ISBN 978-1-922452-42-9
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Accidents
Their Evolution, Assessment, Investigation, and Prevention
The main motivation for writing this book is to provide, at a minimum, a current and concise resource on accident causation, the accompanying theories and models, and their impact and importance on the investigation, analysis, and prevention of accidents. The primary goal of the book is to present the different methods of accident analysis and investigation and explain why it is important to consider the various theories of accident causation, system behavior, human factors, dynamic situations, and risk management. The goal is also to share knowledge and up-to-date information about these topics.
ISBN 978-1-922629-19-7
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EFFECTIVE Health, Safety and Environment COMMUNICATIONS
Good communication practises lie at the heart of every successful business. Communication serves to disseminate information essential for employees to get things done, and it also builds relationship of trust and commitment. Without good communication, employees end up working “in the dark” with no clear direction, vague goals, and little opportunity for improvement.
This book serves to help leaders and HSE professionals to achieve effective HSE communications that is interactive, informative, positive, and productive. If followed closely, its information, can help an organization or entity to achieve positive results and benefits.
ISBN 978-1-922527-16-5
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A Compendium of Hazard and Risk Knowledge + HSE Terminology
An indispensable resource for anyone who needs to know the vital terms used by HSE practitioners when communicating occupational health, safety and environment issues.
That liquid spill on your factory floor – is it an incident, an accident or a hazardous event? The question might seem a bit nonsensical but each of these terms has a very specific meaning in the fi eld of health, safety and environment (HSE).
Mastering the specific terminology or jargon is key to HSE, like any area of business. In the case of HSE, however, knowing the exact meaning of terms is particularly critical because confusion over terminology can, and does, lead to dangerous situations and accidents. This is partly because many of the terms have generic wider meanings in addition to their specific HSE meaning, as suggested above, for example ‘incident’, ‘accident’, ‘event’, ‘hazard’ and even ‘bowtie’. These all have very specific meanings and if all parties aren’t using them in the same way then it’s harder to manage or even describe a potentially dangerous situation.
This alphabetical guide describes many key terms in the HSE fi eld clearly and concisely, to make sure there’s no doubt what they mean. It’s written in English that’s easy for everyone to understand because in this area there’s no room for confusion or ambiguity.