Every time you step onto a construction site, there are countless hazards that you can come across in just a matter of seconds. That is why construction safety is not something that should be taken without serious diligence and...

What is an Andon Light? Long before the time when we could just flip a switch and light a room, the Japanese term Andon, simply meant paper lantern or signal light. Today, Lean manufacturers everywhere use Andon systems as a vi...

North Pole Looks To Step Up Safety In A Big Way In a last minute attempt to increase safety for the upcoming big day, a certain resident from the North Pole made a rather large order on some of the most important products in oc...

It’s that time of year again. No, not the last minute shopping, wrapping and list checking, but the aches, pains,  coughing, and nausea induced flu season that haunts us, year in and year out. It can come at a moments not...

According to the 2012 Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index, the most disabling workplace injuries and illnesses in 2010 amounted to $51.1 billion in direct US workers compensation costs. The annual Workplace Safety Index uses ...

Safety is always a concern when working with dangerous equipment and machinery, especially when it involves students in a training program. The auto repair shop at Portland Community College, located just south of Portland, Ore...

New Lean training website Üttana, is a unique educational platform for today’s Lean enthusiast. Training new employees or teaching a new way of doing things to a seasoned group can be one of the most difficult challenges ...

Are You Ready? The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) changeover is rapidly approaching the U.S. If you don’t already know, GHS is a global approach to hazard communication. It’s used to classify chemical hazards, lab...

Safety Communication Safety, safety, safety, we here it all the time. “Be safe!” What does that even mean? It’s probably the most cliche term used in safety communication today. We all know that safety is a fo...