Smit Industries provides video production services for industrial training, in particular for regulated industry sectors. As part of the integrated media services it offers, it recognises the value of video to manufacturing companies in regulated industries. Standard Operating Procedures or SOPs, no matter how well written, still rely on the imagination of the operator for correct execution. Associating a short digital video clip of a procedure with the text SOP showing exactly how it should be performed has the following benefits:
- The procedure can be performed with precision
- Operators can see the procedure being performed on the very equipment they will be using
- It allows procedures to be performed identically across shifts
- It allows for the SOP to be performed the same way at multiple locations or facilities and for harmonization of standards and procedures
- Viewing records of the video clip on company server's can be associated with personnel records and questions after viewing to determine whether the operator understood what they had watched
- Video clips can be part of the compliance record for regulatory agencies
- SOP videos can boost quality control compliance and reduce batch failures
- Time spent training new hires or cross-training of personnel can be reduced
- Annual compliance training can be made more effective
- Clips are available 24/7 and can be reviewed at any time should a question or uncertainty arise
Smit Industries works with companies and training managers to provide a range of services enabling them to obtain the maximum value. It can produce either a single video or develop a plan and schedule to systematically produce video clips for every SOP that can be appropriately served by the medium, or, alternately, develop videos for the highest value or most critical SOPs. Video clips can be provided to the company in a range of formats for online streaming and embedding on corporate web servers behind password-protected firewalls or on DVD. Smit Industries understands that procedures are sensitive and treats all materials with the highest confidentiality using security measures to ensure digital materials remain safe and all edited and raw footage can be returned to the commissioning organization.
