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Regional Team Approach Helps Energy Company Enhance Safety, Avoid Costs
- Publication:
- ASQ.ORG
- Date:
- August 2006
- Pages:
- pp. 1-4
- Author(s):
- Chircop, Jeanne
Abstract
Cross-functional teams identified root causes of injuries and reduced accidents by 48 percent in one year while saving an estimated $714,000 in cost avoidance over a 24-month period. To compile data and identify root causes, team members used trend graphs, Pareto diagrams, bar charts, and fishbone diagrams. A key tool used in developing an action plan was the solution selection matrix, a systematic approach that allows for the best possible solutions to surface.
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