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Did you know?:

• People age 45+ now comprise the majority of the US population¹
• Fewer older workers expect to retire at age 62 or 65²
• It is expected by the year 2020, one quarter of the labor force will be 55-and-older³
• New estimated retirement age used by insurance company actuaries is now 74 years old⁴
• Older workers more likely to have carpal tunnel syndrome⁵

Why is it when management says “Safety is our number 1 priority” employees hear “Production is number 1 priority”?  The disconnect between management’s words that safety is the top prior in the company and the employees belief that productivity is the top priority is something that I hear and encounter as a consultant at the majority of organizations I’ve worked with.  A typical conversation with the plant manager, HR director and even the CEO/owner is that “we value our workers health and safety.  We want them to be safe and we’ve told them we value their safety over everything else in the

Continued from Improve the Effectiveness of Employee Training by Apply Lean & Human Factors Principles Part 1

/HF Techniques For Training

Every employer provides some type of employee training.  The effectiveness of that training is often circumspect.  Did you ever have employees attend a training and afterwards you would swear that despite your ability to verify they were there physically, you questioned whether they really learned anything as nothing changed—not their skills, retention of information and/or actions.  Why is this and what can be done? 

In my previous blog I listed out 5 common misconceptions and/or mistakes employers make when considering/implementing sit-stand workstations (SSWs).  SSWs are an investment and one worth doing right the first time in order for SSW implementation to be successful and sustainable and, of course in all business investments, to optimize ROI—employee usage, health & safety, and productivity.  The following are 5 Solutions to the Common Mistakes/Mis