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Healthcare Hazard Control and Safety Management, 2nd Edition
James Tweedy, MS, CHCM, CHSP

Hardcover: 530 pages
ISBN 1574443062
CRC Press / Taylor & Francis
July 2004
Price: $129.95

 

Healthcare Hazard Control and Safety Management presents the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage ever published for any healthcare professional serving in positions of:

  • safety
  • occupational health
  • hazard materials management
  • quality improvement
  • risk management

Comprehensive in scope, the book covers all major issues in the field. No area of healthcare safety is ignored in this major work. Here is a single-volume reference that is convenient to use, written in an easy-to-read and understandable format. 

This book is definitely for you if you are looking for a single volume that comprehensively covers the areas of:

  • life safety
  • fire prevention
  • emergency management
  • biohazards
  • waste management
  • healthcare ergonomics
  • maintenance and engineering hazards
  • security
  • radiation and lab safety issues
  • nursing services and patient care
  • pharmacy support
  • food services
  • sanitation, or
  • environmental services

Strong emphasis here is placed on accident investigation, hazard identification, and safety training. In addition to providing easily digested information, the author has constructed practical checklists and forms that can be readily put to use.

And if that were not enough, the book supplies a blueprint for developing training and education programs, provides more than 25 appendices addressing healthcare-related safety topics and OSHA issues, and includes more than 30 safety checklists that cover a variety of hazards found in healthcare and long term care facilities. Not only will you use this reference on a daily basis, you may find yourself reaching for this book so often that it will not stay on your bookshelf.

  • Also highly recommended for use in preparing for the Certification Examination of the Board of Certified Healthcare Safety Management
  • Presents authoritative data from respected sources: OSHA, EPA, NFPA, NRC, and the JCAHO
  • Addresses the Joint Commission's Environment of Care standards
  • Emphasizes the hazard control process, safety training and understanding the human behavior aspects of safety
  • Details critical issues in program management; current laws, regulations, and standards; patient safety; emergency response management; employee safety; and issues revolving around facilities.
  • Provides extensive appendices (more than 20) with exclusive charts, tables, figures, and safety checklists

It is a fact that there is a real need for professionals who understand and can assist in controlling the numerous and serious hazards found in healthcare facilities and resulting from activities within those facilities. Today's hospital and healthcare administrator is looking for the most capable individuals to fill positions that require skills in hazard control. 

The material in Healthcare Hazard Control and Safety Management provides this much-needed information and addresses the requirements of the Board of Certified Healthcare Safety Management. Important topics covered include safety management, workers' compensation, risk control, quality improvement and stress management. It presents information on physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, and psycho-social hazards in an organized format.

(information provided by the publisher)

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