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Reducing workplace injuries and improving productivity through ergonomics is an increasingly popular trend. Manufacturers have witnessed their competitors and others reap benefits from implementing such programs. There are many sources […]

Boeing Co has proposed methods of protecting sensitive data involved in sharing the Sea Launch project with Ukrainian and Russian engineers. The US State Dept is reviewing the Long Beach, CA, program, which was shut down on Jul 27, 1998.

Boeing Inc has established procedures to prevent equipment theft by employees. These include quarterly and random audits of equipment, use of a database and monitoring of engineers' usage of devices. To help security managers monitor equipment and ownership more effectively, the company acquired in 1997 a Secure Marking Kit from Innovative Security Products. This package includes a pen with invisible ink and a corresponding reading device. The pen is being used to mark computers and other electronic equipment and supplies., Aircraft manufacturer Boeing, Inc., takes cross-training seriously. It wants its engineers to be able to pitch in when and where help is needed, perhaps working on one part of an [...]

Boeing Aircraft, along with Ford, Chrysler, and GM, have established joint health and safety funds, an approach potentially useful in the UK as well. Boeing's joint safety institute with the machinists and aerospace workers union maintains a return-to-work program for injured workers, supports site safety committees and a material change coordination team, and provides safety training. These joint efforts have proven successful in the cooperative implementation of health and safety policies in unionized workplaces.