Workshop on Waste Reduction in Manufacturing Process

Program overview:

Waste reduction is any activity that REDUCES or ELIMINATES the generation of waste AT THE SOURCE. Increasingly, companies are focusing on waste reduction in the entire manufacturing process rather than just on end-of the-pipe waste.

Liquid, solid, and/or gaseous waste materials are always generated during the manufacture of any product. In addition to creating environmental problems, these wastes represent losses of valuable materials and energy from the production process and require a significant investment in pollution control.

This program on waste reduction help participants focus on the primary purpose of any business organization i.e. to provide a customer with a product or service of value at a profit.

Waste reduction techniques should be key components of any cost-effective, comprehensive waste management program.

For whom:

This program is designed for Managers, supervisors, Engineers and employees who are involved operations and production procedures as well as quality control personnel, inspectors, testing personnel, or those interested in cost or profit center or quality improvement functions.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• assist their organizations in the development of waste minimization strategies;
• ensure that waste management form an integral part of company’s operations and management procedures;
• provide guidance on the types of waste that may be generated and how they will be controlled and managed;

• assist the company in the development of waste management strategies based on principle of hierarchical control; and

• establish requirements for waste inventories

Course Outline:

Day 1: Managing Inventory –raw materials,

WIP and Finished products

Production Modifying Process

• improving current operation and maintenance procedures,

• changing the materials used in production, and

• Modifying existing equipment or purchasing more efficient and more cost-effective equipment.

• Reducing Waste Volume
  • Waste Audit
  • Waste Minimization

Day 2: Recovering Waste

• Pollution Control
• GMP – Good Manufacturing Process
• Development of Waste Management

Plan and Implementation Strategies

• Proper Records keeping
• Action Plan

 Training Methodology

Lectures, discussions, exercises, case studies, audio-visual aids will be used to reinforce these teaching/learning methods.