The Fourth Edition of this now classic text, first written by Royce Moser, Jr, MD, MPH, and updated and revised by Dr. Kurt Hegmann, Dr. Matthew Hughes, and 26 authors, describes how to be a successful manager overseeing occupational and environmental health and safety programs by providing practical advice and guidance covering the most important elements of management.
The book equips health and safety professionals with the tools they need to be successful managers and with the essential guidance to both enhance their career prospects and be more effective in protecting the health and safety of workers.
This new edition includes three new chapters focused on Total Worker Health®, product stewardship, and establishing and maintaining a safety-first culture. Returning chapters have been revised to reflect latest advances in health and safety management. Significant changes include detailed information on:
- Management case studies from the COVID-19 pandemic
- How to manage different personality types within a team
- SMART goal setting method
- How to identify and develop talent, as well as transition planning
- The importance of interdisciplinary coordination among and between teams
- What to do before, during, and after meetings to maximize their effectiveness
- The traits and behaviors that make someone an effective leader
- Managing communication in a digital world and interacting with the news media
The difference between a professional team’s success and failure often comes down to the quality of its manager. Being a successful manager of a health and safety program requires significant thought, preparation, time, effort, and knowledge regarding leadership and management best practices.
Moser’s Effective Management of Health and Safety Programs: A Practical Guide provides real-world lessons and insights to help managers in confronting the specific challenges they face every day. No other book provides the health and safety manager with the guidance, expertise, and insights from authors who are true experts in their specialty.
Publication Date: September 2023
Format: Softcover 544 pages, or e-book* (online access, not downloadable)
ISBN: 979-8-9878121-0-5
Product Code: 23125
*e-book available October 10, 2023
About the Authors:
Kurt T. Hegmann, MD, MPH is Professor, University of Utah School of Medicine and Director, Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Utah and Weber State University, Salt Lake City, Utah. Matthew A. Hughes, MD, MPH is Associate Professor, University of Utah School of Medicine and Deputy Director, Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Utah and Weber State University, Salt Lake City, Utah. Royce Moser, Jr., MD, MPH, was Director, Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Utah from 1987 to 2003.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
William G. Buchta, MD, MS, MPH and Philip Harber, MD, MPH
Preface
Contributing authors
Chapter 1: The Health and Safety Professional’s Need for Management Expertise
Chapter 2: Scope of Managerial Responsibilities
Chapter 3: Planning and Prioritizing Health and Safety Programs and Activities: What to Do When There’s Too Much to Do
Chapter 4: Organizational Emergency Preparedness and Response
Chapter 5: Strategic Goal Setting and Smart Goals: Keys to Help the Manager Execute Responsibilities to “Get Things Done”
Chapter 6: Organizing Health and Safety Activities
Chapter 7: Recruiting, Retaining, and Evaluating Health and Safety Personnel
Chapter 8: Understanding Personality and How to Work Well with Others
Chapter 9: Interdisciplinary Team Building and Motivation
Chapter 10: Financial Planning and Budgeting Aspects of Health and Safety Activities
Chapter 11: Entrepreneurship: Implementing or Expanding Health and Safety Programs
Chapter 12: Evaluation of Health and Safety Programs and Projects
Chapter 13: Leadership: What Works and What Doesn’t
Chapter 14: Decision-Making and Problem-Solving
Chapter 15: Containing Health and Safety Costs: Health and Safety Risk Management Programs
Chapter 16: Health and Productivity Enhancement
Chapter 17: Total Worker Health®—An Integrated Approach to Worker Well-Being
Chapter 18: Health and Safety Consulting
Chapter 19: Time Management
Chapter 20: Effective Communication
Chapter 21: Effective Meetings and Presentations
Chapter 22: Interacting with the News Media
Chapter 23: Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Managing OEHS Programs
Chapter 24: Medical Expert Witness Testimony: Principles and Practice
Chapter 25: Improving Health and Safety Program Quality
Chapter 26: Meeting Health and Safety Integrity and Ethical Challenges
Chapter 27: Product Stewardship: Health, Safety, the Environment, and Society
Chapter 28: Creating and Maintaining a Safety-First Culture
Appendix A: Items for New Health and Safety Program Managers to Consider
Appendix B: Examples of Budget Categories
Appendix C: Examples of Audit Instruments for Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Program Components
Appendix D: Summary of Parliamentary Procedures
Appendix E: The Federal Rules of Evidence
Index
