AN ANALYSIS ON APPLICATION OF LEAN FRAMEWORK IN HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT FOR MANUFACTURING & SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Lean is the popular philosophy in the present business management strategies. With immediate benefits from implementation of Lean in business processes, all major organizations had started deploying it. On the other hand, Health and safety management system (HSMS) has changed its facet from obligatory requirement to a Legal requirement. The Governments from across the world has increased focus on HSMS and are changing the legal regulations accordingly. In this highly regulated environment, it is required by all organizations to change its reactive approach to proactive approach. In this context, our paper reviews the Lean management, its relevance in HSMS and development of a structured framework for implementation.