Health and Safety Programs in Small and Medium-sized Businesses

Setting Them Up and Making Them Work Effectively
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-70448-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

This book is intended to help people newly involved in the development of workplace safety and health programs to understand principles and concepts that can help them roll out what is often referred to as a “safety program”. It introduces the safety and health landscape in simple terms and provides a framework for common program start-up or program improvement action steps.

Providing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with a primer on how to think about and go about creating a safety program, this book presents a higher-level overview, framework models and suggestions, resource information, and shares concepts that can help readers not only meet regulatory requirements but also provide true value to the organization. Safety consultant Greg G. Zigulis presents readers with an accessible overview of the types of things that should be known and considered in order to create and run an effective and sustainable health and safety program.

Written for a broad professional readership, this book will be invaluable for all SME businesspersons and practitioners who need a seasoned expert to provide an understandable introduction to safety programs, whatever their situation. It’s particularly relevant to start-ups and people given responsibility for workplace safety without a background in this area.

Zielgruppe

Adult education, Professional Practice & Development, Professional Reference, and Professional Training

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zigulis, Gregory G.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Risikobewertung, Risikotheorie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Management: Immobilien & Anlagen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Management: Führung & Motivation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Qualitätsmanagement, Qualitätssicherung (QS), Total Quality Management (TQM)
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Versicherungswirtschaft
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technische Zuverlässigkeit, Sicherheitstechnik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Produktionsmanagement, Qualitätskontrolle
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmenskultur, Corporate Governance

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Value of Occupational Safety and Health Programs 2. Sources of Requirements 3. Finding Regulatory and Guidance Information 4. What Causes Injuries? 5. Program Elements and Structure 6. Thoughts on Program Prioritization and Rollout 7. Who Should Do the Work? 8. Programs and Systems: What’s the Difference? 9. The Safety Market 10. What Have Others Done? Some Learning Examples 11. Consider Prevention through Design (PtD) 12. Where to Get OSH Help

Über Autor(innen)

Gregory G. Zigulis has more than 30 years of safety, health, and environmental experience within different industries and is active in consulting related to program development and implementation. He is an active member of national standards development committees and advisory bodies on Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems, and addressing occupational hazards and risks via design, redesign, and other processes.