Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of ANSI/AIHA Z10-2012 -- Achieving acceptable risk levels : the operational goal -- Innovations in serious injury and fatality prevention -- Human error avoidance and reduction -- Macro thinking : the socio-technical model -- Safety professionals as culture change agents -- The plan-do-check-act concept (PDCA) -- Management leadership and employee participation : section 3.0 of Z10 -- Planning : section 4.0 of Z10 -- Implementation and operation : section 5.0 of Z10 -- A primer on hazard analysis and risk assessment : sections 4.2 and 5.1.1 of Z10 -- Provisions for risk assessments in standards and guidelines : sections 4.2 and 5.1.1 of Z10 -- Three- and four-dimensional risk scoring systems : sections 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 of Z10 -- Hierarchy of controls : section 5.1.2 of Z10 -- Safety design reviews : section 5.1.3 of Z10 -- Prevention through design : sections 5.1.1 to 5.1.4 of Z10 -- A primer on system safety : sections 4.0, 4.2, 5.1.1, 5.1.2 and appendix F -- Lean concepts : emphasizing the design process : section 5.1.3 of Z10 -- Management of change : section 5.1.3 of Z10 -- The procurement process : section 5.1.4 of Z10 -- Evaluation and corrective action : section 6.0 of Z10 -- Incident investigation : section 6.2 of Z10 -- Audit requirements : section 6.3 of Z10 -- Management review : section 7.0 of Z10 -- Comparison : Z10, other safety guidelines and standards, and VPP certification.

This book provides guidance to managers, safety professionals, educators and students on having operational risk management systems that meet the requirements of Z10. This text emphasizes Management Leadership and Employee Involvement, the most important section in Z10, with particular reference to contributions that employees can make. An updated provision was added to Z10 on Risk Assessment which, along with Avoidance of Human Error, is addressed. The second edition contains revised and expanded coverage of Management of Change and The Procurement Process, with chapters covering Macro Thinking, the Socio-Technical Model, and safety professionals as culture change agents.