Ferry was a distinguished author, educator, and safety specialist whose professional safety career spanned more than 40 years. He was Emeritus Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles Insitute of Safety and Systems Management where he was instrumental in developing safety curricula for the USC Bachelor of Science in Safety degree. Dr. Ferry was a Registered Professional Engineer (California), a Board-Certified Safety Professional, and Certified Hazard Control Manager.