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ARC Flash Safety Training (4-hour, in-person, Williamsport, PA) This program starts in:   Electrical power is a potentially dangerous force and requires proper training to understand how to work with Read More

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Explosion Prevention & Protection Options for Dust Collection Systems

This webinar provides a realistic approach to preventing combustible dust explosions in dust collection systems, a high risk area in industrial processing facilities and manufacturing plants. The topic will be Read More

Tagged With: Continuous Improvement, innovation, safety

Why Ergonomics? Communicating & Demonstrating the Value to Business Stakeholders

Safety and human resources professionals appreciate the value of ergonomics. They understand that ergonomics improves employee well-being and leads to reductions in causal absenteeism, recordable injuries, lost-time cases, and workers’ Read More

Tagged With: Continuous Improvement, Health & Safety, safety

2020 Employer Response to the Coronavirus

This webinar will review the facts, legal aspects and the many employment considerations that surround the potential of employee exposure to the coronavirus. It will cover two important areas of information Read More

Tagged With: Continuous Improvement, Manufacturers and Coronavirus, safety

Big Data / Big Solutions

Being able to analyze trends, identify hazards and keep up with compliance and regulatory standards is the holy grail of SMS and QMS. An incredible amount of data is produced, Read More

Tagged With: Continuous Improvement, Health, safety, Standards, training and engagement

Safety Performance and Why It Matters

Improving safety performance is a team effort that is based on data that easily can be monitored and measured to prioritize where safety programs can have the most impact.  When Read More

Tagged With: Continuous Improvement, Health, safety, safety technology, training and engagement

Mental Illness in the Workplace and How it Impacts the Safety of Your Employees

One fifth of adults will report having a mental illness in any given year.  Almost three quarters of adults each report systems of stress, including headaches, feeling overwhelmed, burnout or Read More

Tagged With: Continuous Improvement, Health, safety, training and engagement

Validation of Machine Safety Functions

With modern safety standards, utilizing terms such as SIL and Performance Levels, there are efforts in understanding how to perform proper calculations. An aspect that often is missed is the Read More

Tagged With: Continuous Improvement, m Safety Technology, safety, Standards, training and engagement

OSHA Inspections: Understanding Your Rights & Navigating the Process to Minimize Your Citation Risk

Every employer dreads a knock on the door from an OSHA inspector. But an inspection doesn’t need to be your worst nightmare. If you take proactive steps to find and Read More

Tagged With: Continuous Improvement, Health, OSHA, safety, Standards, training and engagement

Change Your Safety Culture by Making Employees a Part of Safety Strategy

For excellence in any operational category to be recognized, it is imperative employees make decisions and behave in alignment with the intended strategic direction. Strategy is a framework of choices Read More

Tagged With: Continuous Improvement, Health, safety, Standards, training and engagement

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“Through the Winning Teams program, we increased throughput in our laminate cleaning/inspection area by 18%, which also shortened the time for us to respond to vendors about defective products and t… Read more

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“We’re very pleased with the results of the training. It was a great way to break the ice regarding a systemic change in one of our oldest and most experience facilities. By training on change man… Read more

Bo PrattPresidentRockland Manufacturing Co.


The IMC and its staff have played an integral part in the success of Pik Rite’s Continuous Improvement culture as well as directly influencing more efficient production and operations. The proof is … Read more

Caleb ThomasProduct Line ManagerPik Rite, Inc.


We are a small organization and do not have IT staff. Before we found IMC, the task to implement CMMC seemed almost insurmountable. With their help, the process was no longer overwhelming, and we were… Read more

Terry KnouseVice President of OperationsNuVisions Center


5 Whys, SIPOC, Value Stream Maps, etc. are great ways to visualize problems that are difficult to pinpoint.

Brandon SmithQuality Control Lead TechnicianSilcoTek


The attendees of both training programs came away energized and eager to apply their new skills in training, coaching and communications. There is broad consensus that these skills should continue to … Read more

Jeanette WraggTraining ManagerPrysmian Group


We make investments where and when our workforce is skilled and ready.  The training was a solid foundation for supervisor development.

Steve PrentissVice President of Human ResourcesNittany Paper Mills, Inc.


The Value Stream Mapping exercise conducted by the IMC enabled us to visually see the overall production process and the areas we needed to target for improvement. Without this process, QCast may not … Read more

Terry ArnoldGeneral ManagerQCast Aluminum


IMC’s resource consultant’s background and knowledge were so relevant, and his delivery set a solid foundation upon which we could build for our re-certification as well.

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