Workplace Safety and Health Practices: Current and Evolving Trends

by Frances Alston, Onwuka Okorie

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040378762
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	07/23/2025
Series:	Sustainable Improvements in Environment Safety and Health
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	252
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Dr. Frances Alston has more than 30 years of leadership experience in high hazards, diverse work cultures. She is an instructor at a major university, a Senior Manager with an international company and the Past President (2018) of the American Society for Engineering Management. Dr. Alston is also a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) and has built a solid career leading the development and management of Environment, Safety, Health, and Quality (ESH&Q) programs in challenging cultural environments. She has a Ph.D. in Industrial and System Engineering and an MSE degree in Engineering Management, both from the University of Alabama. She earned a master’s degree in Hazardous and Waste Materials Management/Environmental Engineering from Southern Methodist University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Hygiene and Safety/Chemistry from Saint Augustine's University. She holds certifications as a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) and a Certified Professional Engineering Manager (CPEM).

Dr. Onwuka Okorie currently works with the State of California. He has an extensive background in the field of industrial hygiene and occupational safety. He has worked with all levels of leadership in organizations toward achieving health and safety compliance, and effective outcomes. He has a Ph.D. in Occupational and Environmental Health and an MS degree in Occupational Health both from the University of Utah, He also has a Medical degree and a Postgraduate Medical Diploma. Dr. Okorie is an AIHA Registered Specialist in Exposure Decision Analysis. He holds a certification in Project Management (PMP), a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), and a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH).

Table of Contents

Part I. 1. Leadership Safety and Health Responsibilities. 2. Leadership Selection and Development. 3. Determining Regulatory Applicability. Part II. 4. Human Performance and Behavior Modification. 5. Culture Evaluations and Modifications. 6. The Art of Effective Communication. Part III. 7. Hazard Analysis and Documentation. 8. Non-Traditional Employee Safety and Health. 9. Emergency Service Workers Health and Safety. 10. Measuring Performance. 11. Assessing and Auditing Safety and Health Program Effectiveness. Part IV. 12. The Use of Technology to Improve Worker Safety and Health. 13. Current Challenges for Safety and Health Workers. 14. Barriers to Safety and Health. 15. Resource Packet.