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
The five in a 5S workplace organizational and housekeeping methodology refers to five steps – sort, set in order, shine, standardize and sustain. Safety should be the honorary sixth “S.
Many manufacturing facilities have opted to follow the path towards a “5S” workplace organizational and housekeeping methodology as part of continuous improvement or lean manufacturing processes. The term refers to five steps – sort, set in order, shine, standardize and sustain – that are also sometimes known as the five pillars of a visual workplace. Continue reading
The book I wrote in 2017 contained a chapter on the death toll of migrant workers building stadiums for the world cup host of Soccer in Qatar 2022.After my visit I wrote to FIFA, the governing body with photographs of the dangers in work places and details of the more than 6500 workers who were killed on the job. Continue reading
“The Covid-19 Pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in the supply chain and the continued meltdown combined with increasing consumer demand for real-time delivery will drive more investment in logistics and e-commerce capabilities.Who needs them? Who reads them? What value do they have? Are they alive to change? Do they justify all the time and money spent on them? But purists quickly will respond “Absolutely!” and then claim that mission statements are indispensable. After all, you can’t steer without a rudder, navigate without a GPS, explore without a map. Continue reading