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Ergonomic Improvements in Manufacturing (A)1

Ergonomic Improvements in Manufacturing (A)1


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April 2005


Joe, the plant manager was reviewing plans for a new production line. Abbott had developed a new product, the A-drug delivery pump. The A-drug pump was very similar in terms of design and weight characteristics to the X-drug delivery pump, a product that had been manufactured at Joe's site for the last several years. Both pumps weighed about 26 pounds.

Fleet Safety at Abbott (A)1

Fleet Safety at Abbott (A)1


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April 2005


The manufacturing setting has been a highly visible area for worker safety programs, but in 2000, more worker fatalities were caused by vehicle crashes in the United States than by any other incident type (see Exhibit 1).

Motor Vehicle Accident Case Study: The Dow Chemical Company's Use Of "six Sigma" Methodology

Motor Vehicle Accident Case Study: The Dow Chemical Company's Use Of "six Sigma" Methodology


Company: 

December 2005

The Problem:

In the United States, over the 11-year period from 1992 through 2002, motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) were the leading cause of occupational fatalities1. Work-related roadway deaths increased over this period, even as the number of all other occupational fatalities declined.

Benedictine Living Community of Wahpeton Earns OSHA SHARP Designation

Benedictine Living Community of Wahpeton Earns OSHA SHARP Designation


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Location: , North Dakota

NAICS Code: 623110 - Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)

Employees: 133

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Left to Right— Front Row: Terry Hasbargen (Wellness Assistant), Jerry Trupka (Risk Management/Safety Director), Stephanie Kubacki Administrative Assistant)
Left to Right — Back Row: Sandy Youngquist (Culinary Manager), Jim Harty (Environmental Director), Jim Cornelius (Administrator), Deb Reynolds (Social Services)

Pikes Peak Steel, LLC Works with Colorado State University OSHA Consultation Services and Stays SHARP

Pikes Peak Steel, LLC Works with Colorado State University OSHA Consultation Services and Stays SHARP


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Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado

NAICS Code: 332312 - Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing

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Employees: 32

Pikes Peak Steel, LLC, is a growing structural steel fabrication plant, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  The company provides steel products to commercial contractors in the western United States and to homebuilders in Colorado Springs and the surrounding region.  Their products range from beams, saddles, railings, and stairs to structural steel and bridges.