For courses in Occupational Safety and Construction Safety.

This book presents a step-by-step approach to establishing a safety-first culture. Using a 10-step model, it devotes a separate chapter to each step so readers can easily follow implementation guidelines. Its flexible and proven approach ensures the content works equally well for large corporations and small businesses�and for various members of an organization. While the book centers around how-to create a safety-first corporate culture, it also presents a strong rationale and reasons for organizations to invest in safety.

Shows how-to create a safety-first corporate culture�and reinforces why safety must be a fully-integrated element of an organization�s broader corporate culture.

* Discusses the various tacit assumptions, beliefs, values, attitudes, expectations and behaviors that are present in a safety-first corporate culture.
* Helps organizations comply with OSHA standards over the long run.

Presents an easy-to-follow ten-step model�as a framework for the text.

* Devotes a separate chapter to each step of the model so readers can easily see how to implement a safety-first corporate culture.

Discusses the reasons why it is important to create a safety-first corporate culture.

* Presents ethics, compliance, competition, and cost as viable reasons for organizations to invest in safety.

Takes a flexible, integrated approach�that works equally well for large corporations or small businesses.

* Makes the book useful in a variety of settings and for variety of people�from executives to safety professionals to safety committees.

Includes learning features and pedagogy�at the end of each chapter.

* Gives students additional support and makes it easy to use as a supplemental text in college classes.