Strong Safety Cultures Pay Off
Due to the unforgiving nature of electrical hazards, it’s important for facility managers and staff...
Boost Operational Profitability With Safety
Your industrial-safety assets and programs can become a profit engine.
Drones Support Safer Inspections
By Robert E. Sinclair, Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc.
What’s Up With Machine-Safety Risk Assessments?
Answer: Strategies to minimize hazards start with this type of process.
ON THE FLOOR
Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.
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Develop Continuous Improvement Muscle Memory
Q : Is a Kaizen event or coaching kata best for continuous improvement? A : There are many tools available to perform continuous improvement, but the one that will make your facility most successful requires a process that enables the entire workforce to become problem solvers. To discuss this requires a few definitions/explanations.
How Do You Capture Safety Data?
Consider using work-permit notes, near-miss reports, and project-design reviews to help prevent...
Are Your Electrical Workers Qualified?
Electrical power systems today are often very complex. Protective devices, controls...
Industry Views: AR/VR Is at Your Doorstep
Pioneers always take a beating, and Google’s Google Glass augmented-reality (AR) product was the...
Press-Brake Safeguarding Matters
Today’s advanced technologies offer safer, more operator- and production-friendly solutions than...
Rent a Truck, Learn Lessons
Q: Can I use/transfer reliability and maintenance skills to other activities? A : If you are...
Respect Safety Data Sheets
These mandatory documents play a vital role in workplace-safety and lubrication-management programs.
Improve Plant Safety with Virtual Simulation
New technologies and engaging training methods are helping workers better understand and strongly...
Don’t Overlook STF Hazards
Slips, trips, and falls can lead to tragic consequences in your plant. According to the report...