As it is workplace safety is not the most glamorous topic around the world and when it comes to personal safety in general it’s not something most people talk about at all unless a major incident has been recently covered on television or the internet. It doesn’t help when safety managers and other professionals are… Read More Companies Behaving Badly-Rules? We Don’t Need No Stinkin Rules
Today’s lesson learned at the Wile E. Coyote school of safety where they constantly disregard the laws of physics, corrupt the rules of nature and live in animated immortality. But here reality kills. Training/Certification – Whether you drive the family wagon or other pieces of powered equipment like a forklift or backhaul you need to be… Read More Safety Lessons Learned From Wile E. Coyote 6
Today’s lesson learned at the Wile E. Coyote school of safety where they constantly defy the laws of physics, perverse the rules of nature, and live in animated immortality. But here fire burns. What to do if a fire breaks out? You have 3 choices if this happens. A – You can immediately alert everyone… Read More Safety Lessons Learned From Wile E. Coyote 5
Today’s lesson learned from the Wile E. Coyote school of safety where they constantly defy the laws of physics, perverse the rules of nature, and live in animated immortality. But here gravity always rules. LESSON 4 Preventing Falls: Falls don’t just occur off the top of a building but can happen in facilities where production occurs within… Read More Safety Lessons Learned From Wile E. Coyote 4
Today’s lesson learned from the Wile E. Coyote school of safety where they constantly defy the laws of physics, perverse the rules of nature and live in animated immortality. But in our world, the earth sucks as gravity still wins. LESSON 3 – Weight Limits. Each of you has a limit on how much weight you can… Read More Safety Lessons Learned From Wile E. Coyote 3
Today’s lesson learned from the Wile E. Coyote school of safety where they constantly defy the laws of physics, perverse the rules of nature, and live in animated immortality. But in our world reality always wins. Lesson two – Daily inspections and checklist. Yea, yea. They’re a pain, every day the same thing, what a… Read More Safety Lessons Learned From Wile E. Coyote 2
Today’s thoughts on lessons learned from the Wile E. Coyote school of safety where they constantly defy the laws of physics, perverse the rules of nature and live in animated immortality. But in our world gravity always wins. LESSON 1 – Never stand directly under a suspended load of materials or a bin with a… Read More Safety Lessons Learned From Wile E. Coyote
Yes! Because of your many fabulous comments and requests, which was so greatly appreciated- This is the return of Companies Behaving Badly which will now be published the third Thursday of each month. This means I will have to add something new and make adjustments my routine so I can dedicate time to writing this… Read More Companies Behaving Badly-The Return
In a recent Twitter chat on workplace safety for #USAMfgHour, one of the questions we posed to the group was, “When was the last time you had an emergency evacuation or fire drill?” I was not prepared at all for the responses and was quite shocked as sadly they ranged from not at all to… Read More You Know The Drill
As your company grows in sales and expands to accommodate more SKUs, greater inventory, new machinery, and additional employees at one time or another, your business is going to need help from an outside contractor. They may be in the form of an engineering consultant, general contractor, painter, or other types of specialists needed for… Read More It’s 9 a.m. Do You Know Where Your Contractors Are?
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