Workplace Safety and Health PracticesEdition 1

Safety and health concerns in workplaces across the globe continue to be of concern for leaders as they seek to discover novel ways to provide a workplace that preserves the health and safety of workers. To achieve world-class health and safety in any organization, the health and safety of workers must be integrated with technological innovations that monitor, track, and provide feedback on worker performance and safety. These innovations are expected to be comfortable, smart, and even fashionable to achieve increased compliance.

Workplace Safety and Health Practices investigates the current and future trends that are leading the way and improving workplace health and safety all over the world. Organized into four parts to provide ease of reading this book focuses on program administration and management engagement and considerations of human aspects for safe and inclusive workplaces. It looks into the identification, mitigation, and control of hazards found at work and the program challenges that are faced along with the development and implementation of improvement measures. The authors provide considerations for novel ways of taking the protection of workers to a higher level considering the evolving definition of the workplace and locations where work takes place. With case studies backing up the theories, the reader will develop a thorough and complex overview of what is working in global workplaces to deliver top-quality health and safety.

This book will be a fascinating read for any health and safety professional. Its appeal will extend to industrial hygiene professionals, system engineers, construction engineers, and ergonomics and human factors practitioners.