Safety is the most important thing in any facility, and one of the best ways to improve safety is by following the OSHA standards and guidelines. OSHA offers hundreds of different requirements for all sorts of different types of facilities, and while it can sometimes be difficult to stay in compliance, the regulations are intended to help keep everyone as safe as possible. One of the most important OSHA requirements is that hazardous areas in …
Employers and employees all want a safe workplace, and the best way to achieve this is through ongoing training. Injuries and illnesses suffered on the job are very costly to companies, and can cost employees their jobs or even their lives. Workplace injuries cost companies and employees billions of dollars each year, and are also responsible for thousands of hours of lost productivity on the job. To keep this from happening, having employees who are …
Any facility that is considering implementing lean strategies into their workflow, will want to take a moment to look at how visual triggers can help support lean initiatives. The lean strategies are all about eliminating waste, doing things efficiently and having an environment which supports constant improvement. This requires that a lot of information be passed from person to person or from a given environment to the people working in it. The fastest way to …
