Lean Sustainability: Creating Safe, Enduring, and Profitable Operations

June 24, 2011 - PRLog -- The Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance defines safety as the maintenance of peace of mind. Without peace of mind, or the serenity brought about by a safe working environment, employees will be unwilling and even unable to focus their energies on production improvement. Thus, it can be said that all improvement begins with safety.

A how-to manual on the proper integration of safety and environmental sustainability with Lean implementations, Lean Sustainability: Creating Safe, Enduring, and Profitable Operations provides a proven recipe for achieving safety and sustainability excellence. This book is the result of the author’s two decades of experience implementing Lean; Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE); and sustainability processes in the chemical, food, and consumer products industries. It unveils valuable lessons learned and little-known tips for eliminating waste and increasing process efficiency—while reducing safety incidents and your overall impact on the environment.

The text illustrates how to use the SHE Pillar as a gateway to continuous improvement, regardless of the improvement methodology you use. Bolstered with proven methodologies and real-world advice, it introduces novel approaches for achieving safety and sustainability excellence, including:

• Autonomous Safety—supplying employees with the knowledge, skills, and motivation to work safely
• Triple Zero—the achievement of zero accidents, zero environmental incidents, and zero losses
• Green Value Steam Mapping—the application of Value Steam Mapping to environmental and sustainability issues

Although there are many books on Lean, sustainability, and SHE, few explain how to integrate these dynamic tools. Walking you through this process, this book supplies the tools to create a synergy that will boost efficiencies across all segments of your business. Follow its advice and you’ll be on your way to making your organization and employees Lean, green, and serene.

About the Author

Dennis Averill CIH, CSP has over 25 years of management experience in the chemical, food, and consumer products industries leading corporate programs in the area of Safety, Health & Environment (SHE), Quality, and Manufacturing Improvement (Lean & TPM).

Mr. Averill was a Phi Beta Kappa, Bachelor of Science graduate of the University of Richmond. He has also earned Master of Health Science (Dept. Environmental Health Engineering) and Master of Administrative Science (Business Management) degrees from the Johns Hopkins University where he has served as an Associate of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), and a Certified TPM Instructor.

He has lent his time and talents to various professional and community groups serving as; President of the American Industrial Hygiene Association Chesapeake Section, Vice President of the Community Coalition of Harford County, member of the Harford County Emergency Planning Committee, industry representative on the Maryland Governor’s Council on Toxic Substances, and member of the American Society of Safety Engineers Management Specialty Practice Group.

ISBN: 9781439857168, 222 pp., Paperback, $39.95

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