TOOL MANAGEMENT
It is often not until work is underway, and people are reaching for a specific item, that they realise it has gone missing.
products (or equipment) has proven effective in helping people find the right device quickly and efficiently; less time- wasteful. Usage instructions suitably indicated alongside serve as a subtle reminder every time that the device is used. It is, however, important to use shadow boards with colours and artwork best suited to the visibility levels in the workplace.
Colour-coded, they can create standardisation, personalisation, and effective delineation, to ensure that the right equipment is always available, in the right place, at the right time. Users can also reduce operational costs, as workplace standardisation removes the requirement for designing and installing expensive and time-consuming custom- made shadow boards.
Nobody can afford to be complacent when it comes to workplace efficiency, regardless of the operational environment. It’s clear that higher visibility of tools, and more effective management of them, are important ways to stay in step with 5S ‘lean’ processes. Specifically designed to ensure compliance with such processes, they can help to unlock higher productivity levels in the workplace. Ease of location due to clear product marking provides rapid identification of equipment in a busy, cluttered industrial shopfloor or warehouse, enhancing production levels and reducing errors, while minimising the possibility of cross-contamination in hygiene areas
Here to stay
Undoubtedly, shadow boards can also transcend the testing environments of today’s workplace. While a hard copy of instructions has a short life, is difficult to refer to, and needs multiple prints for distribution, details featured on shadow board systems are here to stay – unless there are additions or deletions to the set of devices. Multiple transparent pockets can hold hard copies of processes/ instructions, with changes updated by
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Details featured on shadow board systems are here to stay – unless there are additions or deletions to the set of devices.
It is important to use shadow boards with colours and artwork best suited to the visibility levels in the workplace
simply replacing an older copy with the latest details. These are but a few salient benefits of the shadow board system. Adopting the right design will help make the best of this visual solution.
Different workplaces
It’s important to recognise that each workplace is different; it has its own particular set of unique requirements around tool organisation and management. This must be reflected in any solution involving shadow boards.
So, a visualisation strategy must be tailored to suit individual needs and requirements – the ‘one size fits all’ won’t always work in an environment where the optimum flow of productivity is critical. Workplaces, large or small, require a good deal of complex planning and product support, so think about your visualisation investment in terms of quality, reliability, and performance. Consider also how your supplier can add value through bespoke planning and consultancy services. Implementation of standardised shadow boards, such as Beaverswood’s new Modulean range, can be an innovative, cost-effective, and time- saving investment, meeting the demand for impactful visual communication boards as companies comply with 5S and ‘Lean’ in the workplace. It reflects a comprehensive package of off-the-shelf, ready-to-buy, highly visible boards that can be used effectively individually, or as part of a modular system.
Jim Roberts and Beaverswood
Jim Roberts is Product manager at Beaverswood, spearheading the company’s supply of products designed to improve the efficiency, safety, and sustainability, of the physical workplace. These include labelling and signage, waste segregation, and 5S visual communication solutions, as well as health and safety products.
He brings extensive experience and expertise to the role, having worked for Beaverswood for almost 15 years. Prior to his current position he worked in product management for a leading industrial equipment supplier. His skillset covers marketing management, negotiation, sales, strategic planning, and business development. A strong marketing professional, he holds a City & Guilds qualification, with a specific focus in sports and leisure. Beaverswood ‘manufactures innovative products that improve the efficiency, safety, and sustainability, of the physical workplace’. Its range is supported with specialist expertise and an aftersales service.
March 2021 Health Estate Journal 45
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