Tag: Safety

From today's USA Today, on the heels of the recent bad quality from China news, which includes:Baby bibs with lead found at Wal-MartTainted seafood"Chemical...

Green Bay Press-Gazette - Tufco growing operations while keeping safety in focus:Another story from a small company in Wisconsin:""It is easy to downsize. Growth...

Watching the news about the tragic bridge collapse in Minnesota, it's easy to feel helpless, what can we do if something like that happens...

I have an upcoming Podcast recording session Friday afternoon, August 3, on the topic of Lean and ergonomics. My guest will be...

Explosions rock downtown Dallas | Latest News | WFAA.com Working from home with this news on in the background, the massive gas cylinder explosions at...

In my morning reading yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised to see the phrase "root cause" in two stories I've written about here:Preventable Medical Errors...

I don't know the original source of this and I can't vouch for its authenticity, but I can only assume this is a real...

Chinese say U.S. shares blame in food scandal - USATODAY.comI've been tempted a few times to post about the pet deaths from contaminated pet...

'Lean Production' May Also be a Lean Toward InjuriesPeople getting hurt would be a good indicator of Lean As Misguidedly Executed. The above...

Study: Hospital Goals Sometimes Compromise SafetyWith Lean, we have realized that improving quality does not run counter to decreasing costs. They go together....

Some good discussion was raised in my original post, where I was thinking out loud about what Lean management methods you should use to...

Ledger-Enquirer | 03/27/2007 | Campaign's goal is to reduce infections To those who might have thought I overstated the situation with hand washing in hospitals,...