Job safety has come a long way in 50 years since the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) was enacted. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) says “more than 627,000 workers now can say their lives have been saved since the passage of the OSH Act.”
But the journey is ongoing and there’s much farther to go in eliminating death and injuries on the job. Continue reading
Ran across this question the other day from someone just starting in the role of reliability engineer. I wasn’t smart enough to ask this question when I started in the field, yet looking back I’m sure to have found the list of what one should learn and apply daunting.
You should learn how electronics fail. And this may involve:
Omicron, the new variant on the block! This is the latest strain of the COVID virus but, within a few days of its arrival, or rather announcement that’s it’s been found, countries are closing their borders and travel restrictions are being imposed! There has been no rhyme or reason for this but this decision, as with many others related to COVID, seems to have been made arbitrarily and with a preponderant paucity of ‘data’. Continue reading
The 21st century, was an era of unprecedented global integration. During this period, the U.S. became heavily dependent on China for providing low-cost goods to help low and medium waged Americans to make ends meet. COVID-19 unveiled a very serious weakness in the U.S. supply chain with China that was unknown to the general public and most of the legislature. Continue reading
In Agile Enterprise Risk Management, Risk-Based Thinking, Multi-Disciplinary Management and
Digital Transformation I focus on several topics tied to transformation. The overarching objective of transformation is business agility—the ability to identify opportunities and threats in your environment and react to them at speed. In the volatile environment in which we are now living, this is what will enable you to sustain your company. In fact, it’s the only thing that will. Continue reading