We frequently focus on the risks involved with supply chain management – but how often do we take the time to determine how we can create a safer supply chain?
On average, 13 workers lose their lives every day in the United States [1]. That means that last year 4,609 workers died from work-related injuries.
To put that number into perspective, for every 100,000 full-time workers in the U.S. we are losing 3.5% to a fatal work injury.
Many of us are looking for the best way to improve safety in the workplace.
To that end, we take certain measures to mitigate risk and to control loss. Yet, we often wonder, “Are we taking the right measures?” and “Is it working?”
What are the two most dangerous activities at the workplace?
According to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) they are: [1] unjamming objects from equipment and [2] cleaning equipment.
We are all linked by a common concern: business interruption.
A disruption in your supply chain can cost millions of dollars in lost time, energy and resources. Furthermore, it’s frustrating and it lowers employee morale. Yet it’s a common issue – and it is one that is all too familiar to those of us in supply chain management.
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