Quality and Safety: A Way of Life at Hino Motors Philippines

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March 15, 2018

For around 40 years now, Hino Motors Philippines has been giving Filipinos world-class trucks and buses that have been helping build the nation. This year, it renewed its commitment by serving up a Euro-4 compliant lineup that meets standards set by even the strictest environmental organizations around the world.

Yet being a local manufacturer, HMP doesn’t just put together its products just like that. It likewise ensures that the people who help build these products are safe while doing their work, as well as ensuring that each truck and bus that leaves its plant meets the highest quality standards.

Take for instance the full set of safety gear that each employee on the manufacturing floor has to wear. One cannot enter the production floor without donning the proper goggles, arm covers, gloves, hard cap, shoes, and even ear muffs.  All these are there to make sure that no one gets injured while on the job.

Furthermore, safety harnesses are put in place for those that will be working 2m or higher above ground. Those workers that will do a bit of lifting must not load up on items that exceed the 20kg weight limit.

And the company-wide program that aims to make safety and quality a way of life employs the 5S principle. The 5S campaign encourages employees to seiri or sort tools and other items; seiton or straighten or arrange all items for easier access; seiso or shining to keep everything spick and span; seiketsu or standardizing work procedures; and shitsuke which essentially translates to sustaining the processes and continually finding ways to improve it.

With all these, it looks like Hino Motors Philippines is truly ready to meet the future head-on.

About the Author

Mr. Gerard Jude Castillo
Gerard has been a self-confessed car nut ever since he was a little boy. As a grown-up, he indulges in his passion by collecting toy cars (which he started since childhood) and reading up on the latest cars out there.  As Associate Editor, he will ensure that you get your fill of the latest cars in the market, as well as a load of automotive features.