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Pointing and Calling Japanese Safety Standard at Railway Companies & Toyota (HD)

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What it is

A short documentary clip of Japanese railway workers and Toyota staff using pointing-and-calling, a safety practice of physically pointing at and naming things while working. It includes examples from several railway companies.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN finds it fascinating and suggests the technique for keeping operators like test drivers attentive.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “(quite fascinating to watch)”

    Demonstrates pointing-and-calling as a way to keep drivers engaged

    tga, 2018-06 · Recommendation · in “Arizona Uber crash driver was 'watching TV'”

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Topics: japan railways, toyota, lean, workplace safety, human error

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