Government Institutes Fall Publications Catalogue - 23

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APPLIED STATISTICS IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
Created for those who have little experience with statistics, or for those who need to keep a concise reference book at hand, this newly updated handbook provides an introductory guide to basic statistics and data analysis. Using step-by-step methods with examples and applications common to safety professionals, including loss control consultants and occupational health nurses, this new edition makes understanding the “math” side of the job easier. Readers will learn how to apply appropriate statistical procedures to commonly encountered situations, how to perform each statistical test, how to executive inferential statistics for parametric and non-parametric procedures, and how to use descriptive statistical concepts to summarize data.

New

Second Edition Christopher A. Janicak

THE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION HANDBOOK
Don Philpott and Don Grimme
Workplace violence can occur anywhere, any time, and any place, and it can include threats, harassment, bullying, stalking, verbal abuse, and intimidation. Left unchecked, workplace violence can lead to physical assaults and homicide. This handbook tackles this often overlooked but pervasive problem and provides a comprehensive five-step process for understanding and preventing it. The authors’ provide five steps to preventing workplace violence in detail —Understand, Detect, Defuse and Protect, Assess and Contain, and Prevent. They outline each step and provide comprehensive guidance through acronyms, quizzes, and summary charts. They examine the extent of a problem, look at some of the myths surrounding it, and provide early warning and detection signs. Also covered are best prevention polices, and proven defusing, protection, and containment techniques and strategies. Each section ends with case studies, scenarios, worksheets, and checklists to further clarify the steps needed to plan, develop, and execute an effective program. Don Philpott is the author or co-author of more than 90 books, including Public School Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Management Plan (G.I).

New

INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
LEADING STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS
Wayne Pardy and Terri Andrews
This book assists in the successful integration of safety, quality, and environmental management systems. Using examples taken from a wide and diverse range of business situations, the authors weave together a management system roadmap that can be used by any HSEQ practitioner, from the beginner to the seasoned industry professional.

This book explores the many different management system options currently available, examines the requirements of the various management systems, explains the differences and similarities in the various approaches to management systems, and suggests practices and tools to help managers implement an integrated approach in order to reduce redundancies, streamline processes, and optimize resources.

The author ends each chapter with a chapter summary and review exercises. He also includes extensive illustrations, easy-to-read charts and tables, a glossary of statistical terms, a comprehensive index, solutions to sample problems, and five appendices containing statistical tables with their appropriate uses. Christopher A. Janicak, Ph.D., CSP, ARM is a Professor of Safety and Graduate Program Coordinator at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Department of Safety Sciences.

It includes an in-depth analysis of corporate culture and behavioral factors that affect management systems, and it employs a wide range of practical examples that any safety, quality, and environmental management practitioner can relate to.

978-0-86587-169-4 • 2007 • 198 pages $68.00 • paper
EBOOK

978-1-60590-668-3 • 2009 • 224 pages $40.00 • paper 978-1-60590-646-1 • 224 pages • $75.00 • cloth
EBOOK

Don Grimme is the President of GHR Training Solutions, a nationwide “workplace people solutions” consulting firm.

Wayne Pardy is a quality management consultant with Quality Plus Inc. and the Chair of the Minister's Advisory Committee on Occupational Health and Safety for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Terri Andrews is a practicing integrated management systems consultant, and a quality management system registration auditor.

978-0-86587-196-0 • 2009 • 244 pages $85.00 • cloth
EBOOK

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