Lean and EHS and ... Rosie the Riveter?

Contrary to the popular notion that Lean started in Japan, it actually started in the US during World War II, when the experienced workers (men) were gone (off at war), and untrained and unskilled workers (Rosie the Riveters) took their place.

The U. S. Government War Production board established the TWI program (Training Within Industry) to meet the need to rapidly and reliably train people with no experience to reliably achieve high volume production.

The program was wildly successful:

• 86% of the 600 participating companies monitored increased production by at least 25%;
• 100% reduced training time by 25% or more;
• 88% reduced labor hours by over 25%; and
• 55% reduced scrap by at least 25%.

And this was starting with untrained and unskilled (no experience in the skills needed for the job) personnel!

In this talk you will:

• Learn about the principles and processes created by the TWI program
• Explore how these can be used to more reliably help you set up your processes and train for Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS), including case studies, as well as
• Understand how the emphasis on continuous improvement that was a foundational part of TWI can help you achieve ongoing productivity improvements