When it comes to maintaining high safety and quality standards, visual management tools play a crucial role. Recently, My Visual Management created a Foreign Body Awareness Board that strengthens contamination prevention, supports audit compliance, and keeps teams consistently focused on hazard identification.
This case study outlines the challenge, the solution we created, and the key benefits delivered on-site.
The Challenge: Keeping Foreign Body Examples Visible — and Secure
The client needed a way to:
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Display a curated set of foreign body examples for staff training
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Keep those examples secure to avoid tampering or loss
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Make awareness part of the daily routine
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Provide a structured method for logging where items were discovered
Traditional displays lacked durability and security, and plastic wallets were easily damaged or removed. The health and safety team required a purpose-built board that was robust, secure, and intuitive for operators to use.
Our Solution: A Secure Locking Foreign Body Awareness Board
To meet this requirement, our team designed a locking whiteboard system tailored specifically for foreign body control processes.
Key Features
Locking Whiteboard Cabinet
The board includes a lockable front door with an integrated key system. This ensures all foreign body examples remain protected at all times while still visible for training and audits.
Envelope-Style Transparent Document Holders
Each example is placed inside a clear envelope-style holder, creating a second layer of protection. This keeps items secure, easy to update when needed, and clearly visible for staff during toolbox talks, inductions, and daily huddles.
“Area Found” Logging Panel
The board includes a dedicated writable section where operators can record:
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The foreign body type
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Where it was found
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Date and shift
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Any immediate corrective actions
This log provides valuable insight into trends, helping teams identify recurring issues and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Custom Branding & Strong Visual Impact
The layout is designed for instant recognition, featuring colour-coded sections, bold headings, and a structured format that encourages engagement across all shifts.
The Impact: Stronger Awareness, Better Compliance, Safer Production
Since installation, the client has reported:
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Increased operator awareness on every shift
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Faster identification of recurring issues
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More effective training sessions
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Improved audit feedback due to secure, well-organised displays
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Reduced loss or damage of example items
Visual management boards like this transform safety expectations into consistent everyday behaviours, reinforcing a proactive safety culture.
Why Choose a Custom Foreign Body Awareness Board?
Every production site faces different foreign body risks. A tailored board enables you to:
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Align with your specific process and audit requirements
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Securely display real examples found on-site
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Promote team ownership of safety
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Standardise communication across shifts
If you’d like to explore a similar solution for your site, our team is ready to support your requirements.
Making Continuous Improvement Visual
At My Visual Management, we specialise in creating clear, effective boards that support Lean, 5S, and safety processes across manufacturing environments.
To discuss your own Foreign Body Awareness Board, get in touch — we’d be happy to help you design the ideal solution for your team.
Keep teams focussing on hazard identification
Make contamination prevention visible
Secure locking foreign body board
Works with a lock and key
Robust and durable
Foreign body example
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Our Approach
We create visual management boards everyday. As a result we have plenty of experience. We work for organisations in food production, the power industry, national rail, pharmaceuticals, education, healthcare, packaging and distribution.
Our team works with a simple idea or sketch and creates a professionally designed layout. This is then turned into a highly functional visual management board.
We offer customised options because we want to create the perfect board for you. So, here are a few examples. We can add magnetic areas or a dry-wipe finish (for use with whiteboard pens). Furthermore, you can choose Red/Green sliders or R.A.G. (Red, Amber, Green) status dials so you can quickly and visually update your board. These are just a few examples of the ways in which our boards can be tailored to meet your needs. You may also be interested in whiteboard overlays that can be used on top of an existing magnetic board.
