Workplace Safety

"Introduction to ISO 45001:2018: A Comprehensive Guide to Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems" provides a practical, step-by-step approach to implementing ISO 45001. Designed for organizations and professionals seeking to improve their occupational health and safety management systems, this guide helps create safer, healthier work environments. It offers in-depth explanations, real-world case studies, and customizable tools to help you reduce risks, ensure compliance, and achieve continuous improvement in your OHSMS. Whether you're new to ISO 45001 or transitioning from other ...

Something bad and unexpected happened at work, and we jump to “fix the problem”. But have we ever stopped to really think through what is important? What matters? What we can influence, and what we should try to influence? Have we taken the time to ponder if our “fixes” actually fix? In Sam Goodman’s latest book, he discusses just that.

Individuals suffering from psychiatric or substance use disorders sometimes display any one of a number of frightening behaviors: verbal outbursts, physical threats and even violence. Not only Corporate Security, Human Resources, Executive Protection, and Loss Prevention Professionals, but anyone who works may be forced to deal with such individuals. In this comprehensive guidebook, Ellis Amdur and William Cooper offer everyone a comprehensive set of strategies to keep themselves, those they may be responsible for protecting, as well as the general public safe while functioning at the ...

The Psychology of Safety: From Attitudes to Habits is an essential guide to transforming safety from a mere rule to an ingrained mindset. In today’s fast-paced world, safety is not just about compliance, it’s about cultivating the right attitudes, behaviors, and habits that ensure long-term well-being. This book explores the psychology behind safety, offering practical strategies to develop a safety-first approach in daily life. Whether at home, work, or in the community, it provides insights into leadership-driven safety, empowering individuals to take responsibility, and creating a ...

Behavioral psychologist Dr. John Austin has asked leaders around the world what they most want for their teams . . . and most leaders want their people to feel belonging, psychological and physical safety, to feel inspired, excited to be at work, and that they are working with purpose. Leaders implement processes and procedures, develop training, create strategic plans, and explain in increasing detail what to do . . . and yet, somehow, the work culture often does not improve.

ATTENTION STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on employee safety and building security, then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. Safety and security are more important to employees today than they have ever been in the past. People want to feel safe in and around the organizations that employ them, but a variety of different factors prevent them from experiencing that feeling. Because of this, workplace leaders must invest time and resources into the protection of their people and property. This book focuses on employee safety and ...

Unlock the key to workplace safety with "MASTERING The Fundamentals of ISO 45001: A Comprehensive Guide to Building a Robust Occupational Health and Safety Management System." This comprehensive guide is your essential tool in understanding and implementing ISO 45001 standards effectively within your organization. Key Highlights: ◆Comprehensive Coverage: Dive deep into the essentials of ISO 45001 and gain a comprehensive understanding of occupational health and safety management systems (OHSMS). ◆Step-by-Step Guidance: Navigate the process of building a robust OHSMS with confidence ...

Taming the Abrasive Manager: How to End Unnecessary Roughness in the Workplace is an ideal resource for managers, human resource professionals, executive coaches, and anyone who works for or with an abrasive leader. Researcher and executive coach Dr. Laura Crawshaw― known as the Boss Whisperer® for her work in this field―shares her discoveries on how to tame the deep fears that drive abrasive managers to attack their coworkers. In her straight-shooting style, Crawshaw offers invaluable insights gained from her encounters with abrasive bosses in corporate jungles who aggressively defend...

Introducing "The Essential Guide to Starting Your Own Dry Cleaning Business" - the comprehensive, step-by-step handbook designed to help you transform your entrepreneurial dream into a thriving and successful reality! This captivating eBook is your one-stop shop for all things related to launching and growing a prosperous dry cleaning venture. Dive into the depths of the dry cleaning industry, from understanding its history and growth, to evaluating potential business opportunities. Delve into the critical aspects of choosing the ideal location and learn how to set up an eco-friendly dry ...

In today's fast-paced and dynamic work environments, the success of organizations rests not only on the brilliance of their strategies, but also on the emotional well-being of their employees. Emotional Intelligence for the Modern Workplace is a thought-provoking and insightful guide that illuminates the significance of creating sustainable and effective organizations, where individuals feel safe, calm, and empowered to share their ideas, thoughts, and most importantly, their emotions.

Grow Your Spine & Manage Abrasive Leadership Behavior: A Guide for Those Who Manage Bosses Who Bully shows managers how to fearlessly manage bosses who behave badly, ensuring a psychologically safe workplace. Abrasive leaders rub their coworkers the wrong way, with behaviors ranging from mild offense to open attack. Their bullying behaviors cause interpersonal friction that grates on subordinates, peers, and often superiors, eroding motivation and disrupting the smooth flow of work. They can inflict deep wounds and intense suffering on employees, who find themselves unwillingly relegated to...

Despite the tremendous evolution of workplace safety, from the industrial revolution to the challenges of the 2020 global pandemic and beyond, 86% of organisations are still operating with a negative safety culture. What holds us back, trapped in a compliance-driven mindset that stifles innovation and engagement? And how can we broaden our understanding of safety to manage the physical and psychosocial risks we face today?

How safe is you workplace? How safe are you? This is a straight-talking, easy reading, humorous guide for assessing the safety culture of the workplace and of an individual as well. Offers suggestions, things to look for, and questions to consider when assessing the workplace safety culture.

The human body is a fragile system, and we put many demands on it every day. Activities like reaching to get supplies off of a shelf, sitting in front of a computer for hours every day, and moving heavy products around the shop can all take a toll on our bodies. This is a quick introduction to be aware of how to make your environment as ergonomic as possible in order to make daily tasks easier on your body and mind This is a very quick read and can be done over breakfast, lunch or a coffee break. So enjoy feeding your mind….

ATTENTION STUDENTS: If you need to write a paper on behavior based safety, employee safety, or building security, then this is the perfect reference. It's simple, easy to understand, and right to the point. Behavior Based Safety This book focuses on behavior based safety in manufacturing. It introduces the topic, discusses its underlying principles, and provides a real world example that can be used as a model for manufacturing facilities. The text is informational and educational, and it is written for easy reader application and understanding. If you are interested in learning about ...

Culture-Based Safety is a comprehensive, actionable guide that unlocks the keys to building, embedding, and sustaining a world-class safety culture in any organization. Combining decades of field experience with real-world case studies and globally recognized best practices, this book offers a step-by-step approach to transforming safety from a set of rules into an organizational mindset that drives performance, employee engagement, and long-term business success. Inside this book, you will learn how to shape a proactive safety culture starting from the top. Discover how leadership ...

Find Your Potential to Impact the Best How Inclusive are you? Are you unconsciously biased? Do you promote Psychological Safety? This book will help you find answers and enable you Onboard as Inclusive Leaders. Innovation, financial performance and employee productivity are indispensable for business growth. Inclusion helps in achieving these objectives of business. Diversity in line with inclusion and equity creates a sense of belonging in employees. This book helps to develop the essential qualities required to be hired as an inclusive leader; understand unconscious biases, the importance...

It won’t happen to you. Unless it does. In his new self-defense book, How to be a Superhero, internationally renowned Krav Maga instructor James Hiromasa addresses one uncomfortable truth: You’re not prepared for a life-or-death attack. When faced with a mass shooter or terrorist, is it safer to follow the crowd or go-it-alone? When should you hide, and when you should you run? And what can you do to avoid these situations altogether? This book answers these questions and more, equipping you with the awareness, avoidance, and action skills that you need to be safer now. Inspired by real...

Our society and workplaces have become overly polarized. While once we could agree to disagree, we now avoid or even cancel those who have opinions differing from our own. I help leaders prevent and overcome polarization to craft a healthy workplace culture by illustrating . . . How people respond in conflict Engagement levels and what leads to quiet quitting The resulting culture if we don’t fix this problem How to foster diversity of thought Behaviors preventing polarization Steps for overcoming toxic division—if you’re already thereDiscussion questions at the end of each chapter ...

Leading the Way: The Role of Leadership in Promoting a Speak Up Culture gives you the tools needed to set your organization apart from the norm and help develop innovative and best in class employee engagement, people and culture, talent management, and diversity equity and inclusion programs. Speak up culture refers to an environment or organizational culture where individuals feel empowered and encouraged to express their opinions, ideas, concerns, or feedback openly and honestly. It is a culture that values and promotes open communication, active participation, and the sharing of diverse...