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Manufacturing Safety Services to Reduce Hazards and Improve Efficiency

Did you know that workplace injuries and illnesses cost the United States $250 billion annually? Last year in Georgia, more than 500 manufacturers were inspected by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Geogia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP) at Georgia Tech’s manufacturing safety services can help companies identify safety gaps, assess safety protocols, and implement best practices to support a safe workplace, while also saving time and money.
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Safety Program Gap Analysis

Conduct a gap analysis that measures your current safety procedures against your safety requirements.

Our team can assist in evaluating your company’s safety programs, records, training, and compliance to identify and address gaps in your organization’s safety management system. Working with an auditor with an outside perspective can help you uncover gaps that have not yet been discovered by your internal team. Taking a proactive approach to uncovering safety issues allows you to put new procedures in place before your next inspection.

GaMEP will:

  • Conduct a facility walkthrough to identify areas of need.
  • Review your safety program, training documentation, and incident reports against the requirements that apply to your company.
  • Create a customized report for your business with recommendations to help improve the reliability of your organization’s safety system.
  • Provide ongoing coaching and training to help your team complete recommendations.

By using our safety program gap analysis service, you will:

  • Gain a holistic view
  • Identify and prioritize gaps
  • Improve your safety system
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Safety Standard Review

Take a deep dive into a specific safety standard to ensure that your safety policies comply with regulations.

If you are unsure how specific regulatory requirements apply to your processes, a safety standard review is a great place to start. By identifying which standards apply to your business and where potential accidents can occur, you can assess your safety program and make changes where they are needed.

GaMEP’s safety experts can guide you through the details of implementing one or more specific standards, such as lockout/tagout, machine guarding, hazard communication, electrical, fall protection, confined spaces, emergency planning, respiratory protection, or personal protective equipment (PPE).

GaMEP will conduct a two-part process that will:

  • Examine your workplace for hazards that can put workers at risk, along with a review of specific regulatory requirements.
  • Measure the effectiveness of your safety processes and procedures and how they apply to your people and products.

By using our safety standard review service, you will:

  • Gain a deeper understanding of safety standards
  • Make changes to meet OSHA compliance
  • Provide a safer working environment
  • Improve company culture
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Job Safety Analysis

Identify potential hazards for different positions through a detailed job hazard analysis.

A job safety analysis studies the relationship between the worker, the task, the tools, and the work environment to identify the potential for harm. Your company can then prevent accidents and injuries by proactively controlling or eliminating hazards. This analysis can be done on different roles throughout your facility to identify the hazards that are unique to each position.

GaMEP will:

  • Break down the job into a sequence of steps.
  • Identify hazards to determine what could go wrong.
  • Evaluate risks by considering potential consequences.
  • Develop controls to prevent accidents.
  • Suggest improvement opportunities that may also provide other benefits to your company.

By using our job safety analysis service, you will:

  • Reduce safety hazards
  • Improve efficiency
  • Mitigate risks
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ISO 45001 Training, Audits, and Implementation

Implement ISO 45001 (previously OHSAS 18001) to take a system-based approach to minimizing safety risks and reducing lost-time work incidents.


Meeting the ISO 45001 standard requirements allows organizations to minimize safety risks by using a system-based approach that applies to all employees, contractors, and visitors. By implementing ISO 45001, your company will support regulatory compliance, minimize exposures to safety risks, and promote good employee morale.

GaMEP will:

  • Draft or evaluate a plan to help you meet the requirements of the standard.
  • Determine how change management can support improvements in safety and health.
  • Define tools for participation and consultation.
  • Identify opportunities for process and operational controls integration.
  • Develop performance metrics that are appropriate and will help you meet ISO 45001 requirements.

By using our ISO 45001 training and audit service, you will:

  • Support health and safety
  • Reduce workplace injuries and illnesses
  • Save money
  • Meet the ISO 45001 standard requirements
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5S & 6S

Utilize the 5S/6S principles of Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain, and Safety, to declutter your facility, turning work areas into clean, organized, and efficient spaces.


Are you having trouble locating tools or equipment? Are the workplaces in your facility cluttered or dirty? Do you have safety concerns? If so, you may need to rethink the way your workstations are laid out. By using the 5S/6S principles, you can strategically turn work areas into clean, organized, and safe spaces.

GaMEP will help you:

  • Eliminate clutter by removing items not needed for day- to-day operations.
  • Organize the work area and make it easy to find what is needed.
  • Establish schedules and methods of performance.
  • Sustain your workplace organization system.

By using our 5S/6S service, you will:

  • Reduce waste
  • Increase productivity
  • Improve on-time delivery
  • Save money
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Value-Added Safety

Break down the barriers between safety and production functions within your plant. By integrating safety into your continuous improvement strategy, you will simultaneously improve productivity and quality while reducing risks to worker health and safety.

Safety is much more than a cost and compliance strategy; it should be treated as a value-added strategy within your organization. By leveraging lean thinking, workplace hazards can become process improvement opportunities that promote top-line growth, simultaneously improving productivity and quality, while also reducing worker safety and health risks.  

Break down the barriers between safety and production functions in your organization by creating a collaborative value-added safety approach to problem solving.

GaMEP will help you:

  • Review workplace safety programs, processes, and records.
  • Identify and solve problems by implementing 6S workplace organization and safety.
  • Learn and implement value-added safety problem-solving skills, and align them with existing continuous process improvement strategy.
  • Integrate value-added safety metrics to support daily visual management and problem solving programs. 
  • Create a value-added safety strategy.

By implementing value-added safety, you will:

  • Increase capacity
  • Reduce downtime
  • Improve safety
  • Sustain improvements
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Customized Safety Program Development, Training, & Support

Develop a safety program customized to your process, environment, and specific regulatory requirements.

GaMEP’s safety experts can help you assess your safety programs and provide customized recommendations for your business. We work with your team to evaluate your processes, look for opportunities for improvement, and provide recommendations. We also support your team as a trusted resource and advisor during the implementation of the plan.

 GaMEP will:

  • Help develop a safety program or evaluate your current one.
  • Work with your team to reduce hazards and improve efficiency.
  • Conduct training so you are compliant with the latest regulatory requirements.

By using our customized manufacturing safety services, you will:

  • Provide a safer working environment
  • Save time and money spent
  • Become more knowledgeable about safety
  • Implement best practices
  • Align with organizational safety goals and regulatory requirements

Safety Training & Events

GaMEP hosts events and training courses designed specifically for manufacturers.
View our upcoming events and open enrollment training sessions below.
Looking for customized training options? Contact your region manager for more information.

ISO 45001:2027

Designed to provide expert guidance to ensure manufacturers remain compliant and competitive ahead of the ISO 45001 revisions planned for 2027.

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