New Technical Publications

The Safety Professionals Handbook
Joel M. Haight, Editor

  • 1,000 ASSE members contributed
  • 300 Authors, reviewers, editors and administrators collaborated
  • 80 Chapters
  • 12 Topic Areas
  • 1 Book for every Safety Professional!

 

logoNEW! Proceedings of the 2009 ASSE Professional Development Conference

CD-ROM

Over 150 papers presented at ASSE’s national conference, held in San Antonio on June 28 - July 1, 2009. A wide range of topics is included, from career development and training to fleet safety, construction, healthcare and biotechnology, as well as the complete PowerPoint presentations for the 6 “Fundamentals of Safety and Health Programs” sessions. Topics include: EHS metric formation, cognitive ergonomics and the older worker, safety in non-English speaking work environments, playground safety, fundamentals of fire protection, construction mentoring for new workers, eco-efficiency and corporate sustainability, and global safety and health.

All presentations are in pdf format and the cd has been completely indexed, allowing full word search of all papers. All presentations may be downloaded for noncommercial use in company newsletters or bulletins, with attribution.

logo2008 Professional Development Conference Proceedings

CD-ROM

More than 170 papers presented at ASSE's national conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 9-12, 2008. An outstanding selection of topics ranging from career and personal development to construction. Selected presentations include the use of leading indicators to improve safety management systems; engineering track session on the best use of lockout/tagout; a case study on OSHA Construction Partnerships, and on training, " Why Most Safety Classes Don't Work and What To About It." All presentations are in pdf format, and the cd has been completely indexed, allowing a full word search of all papers. All presentations may be downloaded for noncommercial use in company newsletters or bulletins, with attribution.

Construction Safety Engineering Principles: Designing and Managing Safety Job Sites

By David V. MacCollum, P.E., CSP

The objective of this book is to develop and expand engineering principles of inherently safer design for construction. Construction Safety Engineering Principles equips you with a step-by-step methodology for identifying and controlling potential hazards before construction begins. Safety expert David MacCollum presents examples of the 50 most common construction hazards, showing how they can be eliminated by means of proven design techniques and technologies. He explains how to prevent falls from elevations with safe access systems, get rid of blind zones behind mobile equipment, utilize control systems that cannot be unintentionally activated, avoid crane accidents, and much more.

Productive Safety Management

By Tania Mol

Unlike most books on this subject, Productive Safety Management, described in this book, integrates occupational health and safety, human resource management, environmental management, and engineering to provide a whole-business approach to effective safety management.

The book helps companies to reduce and manage risk by providing, analysing and improving systems in place within the company. It also looks at how external factors can affect company decision making and provides a tool to make sure that a health and safety management system is strategically aligned, appropriately resourced, and that it maximises employee commitment. Chapters on human resource management explore cultural issues and explain how to gain commitment to company objectives.

Expert Witnessing and Scientific Testimony: Surviving in the Courtroom

By Kenneth S. Cohen

This book will be of particular interest to safety and health professionals since the author practiced for over 30 years in field of industrial safety and health. He was a Certified Industrial Hygienist and a registered professional engineer (safety) in California. Court qualified since 1974 as an expert witness in jurisdictions across the U.S., he has given testimony in nearly 1000 depositions and more than 500 court trials.

Written in an engaging style, the book begins with introductory material to the world of litigation and the role and qualifications of the expert witness. It covers necessary legal protocols such as rules of evidence and procedure. Focusing on scientific testimony, the author demonstrates the use of scientific literature, presentation of testimony, and the language of lawyers. It addresses the courtroom experience with actual cases, experience, and pitfalls to illustrate procedure and strategy, cross-examination, and the exposure of personal history. Offering critical observations and judicial opinions, the book presents several exemplary civil, criminal, medical malpractice, and workers compensation cases. The author also includes his personal advice and tips on the business of expert witnessing. There is an extensive glossary of legal terms, detailed footnotes, and useful appendices summarizing code of conduct, paperwork, and examples of case reports.

The Leadership Challenge, 4th Edition

By James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner

This leadership classic continues to be a bestseller after three editions and twenty years in print. It is the gold standard for research-based leadership, and the premier resource on becoming a leader. This new edition, with streamlined text, more international and business examples, and a graphic redesign, is more readable and accessible to business readers than ever before, and will prove to be the best edition yet. The Leadership Challenge, Fourth Edition, has been extensively updated with the latest research and case studies, and offers inspiring new and relevant stories of real people achieving extraordinary results. The book's central theme remains the same and is more relevant today than ever: "Leadership is Everyone's Business"?whether in business, politics, government, education, religion, or any other context. Its "five practices" and "ten commitments" have been proven by hundreds of thousands of dedicated, successful leaders.

The authors have also taken this opportunity to underscore that not only is leadership everyone's business, but that it is a relationship one of personal self-development and the development of those being led. The Fourth Edition emphasizes the global community and refocuses the book on business leaders, and includes almost one-third brand-new material.

Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Microorganisms

By Chin S. Yang and Patricia A. Heinsohn

Investigation techniques and analytical methodologies for addressing microbial contamination indoors. Microbial contamination indoors is a significant environmental and occupational health and safety problem. This book provides fundamental background information on fungal and bacterial growth indoors as well as in-depth, practical approaches to analyzing and remedying problems. The information helps investigators, laboratory managers, and environmental health professionals properly use state-of-the-science methods and correctly interpret the results. With chapters by expert microbiologists, mycologists, environmental professionals, and industrial hygienists, Sampling and Analysis of Indoor Microorganisms is a multidisciplinary, comprehensive reference on advanced approaches, covering:

  • Microbiological problems in a water-damaged environment
  • Indoor construction techniques and materials that impact environmental microbiology
  • Microbial ecology indoors, airborne bacteria, genetic-based analytical methods, and statistical tools for microorganism analysis
  • Microbiological sampling approaches
  • Mold removal principles and methods, including specialized microbial remediation techniques for HVAC systems, legionellas and biofilms, and sewage contamination.

Providing a forensic approach toward the assessment of fungal growth in the indoor environment, the authors have developed a must-have guide for practicing professionals, including environmental health and safety personnel, public health officials, and building and construction engineers and architects. Also a valuable reference for attorneys, home inspectors, water restoration personnel, mold remediation contractors, insurance adjusters, and others.

Security Risk Assessment and Management: A Professional Practice Guide for Protecting Buildings and Infrastructures

By Betty E. Biringer, Rudolph V. Matalucci, and Sharon O'Connor

This guidebook adapts the robust security tools and techniques developed by the DOE's lead national security laboratories to nongovernmental and commercial facilities--where clear definitions of basic security standards are minimal or nonexistent under malevolent threat conditions. Following the authors' step-by-step methodology for performing a complete risk assessment, you learn to:

  • Identify regional and site-specific threats that are likely and credible
  • Evaluate the consequences of these threats, including loss of life and property, economic impact, as well as damage to symbolic value and public confidence
  • Assess the effectiveness of physical and cyber security systems and determine site-specific vulnerabilities in the security system

The authors further provide the analytical tools needed to determine whether to accept a calculated estimate of risk or to reduce the estimated risk to a level that meets your particular security needs. You then learn to implement a risk-reduction program through proven methods to upgrade security to protect against a malicious act and/or mitigate the consequences of the act. This comprehensive risk assessment and management approach has been used by various organizations, including the Bonneville Power Administration, and numerous private corporations, to assess and manage security risk at their national infrastructure facilities. With its plain-English presentation coupled with step-by-step procedures, flowcharts, worksheets, and checklists, you can implement the same proven, validated, approach and methods for your organization or clients.

Advanced Safety Management: Focusing on Z10 and Serious Injury Prevention

By Fred A. Manuele, PE, CSP

The ANSI/AIHA Z10 Standard. "Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems" which was approved in July 2005 focuses on reducing hazards, the risks that derive from hazards, safety management systems and process deficiencies, and on identifying opportunities for improvement. Mr. Manuele not only examines the Standard in detail in the relation to other Standards, best practices, and important publications in the field. The author focuses on the following provisions of the standard in detail:

  • Risk assessment and prioritization
  • Applying a prescribed hierarchy of controls to achieve acceptable risk levels
  • Safety design reviews
  • Including safety requirements in procurement and contracting papers
  • Management of change systems

A number of addendums are provided, including, "Legal Perspectives--ANSI Z10-2005 Standard"; "Mathematical Evaluations for Controlling Hazards," and "Management of Change Policy and Procedures."

Crisis Leadership: Planning for the Unthinkable

By Ian Mitroff, Ph.D

From product defects to environmental disasters--almost every day a new corporate crisis hits the headlines—and in most cases, the results are disastrous. According to Mitroff, this signals the need for crisis leadership. In this book, Mitroff focuses on the need to prevent a crisis before it occurs, rather than merely put the best possible spin on the aftermath. He shares the factors and forces to be considered to implement effective, proactive leadership, and shows how various corporate functions can interact to respond to crises and minimize their occurrence. In addition, he discusses the role of emotional IQ in handling, responding to and preparing for a crisis.

New Standards

Z359 Fall Protection Code

ANSI/ASSE Z359, the national voluntary consensus fall protection equipment standard for general industry, is considered a benchmark standard, one that has been incorporated into many industrial fall protection programs. It was last updated in 1999, and then only with minor editorial revisions. The five new standards -- included in the Z359 Fall Protection Code -- contain many important new requirements.

ANSI/ASSE Z359: A Family of Standards
The scope of ANSI/ASSE Z359 has expanded beyond fall arrest into other work applications. The five standards encompassed by the new Code continue to adhere to the “systems approach” of the original 1992 edition:
• Z359.0: Definitions and Nomenclature Used for Fall Protection and Fall Arrest
• Z359.1: Safety Requirements for Personal Fall Arrest Systems, Subsystems and Components
• Z359.2: Minimum Requirements for a Comprehensive Managed Fall Protection Program
• Z359.3: Safety Requirements for Positioning and Travel Restraint Systems
• Z359.4: Safety Requirements for Assisted-Rescue and Self-Rescue
Systems, Subsystems and Components