With the high cost of workplace accidents and injuries, collateral-additional duty safety specialists must be familiar with the safety programs that can prevent or control the hazards that cause them. Being familiar with these programs enables the safety specialist to act. It is essential to get the organization's collateral-additional duty safety representatives started off with the knowledge in this book. It provides chapters on the basic information needed and invaluable appendices with real-world tools. It provides the basic information needed to jump in and improve a safety program that is already in place or helps start one where none exists.
Fred Fanning worked for over 20 years as a Safety Professional. He authored a peer-reviewed book and two chapters published by the American Society of Safety Professionals. He has also written nine paperbacks and four electronic books on occupational safety and health that he self-published. Fred has nearly fifty articles published in various journals and periodicals. He is an Emeritus Professional Member of the American Society of Safety Professionals. He earned the finalist award for his book Essential Safety Programs from Reader Favorite and the B.R.A.G. Award for Mystery at Devil's Elbow. Fred held the Certified Safety Professional certification from 1995 through 2010. Fred earned master’s degrees from National-Louis University and Webster University.
This is the third and final edition of this book. I wrote it because of the high cost of workplace accidents and injuries; collateral-additional duty safety specialists must be familiar with the safety programs that can prevent or control the hazards that cause them. Being familiar with these programs enables the safety specialist to act. Getting the organization's collateral-additional duty safety representatives started with the knowledge in this book is essential. It provides chapters on the basic information needed and invaluable appendices with real-world tools. It provides the basic information required to jump in and improve a safety program that is already in place or helps start one where none exists.