Safety Performance in a Lean Environment : a Guide to Building Safety into a Process

162 Pages·2011·3.188 MB·English

by  Paul F English

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• Real safety solutions for a lean environment
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how to anticipate paradigm shifts in management models and how environmental health
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Eastern Kentucky University
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Safety
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in a Lean
Environment
A Guide to BuildinG SAfety into A ProceSS
Pa u l F. E n g l i s h
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This book is dedicated to my wife and children for the unwavering support in
my life and career. Each day is a roller coaster that I would never get off. To my
wife, Stacy, thank you for all the love and support anyone could possibly have. To
my oldest, Madeline, who challenges my wit even at 10 years old. To the greatest
negotiator I know, my oldest boy, Donald Callan, who really needs to go into sales
when he gets older. To Elizabeth, the quietest one of the bunch, who seems to tol-
erate all the craziness in our house. To Owen, the youngest, most fearless of all the
kids, willing to try anything once and usually does. Thank you and I love you all.
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Contents
Foreword ................................................................................................................xiii
Acknowledgments ....................................................................................................xv
The Author .............................................................................................................xvii
Chapter 1 Management Models and Lean Processes ...........................................1
Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company, Mass Production ..............1
Alfred Sloan and General Motors Corporation, Mass
Production—High Variation ................................................................2
Edward Deming and Total Quality Management ................................3
The Deming System of Profound Knowledge .................................4
Origin of the 14 Points.....................................................................4
Eiji Toyoda and Toyota Production System, TPS—Modern-Day
Lean Management ................................................................................5
Management Processes ........................................................................6
Balanced Scorecards ..........................................................................12
The Learning and Growth Perspective .........................................13
The Business Process Perspective .................................................13
The Customer Perspective .............................................................13
The Financial Perspective .............................................................13
Benchmarking ....................................................................................14
Span of Control ..................................................................................14
Social Management ............................................................................15
Value-Based Management ..................................................................15
Works Cited ........................................................................................16
Chapter 2 Planning, Decision Making, and Problem Solving ............................19
Strategic and Tactical Planning ..........................................................19
Does Your Plan Plan for the Unexpected? ....................................19
Strategic Planning for Environmental Health and Safety ..................20
Specific Questions and Areas under the PEP Evaluation ..............21
SWOT Analysis .............................................................................29
Foundations of Decision Making .......................................................30
5-Why Analysis .............................................................................32
Six Sigma and the DMAIC Process ...................................................33
Six Sigma for Environmental Health and Safety ..........................34
Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving ........................................................37
Root Cause Analysis and Incident Investigation—Case Study
of Ford Motor Company .....................................................................38
Works Cited ........................................................................................47
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