TSD15 - PEAK Performers in Engineering: Lean Safety- Applying Lean to Your Safety Program
Program Description
PDHs available!
This presentation explains how Lean principles and safety culture are deeply connected, emphasizing that true safety excellence comes from a mindset—not just compliance programs or slogans. Lean Safety focuses on eliminating waste, understanding the real causes of accidents through process-based root-cause analysis, and shaping beliefs, behaviors, and systems that prevent incidents before they occur. Building a Lean safety culture requires trust, leadership engagement, and the understanding that people are a company’s greatest resource. By applying Lean tools such as PDCA and 5-Why Root Cause Analysis, teams can continuously improve both safety and productivity while ensuring that employees feel valued and protected.
Learning Objectives:
After completing the program, you will be able to:
- Explain how safety, quality, and productivity work together to promote a Lean Safety culture and how to model that culture
- Demonstrate respect for employees by treating them as valued contributors rather than assets
- Apply process-focused problem-solving tools (PDCA, 5-Whys) to investigate incidents, identify true root causes, and implement sustainable improvements
- Lead with trust and engagement by involving employees, avoiding unsafe shortcuts, planning work with safety in mind, and showing genuine care for the well-being of all team members.
Who Should Attend:
- Licensed Professional Engineers: Looking to maintain their P.E. licensure with affordable PDHs.
- Engineering Managers: Aiming to keep their team up-to-date with industry standards.
- Recent Engineering Graduates: Seeking to broaden their professional knowledge and network.
- Technical Consultants: Interested in staying current with the latest advancements in engineering.
- Engineering Educators: Wishing to incorporate the latest industry practices into their curriculum.
Instructors
Applies Towards the Following Certificates or Series
- PEAK Performers in Engineering: Full Series : PEAK Performers in Engineering: Full Series
Mark Rounds is a professor in the Civil & Architectural Engineering and Construction Management Department at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Mark brings more than 40 years of real-world construction experience, having worked in roles ranging from laborer, superintendent, project engineer, estimator, senior project manager, to vice president for a general contracting firm.