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Quality Circle India 11
February -March 2020

LEAN SAFETY CIRCLE (LSC)

Mr. D K Srivastava, ED-QCFI
Quality Circle forum of India is one of the dedicated facilitator. If one supervisor/Forman having 15
organisations in India who believes on Total employees under him then there will be 15 LSCs with
employee involvement through small groups for their one project each. Supervisor/Forman will be the
development, development of the organisation and Facilitator for each one. One or more persons may be
for their safety,especially through WORK PLACE co-opted from within the department or from other
M A N A G E M E N T ( F i v e S ) t r a i n i n g a n d department as per need. By this way 100% people
implementation by total employee involvement. from bottom to top will take one project at a time,
analyse and solve the project taken.
Sometimes, this is a surprise to us when people say
that in place of 5-S, we are implementing 6-S. If you The person, who has taken the project will be Project
ask them- what is 6th S, the answer will be Safety. Leader, his/her reporting executive will be the
When SEIRI, SEITON, SEISO, SEIKETSU AND Facilitator and member/members will be the co-
SHITSUKE which are all Japanese words, how come opted one for the respective project. Once project is
the 6thword will be in English? In fact, all steps of 5S taken and team is formed, this is to be registered with
is helping us to improve and sustain the safety. Safety Department. Once the project is completed,
this has to be presented to the nominated committee
“SLOW AND STEADY WIN THE RACE” code will for the approval of the project. After approval, the
not work better in present scenario. Safety is not the responsibility for the implementation of the project
responsibility of 'Safety Department' alone. In fact, will be of organisation. During trial period, project
they are the coordinators and helping in training and leader may take another problem from problem bank
implementation. To activate it in a faster way, we or given by management or any instant problem.
have developed the LEAN SAFETY CIRCLE(LSC) in
line with theLEAN QUALITY CIRCLES. Thanks to Mr Selected best problems will be presentedin the safety
Rituraj Mehta and Mr R Srinivasan who are involved conclave/CCQC by following DMAIC steps. Best
with me to develop the concept and plan for proper recommended case studies will be allowed to
implementation. We are thankful to Mr L K Dungrani, present in our forthcoming NCQC. From their
Chairman, Surat Chapter to allow us to present the excellent and par excellence performers will be
same in Safety Conclave held in Jan'20 in Surat. recommended for International Convention also.
Seeing the response, we are going to publish a book
on this soon. We are confident, with the help of LSC, we will be
able to identify the present and potential safety
Lean Safety Circle (LSC) is a small group of problems and their solutions. This will certainly help
employees at all levels from task performers to us in quality and productivity along safety. This will
decision makers/contract workers. They can by create a fear-free workplace. Just imagine, you are
themselves identify, select or accept the problem driving motorcycle which you can drive with 60+
given by the management with reference to speed easily if road condition permits, but if the
Safety/Fire/Hazardous problems/potential problems breaks of your vehicleare not perfect, then certainly
related to the same. you will drive slowly and reach to the destination
with more time with fear every time. Same thing
They can take the help of their immediate Line happens in work place. The person doing the job
Executive, who will be co-project owner, mentor to knows better about the unsafe condition and if the
the group and act as facilitator. Based on the project opportunity is given to them, they may come up with
taken, they may co-opt member/members from own the better solution which will be more practical and
area or/and from other than their own area, as per the implementable. We are sure, with the help of this
project demand. concept, we will be able to make our workplace
more safe and fear-free, for work and develop good
In a group, minimum member will be two and one practices even at home.