{"product_id":"the-fearless-world-of-professional-safety-in-the-21st-century-9781138036567","title":"The Fearless World of Professional Safety in the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessional safety is in danger of extinction. Safety professionals have become complacent and unfocused, ignorantly relying on an 80-year-old paradigm. Lazy gimmicks are substituted for the hierarchy of controls meant to be the foundation of the profession. A $10,000 investment in posters makes zero improvement in safety; a $10,000 investment in machine guarding upgrades can save lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy blending philosophy, history, and psychology, \u003ci\u003eThe Fearless World of Professional Safety in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e is revolutionary, offering an innovative approach with creative solutions to move a safety program past the malarkey that has devalued professional safety for decades. Using humor and professional experience within a discussion of historical events and published scientific findings, Scott Gesinger explores the history of how current safety practices developed and why these must change if the profession is to survive the 21st century. He discusses new professional philosophies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Enlivened by personal thoughts and examples this book serves up a refreshing blend of arts, science, anecdote and research and provides useful stimulus in uncertain times to provoke thought and reconsider actions.' — Professor Andrew Sharman CFIOSH FIIRSM FInstLM, author of \u003ci\u003eFrom Accidents to Zero, Safety Savvy \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMind Your Own Business.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This book presents a fresh perspective on the safety profession that is interesting, thought provoking, and sometimes controversial. Approachable and relatable, yet profound and challenging.' — \u003cem\u003eRon Gantt,\u003c\/em\u003e Vice President and Principle Consultant at SCM Safety\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Just occasionally, a book comes along that is as refreshing as a cold beer at the end of a hot day’s hard graft. This latest offering from Routledge is one of those...there is more wisdom packed into these 150 pages than I have seen in any other safety publication. It offers a personal view that’s both full of warm humour and passionate about the safety adviser’s contribution to business success.\" — \u003cem\u003ePaul Smith MA CFIOSH\u003c\/em\u003e, A former Health and Safety Executive inspector, he’s now a specialist writer on safety and health topics, IOSH Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: It’s the End of the World as we Know It (And I feel Fine) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatch \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomething has to Change \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten in Blood: The Death of General Patton \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErgonomics: Welcome to the Jungle \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePtolemy, Freud, and Heinrich Walked into a Bar \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Time I Thought I Killed Myself with a Sign Post and a Nitrogen Cryogenic Cylinder \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommon Sense Skills \/ Common Sense Kills \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEverything I Need to Know about Behavior Based Safety I Learned from my Cats \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGemba Walk This Way \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSafety Management System Title Match: Deming Versus Heinrich \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten in Blood: Bhopal India \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf You Think Safety is Number One, I’ve got a Bridge to Sell Ya \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentifying the Organization’s Many Swords of Damocles \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Genus Python of the Safety World \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat Funny Little Scar on my Lip \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Four Personality Types of Safety Committee Members and How to Engage Them \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrett \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e$12 Million says a Lot \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes this make me Flotsam, or Jetsam? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSafety Discipline Needs a Spanking \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHere I am, Stuck in the Middle with You \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLift with Your Head \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten in Blood: The Cocoanut Grove Fire \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDAF \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo Serve Man \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSnickergate \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinston Churchill Said it Best \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577800692055,"sku":"9781138036567","price":45.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138036567.jpg?v=1746096762","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-fearless-world-of-professional-safety-in-the-21st-century-9781138036567","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}