Assignment

THE FOLLOWING BOOK MUST BE USED AS ONE OF THE REFERENCE:

Hafey, R. B. (2010). Lean safety: Transforming your safety culture with lean management. New York, NY: CRC Press.

CAREFULLY READ AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS AND ARTICLE REVIEW BELOW:

1) Discuss the advantages of a team-based (lean) approach to distributing safety responsibilities versus the traditional practice of having one person, such as a safety director, in charge of safety.

2) Explain why it is important that safety leadership be demonstrated not only by management, but also by employees.

3) What safety subteams would you recommend for your current (or most recent) employer? How could they benefit the organization?

ATRICLE REVIEW

You have learned a lot thus far about lean approaches to safety and health in the workplace. In this assignment, find an article on lean approaches in general (not related to safety) to review. In reviewing this article, please reflect on how the applications described align with lean safety management practices you have covered thus far in the course and to what extent you believe an organization that utilizes lean manufacturing processes might be more or less successful in implementing lean safety management techniques. What role would cultural momentum (an existing culture that already embraces lean) play in that success?

Write a two-page review of the article that includes the following information:

• Briefly introduce and summarize the article
• Identify the author's main points
• Who is the author's intended audience?
• How does the article apply to this course? Does it support the information in your textbook?
• How could the author expand on the main points?

Use APA format when writing your review.