Safety Terms for MSSC Exam

Consumer Goods

Products designed for personal use

Suppliers

or vendors, are the companies that make and sell the parts, materials, and machines to the manufacturer used to make the product.

Subindustries

1. Chemicals (Soap, paint, ink, etc.),

2. Electrical Equipment & Appliances (Microwave ovens, refrigerators, washing machines, air purifiers, blow dryers toasters etc.),

3. Computers & Electronic Products (CD and DVD players, digital cameras, cell phones, TV studio equipment, lasers),

4. Food & Beverage

5. Furniture

6. Machinery Subindustry

7. Nonmetallic Minerals Subindustry

8. Petroleum and Coal Products Subindustry

9. Plastics and Rubbers

10. Primary & Fabricated Metals

11. Printing Subindustry

12. Textile, Textile Products, Apparel & Leather Subindustry

13. Transportation Equipment

14. Wood & Paper

High Performance Manufacturing

Combines a highly skilled and empowered workforce, advanced technology, and new ways of working to achieve superior levels of quality, customer satisfacion, and efficiency.

Production

All of the activities involved in the making, assembling, packaging, and distribution of manufactured goods.

Logistics

The movement of materials and products both within the plant, and into and out of the plant.

Skill Standards

the knowledge, skills, and performance needed for success in the workplace

Sub-Assembly

A part or component of a larger product that is assembled before being

Certification

The process of demonstrating that you are qualified to work in a certain field.

Accredited

Officially recognized as maintaining standards that qualify students for more education or for work in a certain profession.

on-the-job training (OJT)

The opportunity to learn relevant skills while working, or learning by doing.

Apprenticeship

training program that combines classroom instruction with actual work experience under the guidelines of a skilled worker.

Productivity

The measure of how efficiently goods are produced

Mass Production

the process of manufacturing huge numbers of the same product at a relatively low cost

Customization

the process of building products to meet the specific needs of individual customers or groups of customers

Tariff

a tax on imported goods.

Collective Bargaining

negotioation process used by workers and employers to determine employment conditions

Manufacturing Cells

Workers in a cell have a range of skills that enable them to produce a variety of related parts or production processes depending on the needs of the day

Agile Manufacturing

a system in which processes can be rapidly adapted to changing customer needs, new technologies, new opportunities, and unexpected events

Supply Chain Manufacturing

a sequence of suppliers and processes that result in providing the product to the final customer.

Automation

the automatic operation of machines and processes used to make products

CADD

Computer Aided Design & Drafting

CIM

Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Robotics

The field of engineering that involves the design and operation of robots to simulate human movement and to perform a range of manufaturing tasks, including dangerous, precision, and repetitve operations.

CNC

Computer Numerical Control

FMS

Flexible Manufacturing System, links manufacturing cells together, highly automated.

MEMS

Micro-electro-mechanical systems, embeds tiny mechanical devices

Quality Audit

an independent review that compares some aspect of quality performance with the standard for the performance

Clean room

work area with controlled air quality, humidity, and temperature

bunny suit

protective, one-piece outfit worn over clothing to prevent lint dust hair and other particles from entering the clean room atmosphere

Hot Lot

rush order that needs to move as quickly as possible through the production process

Traveler

a document with information on exactly where the product is going and what it needs.

Empowerment

decreasing the number of managers and increasing workers' responsibility and sense of ownership in the company.

Specification

Detailed description of the acceptable limits allowed for different aspects of a product or process

specifications must be followed in order to meet design and customer requirements (Weight, Size, Temperature, Pressure)

Catalyst

A material used to trigger a chemical reaction or speed up a reaction

Slurry

mixture of liquid and solid particles

nonverbal communication

the use of behaviors and sounds other than words to convey a meaning. gestures, sighs, body language

constructive feedback

specific advice on how to improve his/her performance, feedback intended to help them improve.

Jargon

A special vocabulary that explains ideas and processes

Proprietary information

Information that legally belongs to the company

External Customers

Persons outside the plant

Internal Customers

Persons inside the plant

Diversity

The mix of many different types of people

Netiquette

A combination of the words, internet, and etiquette, used to describe the guidelines you should follow when using email.

Team

a group of people who work together toward a common goal, to complete a specific task within a specific time frame

Work team

a group of workers responsible for a product or a stage of the manufacturing process

Project team

a team that focuses on a single major issue of concern to the plant, such as plant safety, production quality, or new product design

Self-managed team

a team that develops its own strategies, makes its own job assignments, and monitors its own performance

SMART goal

a goal that is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-based

Criteria

Standards on which a decision may be based

Interim Goal

a goal that helps measure progress as you work toward a goal

Consensus

an agreement arrived at by most of the people directly involved

Conflict Resolution

a strategy for settling disputes and solving problems between people in a way that is fair to everyone, a permanent solution

Forming

Forming is the intorductory meeting, who is the leader, deciding specific goals, identify team player roles

Storming

Develop processes for carrying out plans, decide methods for communication, and conflict resolution

Norming

Follow planned processes, cooperate and get along well, support encourage and guidance

Performing

Achieve high levels of productivity, take initiative, know how to work together, cooperation, develop a high level of trust, focus primarily on getting the work done

Specific

Identifies specific actions, Specifies actual numbers and percentages

Achievable

Realistic, Challenges team abilities

Relevant

Relates to business goals, reflects mission statement

Time Based

Provides a deadline, Challenges team abilities

Training needs assessment

a process undertaken to identify gaps between what is supposed to happen and what actually happens

Training Matrix

A tool used to place workers with jobs

Occupational Safery and Health Administration (OSHA)

the primary goverment agency devoted to workplace safety

Evironmential Proctection Agency (EPA)

Air land and water

Worker Compensation

worker who are injured on the job

Safety Committees

is a group of frontlines worker and managers looking for ways to improve safety

Safety Representative

is a person who helps improve safety in the workplace

ESD

transfer of an electrical charge when two materials come very close to or in contact with each other

ground

path for electricity to flow safety to the earth

Lockout/tagout

a process used to prevent machines from starting or releasing energy when begin repair or maintained

Class B

grease oil chemials

Class C

Electrical cords switches wiring

Ergonomic

Science of designing and arranging things people use

hot work

spark or involves heat or open flames

harzardous material

substance that poses a danger to human health or the environment

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

information sheet that identifies and describes the hazardous ingredients of a substance

Cut points

two edges of a machine contact one another or a nonmoving part

Crush points

move toward each other or one object moves toward a nonmoving part

Pinch points

the spot where two parts of a machine move toward each other

Wrap points

spinning part of a machine such as lathe or milling machine

Guards

used large power tools some protective guards

Interlocks

a tool with an interlock will not work unless certain conditions are met

Safety Valves

some plant those in the chemical,food and beverage and plastics and rubber subindustries and you may use equipment

Fuses and Circuit Breakers

To dangers from moving parts, electric tools and equipment can cause electric shock through overloaded or short circuit

Alarms

can be visual and/ or audible warning of danger

Frontline Workers

All of the people, from entry-level through first line supervisors, who work to produce a product or whose work supports production.

Inventory Control

The Process of keeping track of materials and products and where they are located in the plant.

Cross-training

Process of training someone to perform more than one job.

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency, regulations concerning earth, air, and water.

Quality

A product meets or exceeds the expectations and the needs of the customers

Lean Manufacturing

Eliminate all waste during the entire manufacturing process, from customer order to delivery

Waste

Anything that does not benefit the customer

Just In Time Manufacturing

The material or parts needed to make a product arrive at the time they are needed.

Cellular Manufacturing

Small numbers of production workers are grouped together to produce similar types of parts or products or to complete related stages in the production process.

CAM

Computer Aided Manufacturing

Smart System

Follows orders from human language

Nanotechnology

a branch of engineering that designs and creates machines and materials at the molecular level

Standard Operating Procedure

step by step instructions for carrying out a specific process - work instructions