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LABELING / SIGN MAKING
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LABELING:
Selecting
The Proper Labeling Material
Using the right label material for the application
is important. When people wonder why their
labels aren't staying stuck, it is usually because
they did not use the right tool for the job--they
used the wrong labeling material.
By Steve Hudgik
The
Visually Instructive Plant
Signs and Labels for a Safe Workplace.
We all know how important a safe and productive
workplace environment is. But did you know you
can increase productivity, streamline processes
and improve safety compliance through proper facility
identification?
Reprinted with permission from Facility
Safety Management
Cable Labeling:
A Simple but Essential Task
Labeling the network cabling is just common sense.
Regardless of the size of the installation, all
Category 5 cables have to be labeled within 16
inches of the end.
By Catherine Varmazis
Reprinted with permission from Cabling
Installation & Maintenance
Lost in
the Translation
Not being able to read a warning sign at a construction
site or telltale on a piece of machinery can have
deadly consequences.
By Roger Brooks, Jr.
Reprinted with permission from Occupational,
Health & Safety Magazine.
Drug Tracking
With Bar Code Labels
Studies of VA hospitals found more than a 75%
improvement in errors related to wrong medication,
patient, or timing. Bar-code systems will be vital
in protecting patients from mistakes, since about
half of adverse reactions happen because someone
is given the wrong drug.
Reprinted with permission from Information
Week
SIGNS:
Investing
In An Updated Hospital Signage Program
When it comes to signage, those constructing or
renovating a healthcare facility must balance the
need for a sense of calm with the need for a clear
understanding of how to navigate as efficiently
as possible through the facility.
Reprinted with permission from Facility
Care Magazine
Developing
Effective Warnings for the Workplace
One of the most difficult tasks facing employers
is to identify the hazards associated with the products
and equipment used by their employees. Such careful
considerations will not only provide a safe work
environment for the employee, but protect the employer
as well, in that costs associated with workplace
injuries (loss of productivity, worker's compensation)
and litigation will be minimized.
By Deane Cheatham, Eric Shaver, and Michael Wogalter.
Reprinted with permission from Occupational,
Health & Safety Magazine.
GENERAL:
Code
Compliant (pdf file that requires Adobe
Acrobat)
The 1999 National Electric Code and what it means
to you.
By George Doll.
Reprinted with permission from Sign
Business Magazine. |
LEAN MANUFACTURING / LEAN OFFICE
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LEAN MANUFACTURING CASE STUDIES:
Kato
Engineering - Lean Office
Kato determined that it was time to apply lean
office transformation to enhance the company's
lean factory initiative and pave the way for a
successful enterprise resource planning (ERP)
implementation.
By Neal C. Benson & Timothy J. Hutzel
Reprinted with permission from: the Society
of Manufacturing Engineers
Lean
Manufacturing at Mathers Controls
Mathers Controls introduces a new product, and
uses lean manufacturing to increase capacity and
reduce capital costs by 78%.
Reprinted with permission from: National Institute
for Standards and Testing - Manufacturing Extension
Partnership
CGL
Manufacturing - On The Right Track
Faced with the unwelcome prospect of losing business,
CGL Manufacturing set out to learn about going
lean with an eye to driving out waste and reducing
costs.
by Duff McCutcheon
Reprinted with permission from Advanced
Manufacturing
KAIZEN:
Kaizen
at Fleetwood
Fleetwood's Plant 77 found a way to re-energize
production when Operations Director Steve Hulft
discovered kaizen--the Japanese methodology for
promoting continuous improvement by reducing waste.
By Vanessa R. Franco with Robert Green
Reprinted with permission from: Quality
Digest
Kaizen
at Sony in Terre Haute, Indiana
An operation at a plant in Terre Haute, Indiana,
that required 13 operators to produce 369 products
per man-hour, cut labor needs to three operators
while boosting throughput to 2,715 products per
man-hour in just over one year.
By Michael Mitchell and Scott Fairbanks
Reprinted with permission from: Manufacturing
& Technology News
Getting
Back to Basics
What is Kaizen and continuous improvement and
why is it important? The answers are found in
the following simple example.
By Tom Dossenbach
Reprinted with permission from Wood
& Wood Products
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SAFETY
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Safety
Alerts for Supervisors
Short articles reprinted from Safety Alerts for
Supervisors Newsletter describing safety mistakes.
Reprinted with pemission from Safety
Alert for Supervisors various issues.
Continuous
Communications
Preventing Accidents in Confined Spaces
Given today’s economy, any safety product
that proves it can be purchased for dollars saved
from increased productivity, while providing a
safer work environment, must be taken seriously.
Electronic voice communication in confined space
is a win, win situation.
Reprinted with pemission from Facility
Safety Management.
ASSE:
Modify Workplace Safety for Older Labor Force
As the 'baby boomer' generation ages,
the workforce is also shrinking, the American
Society of Safety Engineers is urging business
to modify their workplace safety efforts to accompany
a changing workforce.
Protective
Apparel and Safety Accessories for NFPA 70E
If providing protective equipment and safety accessories
that satisfy NFPA 70E sounds a bit complicated,
imagine the complexity facing Environmental Health
and Safety (EH&S) professionals as they analyze
all available personal protective equipment (PPE)
options for their companies’ workers. Reprinted
with pemission from Facility
Safety Management.
Lock
Out/Tag Out -
Safety Measures That Require Constant Vigilance,
Prevent Injury
At first glance it might appear that Lock Out/Tag
Out is a relatively easy safety measure to enforce.
Lock Out refers to locking access to a hazardous
machine and/or space. Tag Out is a lesser measure
that implies a sign, which provides a specific
directive that a certain area or machine is dangerous
and should be avoided without authorization. By
Thomas G. Dolar. Reprinted with permission from
Facility Safety
Management Magazine
The
Seven Potentially Deadly Sins of Safety
Though the list is 17 centuries old, experience
indicates we in safety have a long way to go to
solve the seven potentially deadly sins of safety.
Bby Gary W. Helmer.
Reprinted with permission from Occupational,
Health & Safety Magazine
Building
a Facility Maintenance Crew Safety Culture
If the current business climate pushes companies
to focus primary energies on costs and benefits,
statistical trends, efficiency, productivity
and quality, then shelving or decreasing emphasis
on safety and health issues may occur. However,
this is not an option. More than ever, protecting
the well being of each individual must remain
the primary concern.
Reprinted with permission from Facility
Safety Management Magazine
Manufacturing
Automation Safety
In the manufacturing world, although safety
is always stressed as the most important part
of the manufacturing process, situations arise
whether due to downtime, production stress,
poor maintenance procedures or poor engineering
design that tend to raise the safety issue.
Reprinted with permission from Facility
Safety Management Magazine
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