Too often, manufacturers think of safety only in terms of compliance. Its easy to understand why. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires companies to observe a wealth of rules and ...

More than likely you’ve heard the term kaizen or kaizen blitz, but what is kaizen? Kaizen is a Japanese term meaning change for the better or incremental improvement. Continuous improvement can take ...

Visual Workplace line offers OSHA signs, custom dry erase boards, and more. Because visual components are critical in a lean workplace, Visual Workplace Inc. offers a comprehensive line of 5S, lean ...

5S is an organisation system that prioritises efficiency and effectiveness within the work place. The principles of 5S originated from five Japanese words: 整理 (Seiri), 整頓 (Seiton), 清掃 (Seiso), 清潔 ...

“A place for everything and everything in its place” is a maxim that’s familiar to most of us. What you might not know is that more than just an old saying, it’s also another way of expressing the ...

I’ve always been a fairly neat and organized person. I don’t like clutter and dis-organization. Worst of all, I despise constantly cleaning up (especially after others). So I’ve always, kind of ...

Contractors that embrace lean construction principles in the name of reducing waste and enhancing value often discover other facets of their operations that are ripe for improvement. By using lean’s ...

A successful process needs a team representing the interests of the population to make the important decisions of improving process and safety. Behavior-based approaches have impacted the safety and ...