Shop Floor Safety — A Cause for Concern

The program is a work in progress, with a focus on identifying issues early on and not letting them get to a point of loss. Repetitive motion is still a major focus, and Midland supervisors can intervene to remedy employees when they initially feel discomfort. The idea is to maintain a dialogue.

“We investigate all injuries, monitor all first-aid injuries, keep and post injury data, and discuss it monthly,” concludes Ritter. “The difference between an actual minor injury and a recordable incident, quite often, is just luck—the right conditions falling in place to make it more serious or not.” PI