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Effective Shift Handover

It's 6 AM. Night shift ends.

In the next 5 minutes, information from 8 hours will either transfer smoothly...

...or disappear.

Poor handovers cause:

🔁 Repeated troubleshooting
❌ Missed follow-ups
⚠️ Safety incidents
😤 Frustrated technicians

What BAD looks like:

"Hey, pretty quiet night. Pump 3 was making noise but seems okay now. Someone from production wanted something. Anyway, gotta run."

What went wrong?

❌ No structure
❌ No documentation
❌ No time allocated
❌ Critical info lost

Good Handover = 4 Parts

1

⚠️ Safety First

Injuries, near misses, hazards

2

✅ Work Completed

What got finished?

3

🔧 In Progress

Started but not done - most info lost here!

4

👀 Heads Up

What's coming next?

Takes 10 minutes if you prepare

Takes 30 minutes of wasted time if you don't

What GOOD looks like:

Safety: No incidents. Wet floor near Tank 2, signs up.

Done: Fixed conveyor belt Line 4. Replaced sensors on packaging.

In progress: Pump 3 has bearing noise. Logged it, ordered parts, scheduled tomorrow.

Coming: Line 2 extended shift. Contractor at 9 AM needs sign-in.

That took 90 seconds

Day shift now has
complete situational awareness

Tools That Help

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Paper Log

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Whiteboard

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Shared Doc

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CMMS Notes

The tool matters less than the habit

Avoid These Killers:

❌ "Nothing happened" - something always did
❌ Verbal only - write it down!
❌ Rushing - 10 min saves hours
❌ No follow-up on previous shifts

⚡ 30-Second Version

  1. Any safety issues?
  2. What's broken or degraded?
  3. What's started but not finished?

Not ideal, but better than nothing

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