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Problem Identification within Manufacturing Quality and Safety
“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” ~ Vince Lombardi Every manufacturing business will eventually encounter quality problems, but all can take steps to identify quality issues before they become serious problems. In...
The Future of Logistics for Trucking
Like many industries, the trucking industry has had to adapt in very specific ways in response to COVID-19. However, the industry was already struggling with driver retention, decreases in flexibility, and increases in demand. The sudden demands placed on the trucking...
What Sets Anvl Apart: Leading Indicators
Leading Indicators Today The term “leading indicators” is often used when discussing the technical observations of risk predictors within a company. Some examples of leading indicators include a ratio of safe to unsafe observations, the number of inspections...
Eliminating Risks in Electrical Work
Electrical work poses many risks and hazards to its frontline workers on a daily basis. It is up to electric companies to mitigate these risks and incorporate new technologies that help reduce the need of onsite manual labor and increase the use of automation and...
What Sets Anvl Apart: Defining Workflow
Here at Anvl, we are proud of the revolutionary technology we have developed to provide a one-of-a-kind experience to you and your business. In particular, we are especially inspired by one of our most innovative creations- Anvl Workflow. Since this product is so...
Getting Ahead of Quality Inspections
Of course, every organization is really concerned about manufacturing quality, not just quality inspections. A rush to meet quality inspections, or a concern about random inspections, should never be the focus. Instead, companies should seek to get ahead of quality...
Soaring Mobile Usage Paves the Way for the Frontline Worker
Mobile device usages has soared, outpacing laptop, desktop and tablet usage as of March 2020 following the COVID-19 pandemic. Mobile app spend was the highest in history in Q1 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Everyone in the world is now more accustomed to mobile...
The Connection Between Safety, Quality, and Productivity
In the world of manufacturing and construction, safety, quality, and productivity are inextricably linked. It's impossible to sacrifice one without sacrificing the others. When organizations put better care into maintaining their safety, quality, and productivity,...
Building a Budget for Safety
Safety should never be an afterthought. Employees and managers are not able to achieve a safe work site if safety isn't prioritized. If the budget — and, indeed, the entirety of the project — hasn't been planned around safety, it's unlikely that the right preparations...
Management’s Role in Supporting Safety Programs
It's undeniable that management has a significant impact on safety programs. Management provides more than the core programs that make up safety processes—they also provide vision and leadership. Managers need to lead by example, provide the required resources, and...
The ROI of Safety
Everyone wants to know that they are making the best decisions for their company and their people. But there's another compelling reason for a business to track and improve upon its safety: ROI. Incidents and injuries cost money, even if they are minor. Safety is an...
Safety Leadership in the Workplace
Safety leadership is about both proactively and reactively improving upon safety within the workplace, to the benefit of peers and the business as a whole. Safety leaders have to be advocates for good safety practices, must be responsive to injuries and incidents, and...
Lone Worker Safety Process and Supervisor Visibility
From electrical work to plumbing, there are times when workers may be sent out on site alone. Consider a wind turbine maintenance technician, or a gas line worker. They may be called upon to do routine but nevertheless potentially dangerous work. Employers need to...
Frontline Worker Insights in Manufacturing Safety
You strive to create a safe work environment for your employees is a moral obligation, and they are the company’s biggest asset. Often, safety practices can be overlooked when employees solely focus on speed, cut corners, or don’t take training as seriously as they...
Cost of a Lost Work Day: The True Costs of Workplace Incidents
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, companies in America pay $62 billion per year for workplace injuries — that's more than $1 million per week. Of course, the true costs of a workplace injury are far greater than raw cost. Not only are there...
Improve Construction Safety and Productivity with Digital Transformation
The construction industry is often delayed in adopting new technologies, relying on tried and true methods instead. But by skipping the chance to undergo a digital transformation, they could be compromising on their ability to achieve ideal safety and productivity...
Mobile Devices Helping Engage Workers and Fuel Worker Safety
82 percent of executives believe that mobile is the face of digital transformation. Mobile devices in the hands of workers allow them to…
Worker Engagement in Construction Safety
Supervisors of frontline workers are often faced with the difficult task of engaging their frontline team. Add in the challenge presented by a distributed workforce that includes contractors, and it becomes even more difficult. In a time where 80% of contractors find...
From the Frontlines: Conversations with Anvl Users — Nick’s Story
Tell Us About a Typical Day. Four o'clock comes early! I’ve been in the business for approximately 40 years and I've been at this shop for almost 24 of those 40 years. I primarily work on engines of all shapes and sizes. My day-to-day could involve anything from an...
From the Frontlines: Conversations with Anvl Users — Bob’s Story
Tell Us About a Typical Day My typical day as a supervisor involves handling anything that comes in the four walls here at the branch. This could be anything from our parts department, our field service team, our in-shop services, or anything with the sales...
VIDEO: Anvl Jumpstarts Improvements with Leading Indicators
Anvl was born at the intersection of technology and corporate safety, delivering solutions to identify leading indicators and intervene in hazardous environments at the point of risk. We believe by focusing on leading indicators, we can help companies not only prevent...
From the Frontlines: Conversations with Anvl Users — Jared’s Story
Tell Us About a Typical Day. Jared: My typical day is getting projects out the door, making sure everything is properly done and there are no problems with the units that we work on. I usually specialize in the after-treatment of our units; a lot of the cleaning, the...
The Map to a Safer Workplace is Written in Code — Part 4: The Big Opportunity
The industrial safety industry has seen a lot of evolution over the past century. Before regulations in the 1960s, workplace deaths were at an all-time high. Over time, improvements were made in working conditions and the number of incidents began to decrease....
The Map to a Safer Workplace is Written in Code — Part 3: What Does this Have to Do with Safety?
The map that the business is following to achieve digital transformation mirrors the map that IT organizations followed to implement DevOps practices. Those mirror the map that occurred when waterfall methodologies transformed to agile philosophies. It is always...
The Map to a Safer Workplace is Written in Code — Part 2: Empowering the Frontline Workforce
When development departments began to embrace DevOps practices around 2010, and before that when they began to trade their waterfall methodologies for agile philosophies in the early 2000s, those changes were bigger than a single set of tools that could be purchased....
The Map to a Safer Workplace is Written in Code — Part 1: Digital Transformation
When CIOs and innovation leaders speak about digital transformation, their success stories are rooted in the empowerment of the front-line worker. Successful IT leaders know that digital transformation is not about tools, and you can’t buy your way into a digital...