EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS

Welcome to IRCA’s new listing of educational products for safety, health and environmental management.
IRCA is committed to providing leaders with practical educational resources for improving safety, health and environmental management systems.

Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Management – A Practitioner’s Guide
Hardback book by Germain, Arnold, Roan and Rowan

This book presents a systematic and practical approach to the control of safety, health and environmental (SHE) incidents. The authors share lessons learned from over 100 combined years of experience with a variety of industries worldwide.

Written for leaders at all levels the book makes a valuable resource as you work to develop, implement and/or improve your SHE programs. This comprehensive but practical reference, presents the concepts, techniques, sample forms and actual case studies to help you achieve success with your programs. Used as the core text for several IRCA standard courses, the book is often included with customized on-site training programs. In addition, it is currently being used by several colleges and universities as a classroom text for training future loss control professionals.

This book provides an integrated approach to health, safety, environment and quality management in the workplace. Written for the practitioner, it can help you improve your SHE program and be proactive in integrating SHE activities.

Chapters include:

• Causes and Consequences of Incidents
• Measurement Techniques
• SHEQ Risk Management
• Communication Skills
• Training Tactics & Techniques
• Rules and PPE
• Job and Operation Analysis
• Inspections
• Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
• Environmental Management
• Emergency Preparedness
• Incident Investigations
• Managing a Compliance Program
• Implementation Techniques
• Introduction to Quality Management

An Independent Study Program is also available for this book.

Price: $79.00 per copy
Quantity Discounts Available

Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Management
Independent Study Program

If you want to learn the fundamentals of safety, health and environmental management but don’t have the time to attend courses, or if you’re responsible for internal training and you’re looking for a program that individuals can complete at their own pace, then this is for you!

The Independent Study Program, based on the textbook, Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Management – A Practitioner’s Guide, provides individuals with guidelines, exams and instructions for completing a study program that can be done at your own pace, normally over a 3 to 12 month period. Exams are reviewed and graded by IRCA staff and feedback is sent to participants. Upon successful completion of the program participants receive a Certificate of Successful Achievement.

The program covers all chapters of the text as described above. Copies of the Independent Study Program package include a copy of the hardback text, Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Management – A Practitioner’s Guide. Quantity discounts are available.

Price: Independent Study Program Package $129.00 each

The Property Damage Accident
By Frank E. Bird, Jr. and George L. Germain

A new approach to the control of damage and its consequences. The book includes reference to many international findings regarding this neglected facet of safety/loss control management. The book includes a special feature chapter on British Costs Study by David Ashton, Head of Operations Unit, Health and Safety Executive, Great Britain.

Learn about the “consequential accident” which has been typically ignored in past programs, yet exists as “man-traps” following every damaged item on your premises and introduces another change to the environment that increases the risk from hidden hazards.

Subjects included:

• Damage, A Problem of Perception
• Identification and Reporting of Unreported PDA
• Determining the Extent of Your PDA Loss
• Tested Ways to Maintain Continuous Reporting
• A Project Approach to Damage Control
• System-Oriented Training
• Sell & Motivate Total Accident Control

Available in soft cover only. Quantity discounts available.

Price: The Property Damage Accident book $69.00 each

Safety and the Bottom Line
Hardback book by Frank E. Bird, Jr. and Ray Davies

A book for safety professionals seeking continuous improvement in cost reduction, productivity, return on investment and protection of their most valuable resource – people. The authors discuss how safety management directly and positively affects the attitudes of employees, including senior executives, and the bottom line of your company. Safety& The Bottom Line discusses how the integration of safety into every aspect of the management system dramatically improves operational performance.

The book provides many suggestions to more completely demonstrate the positive effect of a successful safety program on your company’s bottom line.

Topics include:

• Safety Improves Performance
• Safety Develops A Quality Prone Environment
• Safety Applications of Economic Axioms
• A quality Expert’s view
• Safety Pays
• Mission Oriented Safety
• Beyond Behaviorism to Holistic Motivation
• The Cost of Accidents

Available in hardback only. Quantity discounts available.

Price: Safety & The Bottom book $59.00 each

In-house Training Program

Performance Management Skills

RCAT™ - Root Cause Analysis Technique – LEADERS GUIDE

Designed for in-house training, this leader’s guide includes all you need to train your front-line supervisors in RCat™in a 4-6 hour session. Root Cause Analysis – RCat™ is a valuable tool to help an organization break the cycle of ineffective investigations and repeat accidents. It is designed to help an investigation team (or individuals) “cover all the bases” as they analyze the causes of the accident or incident. RCat™ makes use of two simple tools:

RCat™ Chart – a detailed chart/map linking incidents to their immediate, root (or underlying) causes, and the inadequate controls which led to the problem.

RCat™ Worksheet – designed to be used with the chart, the worksheet is used to record the results of the analysis and ensure that all causes are identified and that appropriate controls are recommended.

With these tools, investigators can be quickly trained to analyze accidents and near-miss incidents effectively. The end result is that they get beyond the symptoms and to the real, root causes of the problem.

The Root Cause Analysis Technique – Leader’s Guide contains lesson plans, a participant handout ready for reproduction, and b&w transparency masters to present a 4-6 hour workshop on RCat™. The Leader’s Guide also includes 10 Investigation forms, 10 RCat™ Charts and 10 RCat™ Worksheets Additional Charts and Worksheets may be purchased separately.

Price: Root Cause Analysis Technique Leader’s Guide $229.00 ea

Additional Copies of charts and worksheets, when purchased with the Leader’s Guide:

RCat™ Chart (folded paper)
1-10 copies $8.00 ea
11 – 25 copies $7.50 ea
26 or more $7.00 ea

RCat™ Worksheets
1- 10 copies $1.75 ea
11 – 25 copies $1.65 ea
26 or more $1.49 ea

RCat™ Root Cause Analysis Charts and Worksheets

It is widely agreed that one of the core elements of any top-notch safety and loss control program is effective accident/incident investigations. RCat™ - the Root Cause Analysis Technique is a valuable tool to help an organization break the cycle of ineffective investigations and repeat accidents. It is designed to help an investigation team, or individual investigators “cover all the bases” as they analyze the causes of the accident or incident. IRCA provides on-site RCat™ workshops and an in-house training program, the Root Cause Analysis Technique Leader’s Guide to teach supervisors, investigation teams and others in the RCat™ method. RCat™ tools may also be purchased separately by those already familiar with RCat™.

RCat™ Chart – An 18 by 24 inch color-coded chart used to guide investigation teams/individuals through the analysis process. The detailed chart shows the five steps linking incidents to their immediate, root (or underlying) causes, and the inadequate controls which led to the problem. Charts are available in paper copy only or laminated for use with erasable markers.

RCat™ Chart (folded paper copies)
1- 10 copies $9.00 ea
11 – 25 copies $8.50 ea
26 or more $8.00 ea

RCat™ Chart (laminated copies)
1- 5 copies $15.00 ea
6 - 12 copies $14.75 ea
13 – 25 copies $14.25 ea
26 or more $13.95 ea

RCat™ Worksheet – designed to be used with the chart, the worksheet is used to record the results of the analysis and ensure that all causes are identified and that appropriate controls are recommended.

RCat™ Worksheets
1- 10 copies $1.75 ea
11 – 25 copies $1.65 ea
26 or more $1.49 ea

With these tools, investigators can be quickly trained to analyze accidents and near-miss incidents effectively. The end result is that they get beyond the symptoms and to the real, root causes of the problem.