{"product_id":"the-safety-first-myth-johnny-moore-9798241417657","title":"The Safety-First Myth: Why Safety, Quality, and Productivity Rise-or Fall-Together in American Manufacturing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eafety first. Quality second. Production third.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat hierarchy sounds responsible. It looks good on walls and websites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the shop floor, it rarely survives contact with pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Safety-First Myth\u003c\/i\u003e exposes a hard truth in American manufacturing: safety, quality, and productivity do not compete because people don't care-they compete because work is poorly designed. When systems force trade-offs, slogans collapse, shortcuts become normal, and good people are pushed into bad decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about trying harder, caring more, or enforcing rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a book about \u003cb\u003esystems\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from real manufacturing experience, this book shows why: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSafety programs fail even when leaders are sincere\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuality slips when output pressure rises\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eProductivity gains disappear into overtime, rework, and turnover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlame feels decisive-but never fixes the real problem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd most importantly, it shows what works instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll learn why plants that \u003cb\u003edesign safety, quality, and productivity together\u003c\/b\u003e become calmer, faster, and more reliable at the same time-without heroics, burnout, or constant firefighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll see: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy \"safety first\" becomes meaningless without system design\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow pressure silently rewrites the real rules on the floor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow numbers and metrics teach behavior-intentionally or not\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy misdiagnosis, wrong repairs, and repeated failures are design problems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to identify and remove contradictions that force shortcuts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat integrated plants do differently-and why they win long-term\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book does not offer silver bullets or packaged programs. It offers something rarer: a clear way to see how work actually behaves under pressure-and how to redesign it so people don't have to choose between doing it right and keeping their job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this book is for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant managers and operations leaders\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eManufacturing executives and directors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSafety, quality, and reliability professionals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupervisors and engineers responsible for real output\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFleet, industrial, and heavy-equipment operations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this book is not for\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders looking for motivational slogans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eChecklist-only compliance approaches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eCulture talk without design change\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican manufacturing is not short on effort.\u003cbr\u003eIt is short on systems that work when pressure rises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Safety-First Myth\u003c\/i\u003e shows how to build those systems-one job, one decision, one redesign at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johnny Moore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798241417657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Johnny Moore","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659950076159,"sku":"9798241417657","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-safety-first-myth-johnny-moore-9798241417657","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}