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Safety Gemba — FAQ
What is safety gemba?
A safety gemba (safety gemba walk) is a short, structured visit to the place where work happens to see real conditions, talk with people, spot hazards, and remove risk. It favors learning and immediate action over blame or paperwork.
What does gemba stand for?
Gemba (from Japanese genba) means “the real place” — the shop floor, warehouse aisle, yard, or field where value is created and risks actually exist.
What are the 5 principles of gemba?
- Go See (Genchi Genbutsu): observe the real work on site.
- Ask Why: seek causes (use 5 Whys), not symptoms.
- Show Respect: involve people; fix systems, not blame.
- Focus on Process: follow the flow, facts, and standard work.
- Act & Learn (PDCA): convert findings into actions, verify, standardize, and teach.
What are the 5 principles of safety?
- Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment: find hazards, rate severity × likelihood.
- Hierarchy of Controls: eliminate → substitute → engineer → administrate → PPE.
- Standardization & Compliance: clear SOP/WI, legal conformity, visual controls.
- Worker Involvement & Training: competence, communication, stop-work authority.
- Continuous Improvement: report near-misses, audit, trend metrics, and update standards.
How often should we run Safety Gemba Walks?
Daily micro-walks for critical areas, weekly full walks per zone, and monthly cross-functional reviews. Adjust cadence when incident or near-miss trends rise.
What do we prioritize first during a walk?
Immediate life-safety hazards. Then use a simple matrix (Severity × Likelihood) to rank follow-up actions. Assign owners and due dates on the spot.
How do we involve employees without blame?
Ask “What makes this task hard or risky?” Listen first, summarize, thank, and fix the system. Convert good ideas into standards and credit the team.
How do we sustain improvements after the walk?
Standardize (SOP/WI), train, add visual controls, schedule audits, and monitor leading indicators like near-miss reporting and fix lead-time.
Who should attend the walk?
Area supervisor, Health & Safety, and at least one operator/driver. Rotate maintenance, quality, and planning to catch cross-functional risks.
What metrics matter most?
Lagging: incident rate, severity, lost-time. Leading: near-misses, unsafe condition removal time, audit adherence, and training completion.