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Stresses the importance of safety as an organizational
value, especially in healthcare organizations
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Explores
proactive approaches to safety management and
leadership
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Emphasizes
the prevention of accidents, injuries, and other
adverse organizational events
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Presents
authoritative data from respected sources such as OSHA,
EPA, NFPA, NRC, and JCAHO
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Provides
more than 25 appendices, more than 30 safety
checklists, and exclusive charts, tables, and figures
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Addresses
the Joint Commission's Environment of Care standards
Surpassing
the standard set by the first edition, Healthcare
Hazard Control and Safety Management, Second Edition
presents expansive coverage for healthcare
professionals serving in safety, occupational health,
hazard materials management, quality improvement, and
risk management positions. Comprehensive in scope, the
book covers all major issues in the field. It presents
information on physical, chemical, biological,
ergonomic, and psycho-social hazards in an organized
format.
In addition to providing easily digested information,
the author has constructed practical checklists and
forms that can be readily put to use. He provides
advice and guidance on management, hazard control,
compliance, standards, and accreditation. Updates to
the second edition include additional information on
leadership, performance improvement, risk management,
organizational culture, behavioral safety, root cause
analysis, new OSHA and Joint Commission requirements,
and regulatory changes.
And if that weren't enough, the book supplies a
blueprint for developing training and education
programs, provides more than 25 appendices addressing
healthcare-related safety topics and OSHA issues, and
includes more than 30 safety checklists that cover a
variety of hazards found in healthcare and long term
care facilities. Not only will you use this reference
on a daily basis, you may find yourself reaching for
this book so often that it will not stay on your
bookshelf
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