Title: Healthcare Hazard Control and Safety Management, 3rd Edition Author: James T. Tweedy ISBN: 1482206552 / 9781482206555 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 606 Publisher: CRC Press Year: 2014 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
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Comprehensive in scope, this totally revamped edition of a bestseller is the ideal desk reference for anyone tasked with hazard control and safety management in the healthcare industry. Presented in an easy-to-read format, Healthcare Hazard Control and Safety Management, Third Edition examines hazard control and safety management as proactive functions of an organization.
Like its popular predecessors, the book supplies a complete overview of hazard control, safety management, compliance, standards, and accreditation in the healthcare industry. This edition includes new information on leadership, performance improvement, risk management, organizational culture, behavioral safety, root cause analysis, and recent OSHA and Joint Commission Emergency Management requirements and regulatory changes.
The book illustrates valuable insights and lessons learned by author James T. Tweedy, executive director of the International Board for Certification of Safety Managers. In the text, Mr. Tweedy touches on the key concepts related to safety management that all healthcare leaders need to understand.
Identifies common factors that are often precursors to accidents in the healthcare industry
Examines the latest OSHA and Joint Commission Emergency Management Requirements and Standards
Covers facility safety, patient safety, hazardous substance safety, imaging and radiation safety, infection control and prevention, and fire safety management
Includes references to helpful information from federal agencies, standards organizations, and voluntary associations
Outlining a proactive hazard control approach based on leadership involvement, the book identifies the organizational factors that support accident prevention. It also examines organizational dynamics and supplies tips for improving organizational knowledge management. Complete with accompanying checklists and sample management plans that readers can immediately put to use, this text is currently the primary study reference for the Certified Healthcare Safety Professional Examination.
Supplies a comprehensive overview of healthcare safety regulation, accreditation, hazards, and management
Includes checklists and sample management plans that readers can put to use immediately
Provides the real-world insights of an author with decades of experience dealing with all facets of healthcare safety and hazard control
Discusses hazard control and safety as proactive functions of the organization and not just programs
Includes helpful leadership tips and accident prevention activities
Preface
Chapter 1 : Healthcare Hazard Control Chapter 2 : Understanding Accidents Chapter 3 : Leadership and Management Chapter 4 : Federal Agencies, Standards Organizations, and Voluntary Associations Chapter 5 : Facility Safety Chapter 6 : Emergency Management Chapter 7 : Hazardous Materials Chapter 8 : Infection Control and Prevention Chapter 9 : Fire Safety Management Chapter 10 : Environmental Services and Food/Dietary Department Safety Chapter 11 : Support Department Safety Chapter 12 : Nursing and Clinical Area Safety Topics Chapter 13 : Patient Safety Chapter 14 : Radiation, Laboratory, and Pharmacy Safety