Posts Tagged ‘safety pat’
Date: 02 Sep, 2010
Why and How to Use Safety Pat Safety Pat is a tool to visually manage safety incidents and accidents. Visual management is one of the foundational principles of operational excellence and continuous improvement. Safety Pat is one way to see visually the problems you are having with incidents and accidents. Many of us in manufacturing have at least heard of safety pat, but by the end of this blog you should understand why and how to use safety pat. Materials needed: 1. Safety pat (photo below, email us for a higher quality version) 2. Red and yellow markers how to use safety pat 5 Steps...
What is the purpose of the safety system? If you notice any of our clients where the operational excellence system is being implemented, you’ll see the main artifact: a balanced scorecard. If you come to a daily or monthly meeting here are some things you’ll see, which are also visible on the balanced scorecard: 1. Safety is the first priority listed on the balanced scorecard 2. All daily meetings start with safety report out and problem solving sheets 3. All monthly BSC meetings start with reporting on the top 3 safety problems 4. Safety suggestions (solutions) are worth more points...
