Safety Management

Individuals suffering from psychiatric or substance use disorders sometimes display any one of a number of frightening behaviors: verbal outbursts, physical threats and even violence. Security guards must frequently deal with such individuals in locations as varied as hospital emergency rooms, shopping malls, places of business and isolated warehouses in the middle of the night. In this comprehensive guidebook, Ellis Amdur and William Cooper offer security guards a comprehensive set of strategies to keep themselves, those they are protecting and the general public safe, while functioning at...

The Psychology of Safety: From Attitudes to Habits is an essential guide to transforming safety from a mere rule to an ingrained mindset. In today’s fast-paced world, safety is not just about compliance, it’s about cultivating the right attitudes, behaviors, and habits that ensure long-term well-being. This book explores the psychology behind safety, offering practical strategies to develop a safety-first approach in daily life. Whether at home, work, or in the community, it provides insights into leadership-driven safety, empowering individuals to take responsibility, and creating a ...

Today's world is closely linked through fast travel and trade. The book "Aviation Security: International Perspective" explores the topic of security from a global view. This guide is perfect for a range of readers, including professionals, scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in air travel security. It gives a wide look at the challenges and complexities of keeping flights secure today, starting with a look back at the history of aviation up to now. The book goes deep into international rules and the roles of major organizations like the International Civil Aviation Organization ...

Conquer the Animal Control Officer Exam: Your Concise Guide to Managing Animal Safety is a focused resource designed to prepare candidates for a successful career in animal control. This guide provides a comprehensive yet concise overview of essential topics, including animal welfare laws, humane animal handling, and public safety measures. It emphasizes the foundational knowledge needed to navigate challenges such as stray animal capture, wildlife management, and animal cruelty investigations. The guide covers a wide range of relevant topics, from using catchpoles and microchip scanners to...

How do we stay safe? Should we? What if our attempts are exposing us even more to the very risks we are avoiding? Would acceptance of danger make us more secure? Is there such a thing as foolproof? In Foolproof, Greg Ip presents a macro theory of human nature and disaster that explains how we can keep ourselves safe in our increasingly dangerous world.

Conquer the REHS/RS Exam: Your Guide to a Career as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian is designed for practical, focused exam prep. This study guide helps you review essential topics like food safety, water quality, air and waste management, vector control, housing, and emergency response—along with key environmental health regulations. Clear explanations aim to simplify complex material without unnecessary filler. Whether you're new to the field or reviewing for recertification, this guide provides a structured way to study core subjects that appear on ...

By reading this book, you will learn: How to organize public communications so that crucial public safety information can get out rapidly. Ways to streamline planning and preparation so that emergency responders can put most of their effort towards situation-specific issues. Factors that make some messages work better than others - how to choose the right words. Skills that make an spokesperson effective in an emergency. How to account for special groups or other elements that make your community's communications unique. Once the importance of the first 60 minutes was recognized and trauma ...

The world's leading safety experts share practical day-to-day solutions that combine the latest tools and technologies in healthcare today with the best safety practices from high-risk yet high-reliability industries, such as aviation, nuclear power, and the United States military. Using these field-tested methods, you can develop new leadership initiatives, educate workers on the universal skills that can save lives, organize and train safety action teams, implement reliability management systems, and create long-term, transformational change.

To compete internationally, electrical installations and equipment must demonstrably comply with modern electrical safety structures required by international legislation governing the supply chain, as well as observing local regulations. The purpose of this book is both to describe the management of electrical safety, i.e. the chief responsible electrical specialist’s role including its various aspects and implications, and to provide guidance for creation of an adequate structure. It does not make reference to individual standards or to laws, which are typically national.

The marketplace and allocation of internal resources are both increasingly competitive. Safety strategies of the future must align with evolving business goals. Will your company's safety efforts keep up with the demands of the future? Emerging trends are becoming increasing visible regarding how safety is viewed, thought of, strategically managed, and how progress is measured. Moreover, the cast of characters, the roles they play, and accountability for responsibilities are evolving, all for the better.

Conquer the Gas Distribution Operator Qualification (OQ): A Concise Guide to Pipeline Operator Safety and Compliance is a focused summary designed to complement more detailed study materials. Whether you're an aspiring or current operator, this guide covers the critical aspects of the Operator Qualification (OQ) program to help you meet industry standards and regulatory requirements efficiently. This concise guide provides an overview of essential topics, including valve and meter operations, pressure management, corrosion prevention, and leak detection. By emphasizing safety, ...

Unlike most academic books that merely define research, The Refractive Thinker® series offers unique application of effective business practices from the perspective of multiple authors – each offering a chapter based on their scholarly expertise. The Refractive Thinker® series provides doctoral scholars with a collaborative opportunity to promote and publish their work in an award winning peer-reviewed publication, which meets the university standard. Our goal is to provide an affordable outlet for scholars that supports the tremendous need for dynamic dialogue and innovation while ...

Join Foreword Writer, Sir Dr. James Dentley and contributing scholars as they discuss doctoral research findings regarding the stresses and challenges of the mental health space. Doctoral scholars will share current research and their words of wisdom regarding effective application of policy and practices used in various industries to discover best practices and lessons learned to contribute to better mental health. Come join us! This volume will continue to shape the conversation of future success in business leadership as it impacts mental health around the world. Chapter 1: Dr. Anita A. ...

Do you shut down, lash out, or spiral emotionally—seemingly out of nowhere? Are you exhausted from apologizing for reactions you barely remember having? From Triggered to Trusting is a trauma-informed, compassionate guide to understanding emotional flashbacks and rewiring your inner world. Whether you're healing from complex PTSD, emotional neglect, or deep-seated relationship wounds, this book will help you move from reaction to regulation. Inside, you’ll discover: What emotional flashbacks are and how they differ from panic attacks The hidden roots of your emotional triggers How ...

This collection of essays deals with the situated management of risk in a wide variety of organizational settings. The emphasis in these contributions is upon the variety of ways in which organizational actors, in combination with a range of material technologies and artifacts, such as safety reporting systems, risk maps, and key risk indicators, accomplish and make sense of the normal work of managing risk - riskwork.

Press Ganey's chief nursing officer Christina Dempsey has worked everywhere in healthcare, from the ward floor to the hospital boardroom. She has also experienced the system as a patient and as a family member of a critically ill patient. In The Antidote to Suffering, this 30-year healthcare veteran and patient-experience thought leader argues that the key to improving healthcare is to reduce the suffering - physical, psychological, and emotional - of patients and caregivers alike through Compassionate Connected CareTM.

Half of all Americans live in areas subject to earthquake risk and most Americans will travel to seismically active regions in their lifetime. This guide will show you why you should care about earthquakes wherever you live, and how you can prepare, protect, survive, respond, recover, and repair. It will help you become familiar with why and where earthquakes might occur and discuss steps you can take to adequately prepare and protect yourself, your family, and your belongings.