Paper Safe: The triumph of bureaucracy in safety management

by Gregory Smith

At some point health and safety management seems to have lost its way. Rather than being concerned about protecting workers and others from the hazards associated with business, health and safety management has devolved into a self-perpetuating industry which has driven a wedge between management and the workforce. Health and safety management has become synonymous with trivial rules and burdensome, never ending paperwork. This book explores the question of bureaucracy in safety management. What is it, and how does it impact organisational goals for health and safety? The book explores what we can do to better understand and deal with bureaucracy in health and safety management, and ultimately what steps we can take to reconnect management, workers and safety processes to achieve the best safety outcomes we can.

182 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 4, 2018

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Reviews

[Gareth Evans · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of the points raised I have seen/lived in my career. I know there is no right answer, to solve these issues, and this book does not fix things for you. It does lead you to think, and reflect what more you could do to improve workplace safety in your organisation

[Stephen Bar Ner Wulkan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Insights

It’s a great read with a plethora of ideas on how to shift safety mindset,from either side of the field,management and the line as well.

[Gary Booton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Real insight into the issues which are holding progress with occupational health and safety improvement back

[Matt Swift · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliant, easy to read book that offers insight into one of safety's major challenges. Evidence (case study) based examples demonstrate the key points of the book. Unfortunately some of the biggest "paper safe" offenders are unlikely to be the ones to give this book a chance. Hopefully some do, however, and can learn from it.