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Production workflow and shop travelers · Lesson 1 of 4

Production workflow and shop travelers: principles and terminology

What a shop traveler is and why it exists, the words a production workflow is described in, how an AFS order moves from approval to delivery, and where the safety rules sit.

You will be able to: Define a traveler, routing, hold point and nonconformance, trace an AFS order through its stages, and state the safety boundaries of the shop floor.

10 min · 12 slides · 8 questions

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What this video shows: Which minor servicing tasks may fall under the exception to OSHA's lockout/tagout rule.

Video: Lockout Tagout Minor Service Exception by J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc, on YouTube. Chosen from the video's published description.

Glossary

Traveler
The document or record that follows a job through each operation, carrying its identity, material, drawing, routing and sign-offs.
Routing
The ordered list of operations a job goes through.
Hold point
A point in the routing beyond which work does not proceed without the consent of the designated representative who witnesses or inspects it.
Nonconformance
An item that does not conform to its requirements, such as the approved drawing or order; it is controlled until accepted, rejected, repaired or reworked.
Backward move
Sending an order back to an earlier stage; in AFS's system it requires a note.
Servicing and maintenance
In 29 CFR 1910.147, work such as setting up, adjusting, cleaning, unjamming and changing tools.