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The Ultimate Safety Manual For Every Conscientious Manager Nov 16, 2010
By Mike Staddon
The best book about Safety in the workplace that you'll ever read. Tom Smith analyzes the true root causes of safety failures and rightly places the blame on management's shoulders. Read this book, understand the fundamentals of all operating systems and change your safety culture for ever to one of employee empowerment and reduced accidents.
Strongly recommended for all managers who care about safety, and who can afford not to?"
Engageing rather than manipulating workers Feb 18, 2010
By James Loud
"Jim Loud"
Mr. Smith is clearly a student of management - good management - and his book advocates using those same managment principals in pursuit of safety excellence. The book borrows heavily from the work of management guru Edwards Deming and shows how well Dr. Deming's work applies to safety. This is not a traditional safety management text and I think that is its main strength. Mr. Smith demonstrates how traditional management and safety practices are, in fact, a detriment to optimal results. Instead he shows the value of a systems approach to safety that engages workers in providing their own safety solutions. This is in marked contrast to the current wave of behavior-based safety "solutions" that use various means to manipulate employees rather involving them in the safety process. This is a timely book that views workers as respected and indespensible safety resources. It clearly describes an overdue and under reported approach to safety which is far superior to more common "fix the worker" hype.
 System Accidents' review Dec 02, 2008
By A. Falconetti
"AMF"
This book thus far will be a good reference to help the company change its culture regarding Safety within my company. It is all about changing and people are afraid to change because they are out of their comfort zone. But for the safety of employees we need to reduce workplace injuries.
System Accidents by Thomas`A. Smith Jun 04, 2008
By Gary P. Fellers
I just read System Accidents by Thomas A. Smith, and I was delighted! Finally, somebody got it right. It's the system within which the workers operate that accounts for 85% of all accidents. Beyond the obvious -- no open furnaces without railings or rules against drugs on the job -- managers need to follow his total-systems appoach if they want to permanently eliminate accidents at the least cost. If they follow Thomas' advice, they will increase productivity and morale while they're at it. I advise all managers to read this book. And do it soon, before you lose another dollar doing things inefficiently.
Dr. Gary Fellers
Management Consultant
What you don't know can hurt you. May 31, 2008
By Richard S. Dillard
"Proven Leader"
Tom Smith offers a fresh solution to a stale problem...something to secure the future of American business. Should be required reading for all managers and a textbook for graduate-level learning at every University. Buy this book, read this book, know this book, and then start doing something different with your profound knowledge about safety management.
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