Institute for Safety and Health Management

ISHM Library

Recommended texts for study:

These reference materials are recommended because they provide information relative to safety and health management topics. Although exam questions may cover similar subject matter they are not necessarily drawn from the specific material in these references. The exam may also feature a few questions about subjects not covered in traditional safety and health management references such as finance or labor relations as examples.

Accident Prevention Manual: Administration and Programs, NSC Pub.
Accident Prevention Manual: Engineering and Technology, NSC Pub.
The Deming Management Method, Mary Walton, Perigee Pub.
Ergonomics, Work and Health, Stephen Pheasant, Aspen Pub.
Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene, Barbara A. Plog, Patricia J. Quinlan, NSC Pub.
Introduction to Environmental Technology, Ann Boyce, Wiley Pub.
Making Instruction Work Robert F. Mager, CEP Press Pub.
Motor Fleet Safety Manual John E. Brodbeck, NSC Pub.
Muskuloskeletal Disorders and Workplace Factors NIOSH, 2nd Ed. (PDF File)
On the Practice of Safety, Fred A. Manuele, John Wiley ASSE Pub.
Practical Loss Control Leadership, Frank E. Bird, George L. Germain, ILCI Pub.
Primer on Occupational Safety and Health, Frederick Blosser, BNS Books
Safety and Health for Engineers, Roger L. Brauer, Van Nostrand Pub.
Safety and Health Management Planning, Ted S. Ferry, Van Nostrand Pub.
Safety Management : A Human Approach, Dan Petersen, ASSE Pub.
Techniques of Safety Management : A Systems Approach, Dan Petersen, ASSE Pub.
Total Quality Safety Management and Auditing, Michael B. Weinstein, Lewis Pub.