Friday, December 19, 2014

Process

The leading ideal of this society is process. The definition of process is “ A series of actions or events/step taken in order to achieve a particular end.” Meaning every great thing was once a tiny idea. Take Karl Marx for example, he  was the actual inventor of the first vehicle. However, Henry Ford is given credit for inventing the automobile, he was the actual inventor of the first vehicle. It was made in the early 1900’s, with having only up to 3-½ horsepower. Which is actually the average speed of the horse drawn carriage. With its rugged three wheel design, and chain driven engine, it was thought to never work, or even become popular. With it being the early 1900’s and never before has a car been made, there was of course no paved roads. This being, the first car did not have any suspension at all. So of course it bounced around so much that it literally fell apart on the road. Following this, those rich enough whom had one of these started having a separate horse drawn carriage behind them just in case. Now this is where Ford came in. He started a marketing line of a newer vehicle with four wheels and a full body frame. And sold it a lot cheaper than Marx. So this was the beginning of process. The process of vehicle until even this day. Now a days modern day vehicles we have suspension to help reduce bouncing so much, when back then you would just bounce all over the road.. Or even A.B.S system, or “anti-brake lock” system, so you wouldnt just skid until you stop as if pulling the emergency brake. This system actually keeps the brakes from locking up under constant or heavy pressure. So if you look back, going from three wheels to four wheels. Or almost no horsepower to at least 400 to 500 horsepower straight off the showroom floor. And even gas power to electric power. That is all remarkable progress for less than a hundred years.

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

No Safety, Know Pain or Know Safety, No Pain

            In today's modern society safety is a big deal. Especially in our manufacturing or repairing shops, with heavy and hazardous equipment, there's a lot of potential dangers requiring PPE (personal protective equipment). PPE includes anything from safety glasses to chemical gloves (when dealing with chemicals such as acid, or corrosive material) and clothing, anything from wearing proper pants and shirts (preferably blue jeans and a shirt that allows free movement but not so much as to where it could get caught in any machinery. As for jeans its important to wear jeans that are not frayed out out or torn. Simply for if you are grinding or welding the sparks could potentially cause the frayed ends to catch fire.

Safety first, wear full face shield when grinding

            Good practices like these are to be taken seriously and not lightly. In shops accidents are prone to happen no matter what. Its just how to be safe to try and avoid the worse outcome. Say for instance, if I were to be grinding a valve stem with the air grinder, and I were to hit a crack or break in it, that broken piece could easily shoot right at me. Without the proper PPE that piece could easily be lodged in an eye, cheek, lip, nose etc. But if I was wearing the proper PPE for grinding ( which would typically be a full face shield) this accident could have been completely avoidable.


          So many things can go wrong, but why take the risk? All it takes is just a couple seconds if that to put the correct/proper PPE on. Its always good to leave how you came, preferably ten finger ten toes, and all limbs, for not just you but the business too