Be aware of your surroundings to avoid slips, trips and falls. If you have ever spent time watching homemade videos on television or online, you have probably seen many examples of people slipping, tripping and falling. While these videos may seem comical, slips, trips and falls are no laughing matter. Falls are one of the leading causes of unintentional injuries in the United States, accounting for nearly 8.6 million visits to emergency departments, according to Injury Facts, 2011. What can…
Photo: Tom King Beginning in April, the Office of Quality and Best Practices (OQBP) will perform quality assessments to verify implementation of the Engineering Manual throughout Fermilab. DOE personnel will participate in two of these assessments. To determine when OQBP will be assessing your organization, check the 2012 QA Assessment schedule. The Fermilab Engineering Manual, which contains the process for properly executing and documenting engineering projects at Fermilab, was announced in July of 2010, followed by an Engineering Manual roll…
Do you have an idea to improve workplace efficiency? Use CAPA to put it in effect. If you know of problems affecting the efficiency of work processes or the quality of outputs, consider using the Fermilab Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) procedure to resolve them. CAPA can be used to submit and track requests for problem resolution as well as for process improvement. A recent successful use of the CAPA system was a request submitted by an employee seeking a…
Fermilab’s Office of Quality and Best Practices has an assessment program you might be asked to participate in. We are all subject to assessments as we go through life. Doctor check-ups, school exams, credit checks and job interviews, to name a few. At Fermilab we also conduct quality assessments, that focus on the implementation of management systems, not individuals. These assessments are required contractually by the Department of Energy. In order to efficiently carry out these reviews at Fermilab, the…