Gives you the information and guidance you need to ensure that your organization can implement the ANSI Z10 standard The book also helps you determine and prepare for the beneficial effects that integrating its provisions can have on productivity, cost efficiency, and quality. Recognizing that typical safety management systems do not often include particularly crafted provisions for serious injury and fatality prevention the author also provides detailed guidance to help you manage this crucial issue. You therefore not only learn how to meet the new Z10 standard, but you also learn how to integrate best practices for the prevention of serious injuries in your workplace.

Contents: An overview of ANSI/AIHA Z10-2005 : the American national standard for occupational health and safety management systems -- The plan-do-check-act concept (PDCA) -- Serious injury prevention -- Human error reduction -- Management leadership and employee participation : section 3.0 -- Achieving acceptable risk levels : the operational goal -- Planning : section 4.0 -- A primer on hazard analysis and risk assessment : section 4.2 -- Including risk assessment provisions in standards and guidelines : a trend -- Three and four dimensional numerical risk scoring systems -- Implementation and operation : section 5.0 -- Hierarchy of controls : the safety decision hierarchy : section 5.1.1 -- Safety design reviews : section 5.1.2 -- Lean concepts : opportunities for safety professionals -- Management of change : section 5.1.2 -- The procurement process : section 5.1.3 -- Evaluation and corrective action : section 6.0 -- Incident investigation : section 6.2 -- Audit requirements : section 6.3 -- Management review : section 7.0 -- Z10, other safety standards and guidelines, and VPP certification.