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A Hazcom label on a corrosion resistant chemical barrel
Chemical Labeling 101
Navigating Compliance Challenges and Enhancing Visual Communication In the regulatory-driven healthcare ...
Floor tape on a mechanic's shop floor
What is Floor Marking?
Visual safety communication takes many forms in the workplace. Beyond just signs and labels, floor marking is ...
What Is Kanban?
In the face of declining sales and profits during the 1950s, Eiji Toyoda began looking for ways to improve ...
Hard Hat Requirements
OSHA/ANSI Hardhat Requirements 68,000 injuries in 2020 required an absence from work 1,000 workers killed ...
Logistics Tracking
Logistics involves managing the movement of resources. This not only includes products, but the movement and ...
Chaku Chaku
Chaku chaku, literally meaning "load load," is a Japanese term for a single-piece manufacturing process based ...
Planned Maintenance
Planned maintenance is a proactive approach to maintenance in which maintenance work is scheduled to take ...
Kaizen Benefits
Businesses continue to turn towards lean manufacturing tools to find ways to tighten their belts and remain ...
Worker wearing proper PPE around loud equipment
OSHA Sound Levels
What is noise? Is all noise bad? Where does noise come from? Vibrations detected by the human ear are called ...
Product Identification
Product identification is a broad category of labeling that includes functions such as product traceability, ...
International Fire Code
The International Fire Code (IFC) provides fire prevention and safety standards for existing buildings. It ...
Arc flash signs next to a miner
Arc Flash in Mining
Very little can happen in mining without electricity. From drilling equipment and powered shovels to fixed ...
OSHA 29 CFR 1926
Construction is a high hazard industry, with unique situations and hazards, and it employs more than six ...
NFPA 704
NFPA 704 Labels NFPA 704 - Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency ...
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What Is Kanban?
In the face of declining sales and profits during the 1950s, Eiji Toyoda began looking for ways to improve ...
Five Whys
The five whys analysis is also known as the why-why chart and root cause analysis. As these names imply, the ...
Lean Facility
Creating a Lean Facility The global market places significant pressure on businesses and other organizations ...
Continuous Improvement
What is Continuous Improvement? Continuous improvement is a philosophy of looking to improve products and ...
Quality Circles
The quality circle originated in Japan in the early 1960's. The objective was to give the responsibility for ...
Kaizen Getting Started
There is more to implementing Kaizen than we can include on a single web page. However, the following serves ...
FOCUS PDCA
FOCUS PDCA is a management method, developed in the healthcare industry, used to improve processes. Created ...
Lean Canvas
Compared to writing a business plan, which can take several weeks or months, you can outline multiple ...
FMECA
The Fundamentals of FMECA FMECA is used to evaluate reliability and identify the most critical failure modes. ...
Lean on Maintenance
What is Lean Maintenance? Lean manufacturing is arguably the single greatest advance in plant efficiency ...
Cross-Docking
What is Cross-Docking? At its most basic, cross-docking establishes a speedy, efficient system for unloading ...
SIPOC
SIPOC is an acronym for Suppliers, Inputs, Processes, Outputs, and Customers and shows how these business ...
What Is Kaizen?
Kaizen originated in Japan during the early 1950s and comes from two words: Kai (improvement) and Zen (good). ...
Inventory Planning
What is Inventory? The word "inventory" can have a number of definitions. In this article, we'll be talking ...
Kanban Benefits
Kanban Provides a Number of Benefits. Kanban was developed as a method for controlling the flow of materials ...
Lean Construction
Many contractors simply can't see how the competition might do enough things differently enough to allow for ...
Six Sigma Methodology
As the name implies, a Lean Six Sigma methodology combines the principles of lean manufacturing ("Lean") with ...
Process Map
Why Map a Process? Maps and flowcharts help make work visible. Increased visibility improves communication ...
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Floor tape on a mechanic's shop floor
What is Floor Marking?
Visual safety communication takes many forms in the workplace. Beyond just signs and labels, floor marking is ...
Types of Floor Marking
As workplaces grow increasingly sophisticated, it's imperative that employers keep workers safe, increase ...
Floor Signs
When employers imagine floor marking, most think of aisle markers, pathway designations, and hazard stripes. ...
Floor Marking 101
Companies around the world, from major manufacturers down to your local grocery store, all share a common ...
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A Hazcom label on a corrosion resistant chemical barrel
Chemical Labeling 101
Navigating Compliance Challenges and Enhancing Visual Communication In the regulatory-driven healthcare ...
Parts of an SDS
Under the international standard called the Globally Harmonized System, or GHS, details about a chemical or ...
NFPA 704 vs HazCom 2012
A variety of labeling standards and classification systems are available for managing chemical safety. This ...
ANSI Cutting Standard
ANSI Cutting Standard The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has updated its hand protection ...
An instructor standing at the front of an adult class with a Hazcom label projected on the wall
HazCom Training
OSHA's HazCom rules, sometimes called the Hazard Communication Standard or HazCom 2012, cover requirements ...
Understanding the SDS
Chemical safety can be a massive puzzle, with a variety of interconnected elements: inventory lists, storage ...
GHS Purple Book
The GHS is described in a book, informally known as the "Purple Book." This book contains information on all ...
Explosive Hazard
A ranch worker was grinding a 300-pound gasoline tank late Wednesday when the tank exploded, killing the ...
REACH Training
REACH is an acronym for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of Chemicals. REACH is a ...
GHS Label Information
Appendix C to the 2012 (OSHA 1910.1200) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) specifies the mandatory ...
NFPA 704 Hazmat Diamond
NFPA 704 is titled "Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response." NFPA 704 defines a ...
HazCom
What is HazCom? "HazCom" is short for "Hazard Communication," which works to keep people safe by providing ...
Lab Safety Labels
Permanent Container Safety Labels OSHA requires employers to ensure that no worker uses, stores, or allows ...
49 CFR Transportation
CFR is the abbreviation for "Code of Federal Regulations." CFR 49 ? Transportation, contains nine volumes ...
Occupational Exposure
The term "occupational exposure" refers to a potentially harmful exposure to hazards chemicals in the ...
From MSDS to SDS
OSHA's HazCom 2012 rules require companies to have a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for every hazardous chemical in ...
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Worker wearing proper PPE around loud equipment
OSHA Sound Levels
What is noise? Is all noise bad? Where does noise come from? Vibrations detected by the human ear are called ...
OSHA 29 CFR 1926
Construction is a high hazard industry, with unique situations and hazards, and it employs more than six ...
Fire Signs
The most important signs are those indicating the means of escape, usually consisting of Fire Exit signs ...
ANSI Standards
ANSI is the American National Standards Institute. It is a private organization involved with coordinating ...
ANSI Cutting Standard
ANSI Cutting Standard The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has updated its hand protection ...
Crane Safety
Derrick, Hoist, and Crane Safety Manufacturers, shipyard workers, and construction workers depend on ...
Wire Color Coding
There are many wire identification standards, and many of them rely on color codes. Not all electrical wiring ...
GHS Label Information
Appendix C to the 2012 (OSHA 1910.1200) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) specifies the mandatory ...
QHSE
Quality, Health, Safety and Environment Management (QHSE) generally refers to a management operation mode ...
1910 136 Foot Protection
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most of the workers in selected occupations who suffered impact ...
OSHA Confined Space
OSHA Confined Space Safety OSHA's regulation 29 CFR 1910.146 covers "permit-required confined spaces." This ...
OSHA 29 CFR 1910
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is a branch of the United States Department of Labor ...
OSHA and NFPA 70E
When workers performing maintenance or repairs on energized electrical equipment, they could be exposed to an ...
OSHA Citations
OSHA citations are routinely given to companies throughout the United States. Organizations large and small ...
3D Printing Hazards
3D printing, or additive manufacturing (AM), is a popular method for rapid prototyping and even small-scale ...
Facts About OSHA
One of the surprising facts about OSHA is that before OSHA existed most American workers did not have access ...
OSHA 1926 Requirements
Because it is a high hazard industry, with unique situations and hazards, and employing more than six million ...
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Arc flash signs next to a miner
Arc Flash in Mining
Very little can happen in mining without electricity. From drilling equipment and powered shovels to fixed ...
Arc Flash Labels
When electrical equipment must be maintained or repaired while energized, an arc flash hazard may be present. ...
Arc Flash PPE
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is the last line of defense against injuries. When it comes to arc flash, ...
NEMA Standards
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) is an industry association for two types of ...
What Is An Arc Flash
An arc flash is an explosive burst of heat and light, caused by a sudden, uncontrolled electrical arc (or ...
Arc Flash Boundary
NFPA 70E is the major industrial standard for safe electrical work in the United States. It defines three ...
OSHA and NFPA 70E
When workers performing maintenance or repairs on energized electrical equipment, they could be exposed to an ...
Incident Energy
Incident energy is a measurement of energy, usually heat, striking a surface. If you were sitting near a ...
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