Lean people should like proactive safety measures, especially inexpensive ones. Doing a personal “FMEA,” the odds of being submerged are very low, but the impact of it happening is very high (drowning and death).
That said, I ordered two “lifehammers
I ordered the “keychain
th less effort than the full sized “hammer
Full disclosure: I do receive “affilliate fees” from amazon on these items, but I will donate any referral fees for these safety items to the American Red Cross (link to donate online), unless somebody can suggest a better relief organization for the Minnesota area. Additionally, I will personally match the fees out of my own pocket. I'll give a full accounting here on the Blog about how many get ordered and how much I am able to donate.
Updated: No purchases of the safety devices… I received mine and plan on having them as “just in case.” I went through “standard work” with my wife about how to use it. The problem with a safety device like this is that you can't practice using it, unless you want to shatter a window. No thanks. But, there are some videos that show it in use, which at least gives you confidence the thing works.
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Mark,
Good thoughts. The old Boy Scout motto of “Be Prepared” is actually very lean. Those that are not prepared often cause waste, even possibly human life.
Another thing for all of us lean thinkers to ponder is “what if I was the first person to witness this?” What would we do if we were the first responders? What process would we follow to try saving someone’s life? Would our lean thinking experience help us solve that problem better? If not, how could we improve?
Also Mark please don’t spend your hard-earned on anything related to the blog. We all know and respect your high ethical standards…no need to prove anything! In fact I’d be happy to make a Red Cross donation in the name of the Lean Blog. I’m the one getting the free value from your hard work!
Thanks, anonymous. I didn’t think it was a matter of proving anything, I just thought it would be a nice gesture. The referral is only about 50 cents per lifehammer, so I doubt the donation is going to break the bank. I just wanted to do what I could to encourage people to buy those and/or support relief efforts.