Machine guards installed last year are assumed forever sufficient even though production throughput has doubled. What monitoring practice is missing?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Last year’s guard was sized for last year’s pace. Double the throughput and you may have outgrown the protection like shoes from middle school. Recheck controls when the operation speeds up.
Full Explanation
Control sufficiency is relative to current operating conditions. Increased volume, speed, or staffing can overwhelm safeguards that were adequate under lighter loads. Continuous improvement requires revisiting whether existing controls still reduce residual risk to an acceptable level as the process evolves.