Lean safety: transforming your safety culture with lean management
Hafey, Robert B.
Lean thinking has been linked to most core business processes including manufacturing, product development, accounting, and supply chains. And now it is linked to the continuous improvement of safety. This unique book provides the knowledge necessary to both assess and improve safety programs by using Lean tools and techniques. Written by a leader in Lean implementation with more than 30 years of experience, the text focuses on cultural change, leadership, improvement methodologies, investigations designed to get at root causes, and the standards and metrics required to maintain and track a fluid approach to safety. INDICE: Introduction. Change the Culture - The common goal of both lean and safety programs. Process Thinking a Prerequisite -The process is the problemnot the ...Leaderships Role - Make "safety first" contagious. Improvement Methods - You can continuously cope or you can continuously improve - the choice is yours! Promoting Safety Programs that engage your employees. Safety ProgramLeadership -It doesn't have to be a manager. Incident and Accident Investigation - Getting to root cause and lasting solutions. Metrics - What you measure makes a difference.
- ISBN: 978-1-4398-1642-4
- Editorial: CRC Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 163
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés