{"id":7129,"date":"2025-07-10T12:03:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T16:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemba-walk.com\/?p=7129"},"modified":"2025-07-16T11:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:24:13","slug":"preventing-incidents-at-the-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemba-walk.com\/en\/blog\/preventing-incidents-at-the-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Gemba-Walk and health and safety: preventing incidents at the source"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7129\" class=\"elementor elementor-7129 elementor-7098\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec1a3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eec1a3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf85fa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf85fa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Health and safety are central to the concerns of any <a href=\"http:\/\/Health and safety are central to the concerns of any industrial or manufacturing company. However, in many cases, inspections remain punctual, reactive or disconnected from the field. This is where Gemba-Walk changes the situation.\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">industrial or manufacturing company<\/a>. However, in many cases, inspections remain punctual, reactive or disconnected from the field. This is where Gemba-Walk changes the situation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca7df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dca7df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A floor tour is more than a form to fill out<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c407a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c407a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By integrating OHS into your daily or weekly rounds, you create a field awareness reflex. The objective is not to fill out a checklist to check boxes, but<strong> to see what we tolerate too often<\/strong>, and to involve teams in a continuous prevention process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21bfbc2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21bfbc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-641f93d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"641f93d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What we often observe during an SST Gemba-Walk<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deb9dc0 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"deb9dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fad fa-boxes-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A cluttered work area that hinders traffic<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fad fa-glasses-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Poorly worn personal protective equipment (PPE)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fad fa-exclamation-triangle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Poorly identified containers of hazardous materials<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fad fa-alarm-exclamation\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A blocked ventilation, or alarms ignored<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fad fa-sensor-alert\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Emergency procedures not displayed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb3a5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fb3a5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7956c8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7956c8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/gemba-walk.com\/en\/fonctionalities\/\">the application<\/a>, supervisors take a photo, add a mandatory comment, and immediately assign a corrective action. Everything is documented, traceable, and shared with the concerned people.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6043d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da6043d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/gemba-walk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sante-et-securite.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5752\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemba-walk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sante-et-securite.png 500w, https:\/\/gemba-walk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sante-et-securite-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-246d4ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"246d4ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Results ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-999bd78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"999bd78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Faster corrections<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Increased accountability of teams<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>A reduction in minor incidents (often precursors of more serious ones)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a41e3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a41e3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Managers often tell us that <em>&#8220;security has finally become a shared responsibility again, not just pressure from the office.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gemba-walk.com\/en\/blog\/11-ways-to-reduce-accidents-in-the-manufacturing-industry\/\">11 Ways To Reduce Accidents In The Manufacturing Industry<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gemba-walk.com\/en\/blog\/safety-walk-vs-gemba-walk\/\">Safety walk vs. Gemba walk<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gemba-walk.com\/en\/blog\/what-is-safety-in-the-manufacturing-industry\/\">What is safety in the manufacturing industry?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0151cf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0151cf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What if prevention became a collective reflex?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6333a0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6333a0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With Gemba-Walk, OHS becomes a living, concrete subject, aligned with the daily life of your teams. Our tool allows to automate the follow-ups, but especially <strong>to put the human at the center of the OHS process<\/strong>. Because a safe space is first and foremost a place where everyone feels listened to&#8230; and protected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-964f4b3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"964f4b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bfe421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bfe421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">See for yourself how it works!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a54f30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a54f30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Experience a Gemba-Walk tour with our interactive online demo:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de1390 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3de1390\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1408658 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1408658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/gemba-walk.com\/en\/fonctionalities\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fad fa-arrow-alt-from-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Access the interactive demo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd5137 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7fd5137\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05522c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05522c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gemba-walk.com\/en\/blog\/\">Back to blog posts<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reduce risks by integrating health and safety into your floor tours with Gemba-Walk. 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