Safety Fitz assists companies in their Health and Safety Programs. How can someone like me assist you and your company? To answer properly I need to answer a couple of things. First, what is it that I do? I like […]
Have a Safety Culture or Thrive in a Great Culture?
Can you achieve meaningful improvement to employee safety merely by considering Safety Culture? In my opinion on Safety Culture may be a bit unorthodox. First, I think we should define culture. In organizations, culture is the relationships of people. It […]
What is OSHA Outreach (OSHA 10 & 30 Hour)
Basically, OSHA Outreach is a program that trains employees and management in the OSHA Standards. It is commonly called by most people OSHA 10-Hour and 30-Hour Training. This comes from the fact that when the training is completed each student […]
Unintentional Pervasiveness in Lockout
Setting the Table: The Webster’s Dictionary defines the word pervasive as, “existing in or spreading through every part of something.” I heard this word used about fifteen (15) years ago at a lockout seminar. Prior to this seminar, I do […]
Becoming a Lean Convert
I grew up in a Blue-Collar family in Southeastern Michigan. In SE Michigan in the 60s there was one major industry, the building of cars and car parts. Both my parents were workers in auto parts plants. The day after […]
What Do You Think of Zero Injuries Philosophy
A friend recently asked me, “Fitz, what do you think of the Work to Zero initiative?” I call this Zero Injures. My answer is, “I think it is Awesome!” Let me tell you why. I started a Zero Injuries Program […]
ALL IN FOR OPTIMAL WORLD CLASS CULTURE ENHANCEMENT
At the start, you must understand whether you engineered or intended it or not you have culture in your organization right now. It has evolved over the years. Anyone that has worked in your organization a couple of months, understands […]
Our Services
We offer our expertise in several areas of employee Health and Safety to enhance your Safety Culture. These are: Dynamic Based Safety Training (Practiced): 1. OSHA and Safety Compliance Training in all areas of General Industry and Manufacturing 2. Practical […]
We Have Had an Amputation and Now Must Call OSHA!
The day has gone from bad to worse. When you got to the plant this morning you were informed that third shift had sent an employee to the local hospital. Your First Responders sent the employee to the local Emergency […]
Fitz’s Top Four Reasons Lockout Policies Fail to Protect Employees
In my 50 years of manufacturing experience, I have seen all too many employee amputations, severe arc flash burns, and other catastrophic injuries. To my memory, the root cause of all these accidents is attributable to a failure to lockout. […]