Leadership in Safety Management

By James R. Thomen

Book Overview

Safe behavior in the workplace is the responsiblity of both employer and employee. Efficient and effective managerial behavior patterns through which safety excellence can be achieved are layed out. Examples of organizational structures that facilitate practicing these behavior patterns are offered. Readers learn how to modify behavior in ways that lead to increasingly safe behavior on the job. By presenting tested pragmatic procedures and management practices that work, it provides a framework by which any individual can demonstrate the leadership skills needed to achieve greater safety consciousness in the workplace.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471533262
• ISBN13: 9780471533269
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellence in Safety Mgt.

This is not just a great tool to start a Safety Program. If you want to get VERY motivated in safety, you must read this book. It will help you tremendously to get the coldest management to support and rally your efforts.

Great reference for your shelf!

Mr. Thomen presents ideas in a concise and user-friendly way, without the fluff. This is the information that makes good managers great.