SLC 2014: Building a Safety Culture … the Lean Way
“For a company starting the lean journey, the easiest entry point is safety,” author and consultant Robert Hafey told attendees of the 2014 Safety Leadership Conference.
For the uninitiated, lean can seem like a bit of a mystery. During a breakout session at EHS Today’s Safety Leadership Conference in Indianapolis, author and consultant Robert Hafey tried to clear up some of the more common misconceptions.
Lean isn’t a cost-saving program, Hafey explained, and lean isn’t a downsizing program. In fact, lean isn’t a program at all.
“It’s a philosophy,” Hafey said. “It’s a way of thinking. It’s how you see the world.”
