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KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE
THE HUMAN DYNAMICS OF INJURY PREVENTION
“Excellent book, this will help organizations to educate employees, get engagement at all levels, and help companies to evolve to improve processes, skills, and competencies. Outstanding blend of theory, principles, basics, and the practical.” —- William J. “Duke” Luksis, Safety & Health Services, Bechtel Environmental

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FALLS AREN’T FUNNY
AMERICA’S MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR SLIP-AND-FALL CRISIS
Russell J. Kendzior
Slip-and-fall accidents are a growing problem. The total cost of these accidents now approaches 80 billion dollars each year, and that number is expected to double within the next decade. In Falls Aren’t Funny, Russell J. Kendzior provides a comprehensive look at one of the most pervasive yet seldom addressed problems facing our world today.

Josh Williams, Ph. D. Foreword by E. Scott Geller, Ph. D.

“Many safety articles and books rely on “common sense” rather than empirical research. Dr. Williams fuses his personal experiences in implementing behavior-based safety and people-based safety with scientifically validated concepts.” —- Jeffrey S. Hickman, Ph.D., Group Leader, Behavioral Analysis and Applications, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Many companies have taken steps to improve awareness and management of safety systems, yet safety directors continue to report high injury rates. In this exciting new entry to the literature, Josh Williams provides safety leaders with information they can use to further reduce injuries and improve workplace safety. The book addresses five integral components of workplace safety: Systems/Conditions, Leadership, Behaviors, People-Factors, and Communication. It recommends strategies for every aspect of safety management from organizational commitment and safety culture to improving managerial behavior and working with union members. These recommendations are based on years of practical experience, empirical research on the human dynamics of safety, and seminal studies in social psychology on authority and conformity. Utilizing the hugely influential and widely practiced model of Behavior Based Safety, Williams provides the safety manager with all the tools needed to lower injury rates and improve safety. The text is complemented by numerous charts and tables and a checklist for improving safety performance. Dr. Josh Williams is a Senior Project Manager with Safety Performance Solutions (SPS) in Blacksburg, VA.

The book’s three parts explore slips-and-fall accidents themselves, what causes them, and what can be done to prevent them. It begins by examining the financial costs, the industries hardest hit by slips and falls, and the heightened risk to the elderly population. It then looks at the causes for the numerous slip-and-fall accidents and injuries, from inadequate floor care to improper footwear, and the contributions of the insurance, legal, and manufacturing industries and how they worsen the problem. Finally, it outlines what can be done to prevent slip-and-fall accidents, and how everyone from manufacturers, to property owners, to the general public can help to reverse the trend of this increasingly expensive and dangerous problem. The book is replete with stories of real slips-and-fall accidents and injuries, upto-date statistics, illustrative charts, and tips for prevention. It is comprehensive, dealing with all aspects of slip-and-fall accidents, their causes, and methods of prevention, while also being accessible and entertaining. It is an informative and much needed book for all managers, safety professionals, attorneys, business and property owners, and anyone else concerned with one of the nation’s fastest growing safety crises. Russell J. Kendzior is the President of Traction Experts, Inc. and founder of the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI). Internationally recognized as the leading expert in slip, trip-and-fall accident prevention, Mr. Kendzior has been retained in over 400 slip, trip-and-fall lawsuits.

978-1-60590-676-8 • 2010 •156 pages • $50.00 • cloth
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978-1-60590-696-6 • 2010 • 234 pages • $29.95 • paper 978-0-86587-016-1 • $79.95 • cloth
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