June:
National Safety Month is fast approaching but the 2013 plan to
highlight Safety Awareness at Muir Omni Graphics has been in the works for
several months. The more I talked with the Safety team (as a group and
individually) the more the little details of our safety awareness promotion
fell into line.
Team
Composition would be key for success. I had visions that
teams of a departmental nature might experience problems if they didn’t have a
defined time or place to work. Some team members might be inclined to wander
away to get back to their work station. My next thought was to create teams
that presented a cross section of the company as a whole. Each team would include
office staff, screenprinters, managers, packagers, etc. With just a little over
forty employees, I have always divided them into four groups –
cross-sectionally- in order to allow for required training without causing
disruption to production. Yes, this would be perfect for this event too. Each
team was to have one member of management, one safety team member and at least
one person who could speak both English and Vietnamese. We wanted to make sure
everyone on each team understood the mission and the intent of the contest.
The
Contest required each team to create a poster that best describes
Safety Awareness at Muir Omni Graphics. It seemed simple enough.
