The ABC’s of Returning Safely to Work
THIS IS A 5 WEEK SERIES
Webinar #3 – 30 minutes
New Rules. New Procedures. Which ones should I apply to our business?
Engineering and Administrative Controls to all areas of your operations will be the key to keeping your staff safe and your business open. In this series, we will give you several options to consider in many areas of your business to include but not limited to;
- Signage and Communication
- Record Keeping and Resources
- Updating Sick Policy and Return to Work Criteria
- Facility Layout, Flow of Materials and People, Entrance and Exits, Parking, Common Spaces
- Pre-Qualifying and Safety Policy for Visitor, Vendor, Third Party for Hire Relationships
- Housekeeping to include trash, sanitation and disinfecting procedures
- Personal Protective Equipment implementation
- Training
The ABC’s of Returning Safely to Work
THIS IS A 5 WEEK SERIES
Webinar #4 – 30 minutes
Two OSHA Documents You Already Have to Help with COVID-19 Requirements. You will need to update your Emergency Action Plan and Exposure Control Plan During COVID – 19 Pandemic. You will learn about implementing and training your first aid team on how to respond, equipment needed and operations procedures to support an emergency, documentation requirements, bloodborne pathogens standard and immunizations.
The ABC’s of Returning Safely to Work
THIS IS A 5 WEEK SERIES
Webinar #5 – 30 minutes
I Didn’t Know I Needed to Do All of That to Disinfect and Clean Safely?
Using OSHA, CDC, EPA and FDA to make changes to your housekeeping process to include trash, sanitation, laundry and disinfecting, HazCom Policy, Hazardous Chemicals, personal protective equipment use and training. We will answer questions like; Do I need N95 respirators? Will a cloth mask work? Handwashing vs. Antibacterial agents? Do I need a flammable storage cabinet for hand sanitizer and isopropyl alcohol? How do I get an EPA approved disinfectant for COVID-19? Where can I buy PPE?
Additive Manufacturing for Competitive Advantage Information Session
This is an overview of the pros and cons of 3D printing technologies for composites and metals. Participants will understand the principles and ways to leverage the advantages of additive manufacturing to achieve the most business value. Topics cover every step from CAD model to finished part. Participants will learn how to determine when additive makes sense, what types of parts are well suited for this method and understand the strengths, weaknesses and limitations of this technology.
Navigating the Pandemic Workforce Training Grant Funds Available
I Didn’t Know I Needed to Do All!
If you could have a safety consultant walk you through the development of your pandemic control plan and answer your specific question, would you? If you said yes, you need to listen to this webinar that explains two funding source options for your company to get a significant discount or in one case for free. We will help you navigate through all of the changes you will need to make in your business in order to keep your employees and business safe and healthy.
MassMEP will help your company prepare and apply for training funds through the Workforce Training Fund’s Express & General Grant program.
Our experts will guide you through the application process.
Specific topics covered in this workshop include:
- Develop a Training Plan
- Establish Training Objectives
- Identify Key Performance Indicators
Value Stream Mapping – Small Business Direct Access (SBDAP)
Online Value Stream Mapping
June 8 - 11, 2020
9:00am - 11:00am
A value stream map is a standardized model used to layout the stream of value adding activities in a process while overlaying material flow, information flow, and non-value adding waste information to provide a qualitative picture of the actual process in a facility. This tool also maps the information flow from the customer, through the enterprise to suppliers and back to customers. It provides a common language for discussing any process. It provides a means to tie together lean concepts and techniques and a method to develop a working blueprint for implementing lean concepts on the shop floor. It is an excellent method for describing what is actually taking place now on the shop floor and what a company wants it to look like in the future state. It takes an enterprise systematically from its current state of operations to a dramatically improved future state – a Lean Enterprise.
Building a Successful Lean Team – Online SBDAP
Building a Successful Lean Team
June 16, 18, 23 & 25
9:00am - 11:00am
Training Description: Working in teams is one of the cornerstones of continuous improvement and lean manufacturing implementation methodologies. During this unprecedented time of COVID-19, this is even more challenging as many of us are working remotely. It is critical that the people who are members of teams in your organization work effectively and successfully together to accomplish their charters and goals. Research has revealed that successful teams have certain characteristics and utilize certain techniques and methods that enable them to be effective. This training course provides the knowledge of these characteristics, techniques, and methods; and also the know-how for you to be able to form and nurture successful work teams in your organization.
Skill Attainment: Employees will learn how to develop a team by first Identifying and developing a shared common purpose, they will learn how to create shared operational values, how to establish acceptable team behaviors, how to conduct an effective team meeting, how to confront and resolve conflict on the team, the importance of celebrating and rewarding accomplishments, and most importantly they will understand the critical role of Team leader/facilitator. The transferable skills learned will enable employees to create the Mission Essential Task List (METL) to ensure the Quality and Productivity goals are measured on a daily basis.
Lean Six Sigma Webinar
Is lean six sigma the right choice for your company?
If your company struggles with high variability/scrap, recurring issues or inefficient business processes Lean Six Sigma could be the solution you have been searching for. Lean Six Sigma certifications contain proven methods to minimize waste and reduce costs.
Learn the power behind DMAIC: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control. You don't need to be a math wizard or statistician. Using the Keep It Simple Statistically approach (KISS) and the proven roadmap for choosing the "RIGHT" projects, key business results can be achieved. Participants will learn to identify and lead both projects and other team members to increase their contribution and value to the organization. Organizations will see quality and productivity results along with workforce development and employee engagement.
Through deployment of a Lean Six Sigma program participants will learn:
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- Critical thinking
- Gain improved process and product knowledge
- Learn how to reduce variation and remove non-value added activities
- Gain leadership skills
- Focus on the Voice of the Customer
- Decrease defect rates
- Reduce cost and cycle times
Deploying Lean Webinar
This one-hour informational webinar will provide a comprehensive Roadmap to the Lean Transformation within your organization. Topics will include the Lean Principles, the Deadly Sins of Manufacturing, Lean Vision & Mission, and the Deployment Steps, as well as how MassMEP can partner with you along your journey!
Team Involvement Problem Solving (TIPS) – Online SBDAP
Team Involvement Problem Solving
June 22, 24 & 26, 2020
9:00am - 12:00pm
Training Description: Problem Solving for Lean is an eight hour course that teaches a structured, team based, root cause oriented problem solving process that supports the elimination of impediments to process flow. This highly interactive course leads participants through an understanding of problem-solving skills and tools such as creative/divergent thinking, consensus decision making for convergent thinking, data collection and analysis, and tools for planning actions. An eight step problem solving process with associated guidelines for executing each step is presented. Problem solving meeting facilitation is covered. The workshop concludes with a problem solving practice exercise in a team setting.
Training Objective: This training will provide a cross functional groups of employees with an 8 step process for quickly resolving problems with a consensus driven approach that puts permanent corrective actions in place. Problem solving can be used in the office as well as the production and supporting departments. The trainees will have the opportunity to demonstrate the outcomes of a problem solving process they participated in using the various tools learned in the training. In this training, we expect to address specific measures of success relating to productivity and sales.
Skill Attainment: Problem Solving Training skills that will be transferred:
¥ Learn how to be part of a team based approach involving those closest to a particular process
¥ Understand and use techniques for generating creative ideas
¥ Capability to facilitate consensus decision making
¥ Use and facilitate a structured eight step problem solving model
Utilize interactive skills and facilitation techniques that support effective team based problem solving
Leader Effectiveness Training Book Club
Book clubs are the perfect way to keep learning in the age of COVID-19.
We all know that in times of high stress, interpersonal relationships can be damaged or strengthened. In this time of extremely high stress and so much uncertainty, working together is challenging. While we believe that the LET Gordon Model skills are an essential component of work, they are especially critical at a time like this. We are aware that some of our clients have scheduled trainings which needed to be postponed and re-scheduled and others are waiting until the virus is contained to start Leader Effectiveness Training.
In this interactive book club we will meet 2 hours a week online for five weeks. The book club will be led by one of MassMEPs LET trainers. This book club will be the start of a journey to help you be the leader you've always wanted to be.
Note: This book club would not be a substitute for our Leader Effectiveness Training, but is an intensive pre-work to prepare people to participate in a face-to-face classroom course once this crisis is over.
For more information on the Book Club contact Karen Carswell [email protected]
Please note: start date is TBD
Complimentary Webinar: Exploring Workforce Training Grants
Interested in learning how to obtain "free” training grant funding for employee development? The Commonwealth of Massachusetts annually awards millions of dollars in grant money to Massachusetts businesses under the Workforce Training Fund Program (WTFP). You too can obtain funding with a complete application that projects future business growth, increased productivity, and employee retention. This 45-minute complimentary webinar will be led by grant coaches Kathleen Worthington of AIM HR Solutions and Lisa Derby Oden of MassMEP. Together, we have helped hundreds of companies access state training funds, resulting in a significant positive impact on their bottom lines.
Webinar topics will include:
¥ WFTP Key Priorities
¥ Certificate of Good Standing
¥ Three Grant Program Comparisons
- ¥ Acceptable & Unacceptable Training Examples
¥ Grant Questionnaire & Development Timeline
¥ Training Metrics, Best Practices & FAQs