Downtime! A word that can send chills down the most seasoned production manager’s spine especially when it’s unplanned. These little headaches often arrive in the form of product packaging jams, a broken belt roller, a burned out motor or a blown fuse but are quick fixes with production back up and running usually at most… Read More Manufacturing Downtime Can Be Good Timing
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
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?
Some of you are currently working for either a supermarket chain, department store, discount store, or fast food restaurant. Whether this is just a temporary gig or a stepping stone to a career path within that corporation or industry, chances are thanks to the ‘Great Resignation‘ your bosses haven’t been able to tell you about… Read More Stuff Your Boss Probably Hasn’t Bothered To Tell You Cause No One Told Them
Santa received a notice of violation(1926.501) Fall Protection-General Requirements and this unfortunately still #1 on OSHA’s TopTen violations for 2019. In fact, falls have been the number 1 cited violation since 2011 and shows no sign of loosening its grip on that distinction. This is very frustrating since falls can be stopped with the use… Read More The TopTen OSHA Violations Before Christmas. On the Tenth Day
Santa received a notice of violation(1910.1200) Hazard Communication #2 on OSHA’s TopTen violations for 2019 Santa admits that he’s been so busy running the family business that he has not always kept up with changes. He was very surprised to find out that his old MSDS book was incredibly out of date. Back in 2012,… Read More The TopTen OSHA Violations Before Christmas. On the Ninth Day
Santa received a notice of violation(1926.451) Scaffolding which is severe making it #3 on OSHA’s TopTen violations for 2019. Think of scaffolding as another way to keep you from falling. It gives you a stable platform to work on at several stories high if needed. You can surround your project with scaffolding and work on… Read More The TopTen OSHA Violations Before Christmas. On the Eighth Day
Santa received a notice of violation(1910.147) Lockout/Tagout and this is serious enough to be #4 on OSHA’s TopTen violations for 2019. Lockout/Tagout or LOTO as it’s also known as is a pretty important safety feature that prevents unexpected operation of a piece of equipment while you are working on it. You see the scene played… Read More The TopTen OSHA Violations Before Christmas. On the Seventh Day
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