Lean Safety Gemba Walks: A Methodology for Workforce Engagement and Culture Change

Content: The Common Objective-Impact the Culture by Building Trust  Compliance-Based Safety-Not Good Enough  Behavior-Based Safety versus Lean Safety  Living Injury-Free Every Day versus Living Painkiller-Free Every Day  A Safety Walk versus a Safety Gemba Walk Product Flow Material Handling Methods Storage Containers Plant Layout      Block Diagramming      Relationship Diagramming      Rules for Engagement    Case Studies Metal Fabrication Operation, Ohio Electrical Cabinet Assembly Operation, Indiana Distribution Center, Nevada Transformer Manufacturer: Power Partners, Inc., Athens, Georgia Industrial Distributor, Pennsylvania Mining and Metals: Metinvest, Donetsk, Ukraine Food Plant, Australia Chemical Plant: Nufarm Limited, Victoria, Australia      Lean Safety Workshop/Kaizen Event Feedback           Impressions-What impressed you the most?           What can you take away and apply in your workplace?           Learnings-Personal Learnings for me Recreational Vehicle Plant, United States Food Plant, United States Sheet Metal Fabrication Plant: KSO Metalfab Inc., Streamwood, Illinois Medical Device Component Plant: Specialty Silicone Fabricators, Paso Robles, California Coiled Metal Processing Plant, Australia Medical Products Plant, Australia Heavy Machined Products Plant, United States Custom Field Service Vehicle Plant: Stellar Industries, Inc., Garner, Iowa Machining and Assembly Operation, Canada Sheet Metal Products Plant, Canada Beverage Can Operation, United Kingdom Process Production Operation, Australia  Conclusion    Index