Advanced Safety Management, 3rd Edition

PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION

Significant developments concerning the practice of safety compelled the writing of this third edition. In 2018, an international standard for occupational health and safety management systems was approved by the International Organization for Standardization. It is known as 45001.

A third version of the American standard for occupational risk management was approved by the American National Standards Institute in 2019. It is known as Z10.0.

Updating of the second edition of this book was necessary to include comments on both the new international standard and the substantial extensions made in Z10.0. Chapter 1 provides an overview of 45001 and Z10.0. There are many similarities and differences in the two standards. When it was feasible, composites are given of the requirements of the standards.

But it was necessary to comment on individual Clauses in the standards when their contents were not similar. Also, statements are made on the subjects pertaining to good risk management that are not included in either standard.

Interest in further reducing serious injuries, illnesses, and fatalities is now more prominent. A good number of safety professionals have recognized that while occupational injury frequency has been notably reduced, the reductions have been greater for incidents that result in lesser severe injuries than in more serious injuries. So, serious injuries and illnesses loom larger in the remaining total.

This author continues to propose ...