The heart of the book is an extensive collection of sample contract clauses, most from actual contracts. Topics range from recognition of joint labor-management health and safety committees to specific hazards such as heavy lifting, chemicals, and noise. The new edition covers many workplace issues that have emerged since the original book appeared, including new technology, workplace violence, and exposure to infectious diseases. Click here for more details. This LOHP curriculum includes all the materials needed for a half-day course that introduces workers to human factors concepts.
Human factors is a new way of thinking about workplace safety.
While many traditional safety theories blame industrial accidents on worker error, human factors looks deeper. It tries to identify the underlying causes of past accidents so future accidents can be prevented. To improve safety, it looks for ways to make work processes, tools, and equipment user-friendly, fitting the workplace to human needs and limits. The curriculum has been used to train hundreds of refinery workers, but it is also applicable to many other industries. Training uses an interactive approach, with many group exercises and other forms of class participation.