Analyzing Safety System Effectiveness - Hardcover

by Daniel Petersen (Author)

There used to be a specific safety analysis model to follow that fit all situations, but more and more, that thinking is being replaced by a more practical, adaptive approach based on specific personnel, functions, and the facilities involved. Dan Petersen captures this new way of thinking in his completely updated and revised classic reference, Analyzing Safety System Effectiveness. Establishing a three-part paradigm, he uses a step-by-step approach safety professionals can use to develop flexible new plans for analyzing the physical, managerial, and behavioral aspects of their existing safety programs:
* "Analyzing Safety Performance" describes the various ways to effectively analyze performance.
* "The Areas to Analyze" looks at specific ways of evaluating management and staff skills and behavior.
* "The Change Process" examines the processes of interpreting results, devising plans, and implementing change.

Author Biography

Dan Petersen is a consultant in Safety Management and Organizational Behavior whose long list of clients reads like a "Who's Who" of American industry, including Amoco, Borg Warner, Dow Chemical, DuPont, General Motors, IBM, Procter and Gamble, and Warner-Lambert. A Certified Safety Professional and Registered Professional Engineer, Mr. Petersen created the Graduate Program in Safety Management at the University of Arizona. He has been president of the National Safety Management Society and vice president of the American Society of Safety Engineers. The author of 17 books, he is a four-time winner of the National Technical Paper Award of the American Society of Safety Engineers.