Current estimates state that 80-90 percent of accidents are caused by unsafe acts, pointing out the fact that safety training is critical for workers, especially in preventing hazardous actions. Hazard Prevention Through Effective Safety and Health Training sets out the training requirements created by various governmental agencies, including the EPA, NIOSH, DEA, ANSI, and especially OSHA, which has over 100 standards containing training requirements, There is also training for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Clandestine Laboratory Site Safety Officers.
Based on selected chapters The Safety Professionals Handbook, 2nd Edition, it includes a detailed, and thoughtful discussion of ANSI/ASSE Z490.1-2009, “Criteria for Accepted Practices in Safety, Health and Environmental Training,” based on workplace experience.
Other topics include:
• Types of training and skill sets for trainers
• How adults learn and how to increase learner motivation
• Making training more interactive through collaborative and active learning techniques
• Importance of lesson plans
• OSHA requirement for documentation and record keeping
• Distinction between training and education
• Selection of training staff
Cost analysis and budgeting, performance criteria and benchmarking and best practices are also examined in depth. All this information, both regulatory and practical, will help students understand the myriad ways that training workers in health and safety will help to prevent accidents and injuries and also save on the company’s bottom line. Attention Instructors: Desk copies of this textbook are available to instructors upon request who are considering the book for course adoption. Download Desk Copy Request Form An Instructor's Guide containing questions and answers for each of the chapters in this textbook is available upon request at no cost to instructors who have adopted the handbook for a course. There is also a graphics package available for download with all of the graphics in jpeg format for use in the classroom. You must provide the title and number of the course, the semester/term offered and the expected enrollment. Download Instructor's Guide Request
Author: Joel M. Haight
ISBN: 978-1-885581-74-7
Format: Paperback
Publisher: American Society of Safety Engineers
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 144
About the Author
Joel M. Haight, Ph.D., P.E., is the Branch Chief of the Human Factors Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) at their Pittsburgh Office of Mine Safety and Health Research. For the nearly 10 years prior to this appointment, Dr. Haight served as an Associate Professor of Energy and Mineral Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. He has a Ph.D. and Master's degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering both from Auburn University. Dr. Haight worked as a manager and an environmental and safety engineer for the: Chevron Corporation for 18 years, prior to joining the faculty at Penn State. He has nearly 40 peer-reviewed publications and is the editor-in-chief of the American Society of Safety Engineer's The Safety Professionals Handbook. He is a professional member of American Society of Safety Professionals, American Industrial Hygiene Association and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
Table of Contents
Foreword
About the Editor and Authors
Chapter 1: OSHA Safety and Health Training Requirements
Chapter 2: EPA Safety and Health Training Requirements
Chapter 3: NIOSH, ANSI Z490, and Additional Training Requirements
Chapter 4: Safety and Health Training and Theories and Applications
Chapter 5: Presentation and Documentation of Safety and Health Training
Chapter 6: Cost Analysis and Budgeting of Safety and Health Training
Chapter 7: Safety and Health Training Benchmarking and Performance Criteria
Chapter 8: Best Practices in Safety and Health Training
Index
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