IN June 2001, a Marietta, Ga., worker was using his feet to tamp down cardboard inside a compactor when his feet became caught in the cardboard and he was pinned inside the machine. He was unable to ...

In many facilities, repair is thought of as a one-off activity in which the technician pits his skill against a unique problem. That facility may have maintenance procedures, but because the details ...

Maintaining written operational procedures establishes the specifics of the procedures in written form as they were developed and intended to be followed. Without the written word, even if the ...

IN June 2001, a Marietta, Ga., worker was using his feet to tamp down cardboard inside a compactor when his feet became caught in the cardboard and he was pinned inside the machine. He was unable to ...