Basic Guide to Accident Investigation and Loss Control: 1 - Rilegato

Vincoli, Jeffrey W.

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ISBN 10: 0471286303 ISBN 13: 9780471286301

Casa editrice: Wiley, 1994

Riassunto

When an industrial accident occurs, who gets the job ofinvestigation and loss control? In most businesses, it's managersand line supervisors, whether or not they have any idea how toproceed. Now, there's a ready-to-use guide to organizing andconducting accident investigations: Basic Guide to AccidentInvestigation and Loss Control The most important objective inaccident investigation is not to establish blame, but to revealcause and prevent recurrence. Basic Guide to Accident Investigationand Loss Control uses a cause-and-prevention approach to help youstart with the most productive strategy, and finish with the mostusable results. Case studies are included to present real-worldapplications of the principles and techniques of modern accidentinvestigation. This vital resource gives you a brief grounding inthe principles of accident investigation, plus how-to instructionsfor every step of the job:
* Initial response and public relations
* Choosing investigators
* Interviewing witnesses
* Documenting the scene
The book shows you all the tools and techniques of the trade, withfull chapters on:
* Assembling an accident investigation kit
* Making the best use of photography
* Collecting written evidence
* Fault tree analysis
* Management Oversight and Risk Tree (MORT)
There's even a sample accident investigation checklist, readilyadaptable to all businesses. If you're responsible for reportingwhat happened, why it happened, and how to keep it from happeningagain, then you need Basic Guide to Accident Investigation and LossControl. About the Wiley Basic Guide Series The Wiley Basic GuideSeries focuses on topics of interest to today's safety and healthprofessionals. These manuals promote a quick and easy familiaritywith certain subject areas that may be outside the professional'smain field but are required knowledge on the job.

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Informazioni sull'autore

About the Author Jeffrey W. Vincoli is a Certified SafetyProfessional, a Certified Hazard Control Manager, and aWSO-Certified Safety Specialist who has worked in our nation'smissile, space, and strategic defense programs for more than adozen years in the areas of occupational safety and health, systemssafety, and environmental compliance. He also provides theseservices as an independent private consultant. He is the author ofBasic Guide to System Safety and Basic Guide to EnvironmentalCompliance, both published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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When an industrial accident occurs, who gets the job of investigation and loss control? In most businesses, it?s managers and line supervisors, whether or not they have any idea how to proceed. Now, there?s a ready-to-use guide to organizing and conducting accident investigations: Basic Guide to Accident Investigation and Loss Control The most important objective in accident investigation is not to establish blame, but to reveal cause and prevent recurrence. Basic Guide to Accident Investigation and Loss Control uses a cause-and-prevention approach to help you start with the most productive strategy, and finish with the most usable results. Case studies are included to present real-world applications of the principles and techniques of modern accident investigation. This vital resource gives you a brief grounding in the principles of accident investigation, plus how-to instructions for every step of the job:

• Initial response and public relations
• Choosing investigators
• Interviewing witnesses
• Documenting the scene

The book shows you all the tools and techniques of the trade, with full chapters on:

• Assembling an accident investigation kit
• Making the best use of photography
• Collecting written evidence
• Fault tree analysis
• Management Oversight and Risk Tree (MORT)

There?s even a sample accident investigation checklist, readily adaptable to all businesses. If you?re responsible for reporting what happened, why it happened, and how to keep it from happening again, then you need Basic Guide to Accident Investigation and Loss Control. About the Wiley Basic Guide Series The Wiley Basic Guide Series focuses on topics of interest to today?s safety and health professionals. These manuals promote a quick and easy familiarity with certain subject areas that may be outside the professional?s main field but are required knowledge on the job.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Wiley
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0471286303
• ISBN 13: 9780471286301
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 255
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile