Production Planning and Occupational Health and Safety

This set of vocabulary flashcards covers key concepts in production management, including planning stages, control mechanisms, and the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Production planning

The process of setting goals for the production department and establishing policies, programs, and procedures to achieve them, from individual tasks of staff to the final delivery to the customer.

Production control

Ensures that production is undertaken according to the pre-plan and establishes the starting and finishing of each task.

Dispatching

The act of putting the production plan and schedule into action.

Follow up or controlling

The process of making sure that the scheduling and production system are running according to the established plan.

Inspection

The checking of the quality of the production process and the final product.

Occupational Health and Safety Act

Legislation that requires every business to establish and maintain a safe work environment without risk to the health of the workers.

Health and safety representative and committee

Roles clarified by the Occupational Health and Safety Act to review the efficiency of health and safety measures and oversee duties.

Employee safety obligations

The expectation that employees co-operate, follow instructions, and report unsafe situations to ensure a safe workplace.

Precautionary measures for machinery

The requirement that all machinery and equipment must be safe to use as part of a culture of safety.

Factory costs

Expenses that production planning must control as part of its management process due to constant changes in manufacturing.