MANUFACTURING SERIES

Maintaining a clean and sanitized environment is crucial in food manufacturing to ensure the safety and quality of food products. In this course, we will explore why wet cleaning is preferred in certain scenarios, delve into effective wet cleaning methods and materials used, and examine real-world applications to highlight best practices. By the end of this course, employees should have a clear understanding of how to implement and optimize wet cleaning processes.

Welcome to the “Eliminating Abusive Conduct” lesson, which is the fifth in the “A Harassment-Free Workplace for Manufacturing” course designed to educate manufacturing employees on how to foster a respectful and inclusive work environment by addressing and preventing harassment in all forms. This lesson explains what bullying is, the various forms, and what constitutes illegal bullying and harassment. Viewers will also gain practical tips for protecting themselves and others against bullying behaviors.

Welcome to “New Supervisor Fundamentals,” a video course devoted to helping you transition smoothly and successfully into your new leadership position! This course, which comprises 11 video lessons, starts off by illustrating the crucial role supervisors play within the organization and describing what you need to do to be an effective and credible leader for your new team. In addition, this course addresses key steps you should take as you navigate this promotion, including holding your first team meeting, researching your new team, conducting one-on-ones with your employees, observing your team members work, and constructing a strategic plan for your team. You’ll also learn how to manage the change in relationship when you go from being your friends’ teammate to being their boss. By the end of the series, you should have a strong understanding of what you should and shouldn’t do in order to be the best supervisor possible right out of the gate.

Welcome to the “Managing Stress (Manufacturing Version)” video course created to help you respond productively to stressful situations! This course, which comprises five video lessons, begins by explaining what stress is and what happens in the body when a stressor strikes. Then, this course describes common risk factors related to personal characteristics and working conditions. From there, you’ll learn coping skills for dealing with acute stress when it crops up, as well as helpful habits that can help you maintain low stress levels over time. Finally, you’ll discover some best practices for managing stress at work. Ultimately, you should have the tools you need to mind your mental health and keep your cool in the face of stress on and off the job!

Welcome to the “Emergency First Aid to Know” lesson, the first of 11 in the “Effective First Aid” course, designed to give you the essentials for addressing common medical emergencies that may occur in the workplace. This lesson gives the core basic knowledge of first aid, including the primary goals of first aid, general practices, and how to address common situations that especially benefit from first aid, including bleeding, shock, and allergic reactions.

Welcome to “A Step Above: Best Practices for Ladder Safety,” a lesson meant to help learners prepare to use ladders properly and prevent injuries. From choosing the right ladder to climbing it safely, there’s a lot to keep in mind when it comes to ladder usage at work. After completing this lesson, viewers will be able to confidently use ladders to help them do their job effectively, without risking injury to themselves or their coworkers. (Keywords: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, injury prevention, fall prevention)

Lean Manufacturing is a philosophy used by businesses to improve quality, eliminate waste, reduce production times, and reduce costs. 5S, which is a Lean Manufacturing method that originated in Japan at the Toyota corporation, provides a structured approach for creating and maintaining a clean and orderly workplace. Organizing workplaces with 5S improves efficiency by exposing waste so it can be eliminated and prevented from recurring and making standards known so that all employees can easily follow them. The five S’s are sort, set in order, shine, standardize, and sustain. This course will discuss how to perform each of the five S’s and their benefits.

MARCOM's Video On Demand (VOD) program on Accidental Release Measures & Spill Cleanup Procedures is designed to help facilities comply with OSHA's HAZWOPER regulation (29 CFR 1910.120). As part of these regulations, there are varying requirements for employee training, depending on an employee's specific level of involvement with hazardous materials. Hazardous materials and waste are part of many work situations, and can be found on many types of job sites. It is so important that employees know how to recognize these potentially dangerous substances, as well as how to handle and dispose of them properly, that OSHA mandates that anyone working with these substances receive comprehensive training in this area.

Hundreds of conveyor types are used in manufacturing and industrial environments to move materials from one location to another. Conveyors can reduce workloads and make production more efficient. They can also prevent injuries that result from carrying materials manually. Different material handling systems require different conveyor types to move products or raw materials effectively. This module will discuss common components of conveyors as well as specific conveyor types and their uses.

Key Takeaways from Creating a Safe Industrial Workplace: • How to avoid injury while lifting, and when to ask for help (yes, you will sometimes need it!) • How to recognize hazards and prevent accidents while working in confined spaces • Proper procedure while working from heights, both tethered and untethered • Avoiding slips, trips, falls, as well as eliminating the conditions that typically cause them • What to do in the event of an industrial fire • How to avoid electrical shock and/or death