This document provides guidance for persons interested in how to concurrently address lean manufacturing concepts and safety concerns of machinery. A brief overview of lean manufacturing concepts is presented. The challenge of concurrently addressing safety and lean is described and examples are provided to demonstrate situations where this has not occurred. A process model for safety and lean is presented. A risk assessment framework is outlined that introduces how to effectively address both lean and safety concerns. Examples where safety and lean have been successfully applied are shared. This document also provides design guidelines on how to meet lean objectives without compromising safety.

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