Author: david.mcelroy@barry-wehmiller.com

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Wife of Senior Assembler Edris Boscolo, BW Flexible Systems-Italy, Sews Masks

Laura, the wife of Edris Boscolo, a 20+-year team member of the Mestrino, Italy BWFS team, is very capable with a sewing machine! Soon after the COVID-19 emergency began, masks and disinfectants were nowhere to be found. So Laura sewed masks that were washable and recyclable, thanks to a pocket in which a gauze piece is inserted and can be replaced. One morning Edris showed up to work with 50 masks for team members at the Hayssen and Schib plants. She also made masks for the families of team members and for a nursing home in Mestre.

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BW Coronavirus Update #3

Watch this COVID-19 update video from CEO Bob Chapman and President of PCMC Stan Blakney to learn more about how PCMC is responding to the crisis.

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The Power of The Pandemic Pause

Watch this COVID-19 update video from CEO Bob Chapman and BW Papersystems Managing Director-Asia Eddie Mun. Eddie Mun’s positive outlook and encouraging words will surely brighten your day and provide a mini-masterclass in great leadership.

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For Your Coffee Break

What do coffee and communication have in common? They’re the perfect combination in “Coffee Conversations”, a new whimsical and fun video series of micro-learnings designed to help improve your listening and communication skills. Grab a cup and enjoy a quick lesson!

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Submitted by Francis Kohlway

“I don’t know what tomorrow holds but I know who holds tomorrow.”
– Author Unknown

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Submitted by Sara Img

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important
than fear.”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Submitted by Callie Gulley

“There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures.”
– Josiah Gilbert Holland

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L3

  • New L3 eLearning Modules Now Available in English!
    • These self-guided, 15-20 minute introductory modules explain “Lean” thinking at Barry-Wehmiler. Check out the L3 Modules Playlist for the following:
      • L3 Vision
      • Lean Thinking
      • Value in Lean
      • 8 Wastes
      • PDCA
      • Actual Workplace
  • Want an L3 refresher? Search for the Continuous Improvement Made Simple playlist.
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Safety Training

New Safety eLearning Modules available in multiple languages!

To complement your appropriate local training in specific safety skills, new modules are now available with additional languages coming soon! Search for the following on theLearning Center homepage:

  • Barry-Wehmiller Safety Culture: available in English, French, Italian, German
  • Lifting Safely: available in English, French, Italian, German
  • Electrical Safety: available in English; Coming soon: French, Italian, German
  • Safety Hierarchy of Controls: available in English. Coming soon: French, Italian, German

To complement your appropriate local training in specific safety skills, search for the following Safety playlists containing videos with reminders that can be applied at both work and home:

  • Safety in Production
  • Safety in the Office
  • Safety Supports Health

Now available in 4 languages! To complement your appropriate local training in specific safety skills, check out the Safety Culture online course. Enter the following key words in the search bar:

  • German: sicherheitskultur
  • Italian: cultura della sicurezza
  • French: culture sécurité
  • English: safety culture

New Lifting Safely online course! To complement your appropriate local training in specific safety skills, search for the Lifting Safely.

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BWFS Sales Exec Patrick Gijsel in Netherlands Puts on IT Hat

Patrick Gijsel, Sales Executive at BW Flexible Systems/Symach in Terneuzen, Netherlands has been an invaluable help to the Terneuzen team. Although he’s not in an IT role, he’s very knowledgeable about computers and put that knowledge to work to ensure their team members had the ability to work from home. Patrick even spent a Saturday in the office setting up separate workstations for their warehouse team members, thus reducing the potential spread of COVID-19 virus when equipment is shared.