January 24, 2003—The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) recently announced the publication of a new edition of the classic safety text “Techniques of Safety Management: A Systems Approach,” by Dan Peterson, Ed.D., P.E., CSP. This new fourth edition takes a closer a look at the systems approach to safety management, serving as a companion book to Petersen’s “Safety Management—A Human Approach,” which centers on the behavioral approach to safety.
This new edition focuses on the safety performance of line supervisors, especially in regards to effectively measuring safety performance. It covers safety management roles and measurement, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance, fleet safety, product safety, proactive system elements such as risk analysis and system safety, and reactive system elements such as cost containment and statistical process control in safety. The book also includes new material on accident analysis, ergonomics, benchmarking, accountability systems, workers’ compensation and workplace violence.
“Techniques of Safety Management: A Systems Approach”, order number 4395, is $69.95 for ASSE members and $89.95 for non-members. To order a copy of the book, contact ASSE Customer Service at 847/699-2929 or visit ASSE online.
