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. Using a management approach to investigating accident can reduce or eliminate the cost increases. The author has twenty years of experience managing safety and occupational safety and health programs that reduce these costs.
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.