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GA 040 | Lean Safety with Robert Hafey

By Ron Pereira Updated on June 25th, 2021

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This episode’s guest is Robert Hafey. Robert has an impressive corporate background including many years at the U.S. Steel Corporation and later conveyor belt solutions manufacturer Flexco.

Bob and I explored how he goes about improving safety performance using the principles of lean. I think you’ll find that the concept of Lean Safety is applicable to all industries, not just manufacturing.

An MP3 version of this episode is available for download here.  

In this episode you’ll learn:

  • The quote that inspires Robert (2:17)
  • Bob’s extensive manufacturing background (3:01)
  • What Lean Safety is, and what it isn’t (4:37)
  • All about Robert’s Lean Safety books and workshops (14:49)
  • The lean tools Robert uses to implement Lean Safety (17:10)
  • Robert’s advice for those interested in Lean Safety (19:26)
  • What “Respect for People” means to Robert (20:54)
  • The best advice Robert has ever received (23:22)
  • Robert’s personal productivity habit (24:31)

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