Workers in occupational health and safety in a manufacturing environment may find themselves having to adopt lean production techniques, both within their occupational health (OH) department and in ...

A 'lean' approach to safety builds a culture that engages the entire workforce in proactively seeking out and removing injury risks. Too often, manufacturers think of safety only in terms of ...

In a highly-competitive global marketplace, almost everyone is looking for competitive advantages. Lean is not just about “less,” it is about efficiency. It does not seek to do as well with fewer ...

More than likely you’ve heard the term kaizen or kaizen blitz, but what is kaizen? Kaizen is a Japanese term meaning change for the better or incremental improvement. Continuous improvement can take ...

Visual Workplace line offers OSHA signs, custom dry erase boards, and more. Because visual components are critical in a lean workplace, Visual Workplace Inc. offers a comprehensive line of 5S, lean ...

I’ve always been a fairly neat and organized person. I don’t like clutter and dis-organization. Worst of all, I despise constantly cleaning up (especially after others). So I’ve always, kind of ...

“A place for everything and everything in its place” is a maxim that’s familiar to most of us. What you might not know is that more than just an old saying, it’s also another way of expressing the ...

Contractors that embrace lean construction principles in the name of reducing waste and enhancing value often discover other facets of their operations that are ripe for improvement. By using lean’s ...

A successful process needs a team representing the interests of the population to make the important decisions of improving process and safety. Behavior-based approaches have impacted the safety and ...

How does "production" apply to healthcare? Patients are not cars, of course. Yet both manufacturing and healthcare are filled with complex production processes. In healthcare, these include admitting ...