Operational Excellence
Why digitize your employee training program?
Why digitize your employee training program? Andy Pritchard | March 23, 2022 | 4 min read Employee Training & Recertification programs can have a lot of moving parts, which makes them complex and hard to manage. Training program content can require updates as things change. Scheduled training sessions can be missed resulting in compliance…
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What are F-tags and why digitize them?
What are F-tags and why digitize them? Andy Pritchard | March 17, 2022 | 4 min read F-tag is a visual work order system where staff apply paper tags to machines when a process abnormality is observed. “F” stands for Fuguai, which is Japanese word that means “deviation” or “abnormality”. F-tags can be for…
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Why use software to manage Work Permits?
Why use software to manage Work Permits? Steve McBride | Jan 8, 2022 | 6 min read The Permit To Work system (PTWs) authorizes, approves and manages the workflow of non-standardized construction, maintenance, inspection or repair activities that pose a potential risk to personnel, damage to equipment or facilities, disruption of operations or…
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What are the main types of Work Permits
What are the main types of Work Permits Andy Pritchard | Feb 14, 2022 | 4 min read Permit To Work (PTW) systems help to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and enhance worker safety by requiring project managers to assess potential risks and work through action plans before they execute the work. A…
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What’s involved in work permits and how can software help?
What are the steps involved in work permits (PWT) and how can software improve them? Andy Pritchard | Feb 14, 2022 | 4 min read A Permit to Work (PTW) system requires project managers to identify potential hazards and think through how they will be mitigated before the project is initiated. For this…
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What is a PTW system and why is it important?
A Permit to Work (PTW) system is a formal documented system, used to control high-risk, nonstandardized activities. They are usually issued by a manager or supervisor and allow a person or group of people to carry out a task, under strict controls.
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What makes inspection scheduling so difficult and how to solve it
What makes inspection scheduling difficult and how to solve it. Steve McBride | Feb 12, 2022 | 7 min read Digitizing an inspection schedule takes some effort, so you want to get it right the first time. As you have probably discovered if you’re managing an inspection schedule, it can be very complex.…
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Why are paper forms insufficient for inspection schedules?
Digitizing an inspection schedule takes some effort, so you want to get it right the first time. As you have probably discovered if you’re managing an inspection schedule, paper forms are not ideal for ensuring inspections are completed correctly and on time.
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How to simplify inspection schedules
Your front line staff are busy and your inspections are important. Simplification goes a long way to ensuring inspections get done on-time and correctly.
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What are the 7 steps of autonomous maintenance?
Quick overview of the 7 steps of Autonomous Maintenance from Increasing Operator Knowledge to Establishing Continuous Improvement and everything in between.
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