A Detailed Investigation on Apparent and Root Causes of Accidents in Manufacturing

Botti, Lucia; Melloni, Riccardo; Mosconi, Simone; Oliva, Maniva

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-51981-0_2

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“…The proposed approach is based on three investigation levels. Specifically, the first-level investigation focuses on the identification of the root causes of major accidents that occurred in the same industry (Botti et al, 2020). The second-level investigation explores the human factors that lead to the investigated accidents.…”

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Understanding human factors to improve occupational safety in manufacturing: a case study

Botti¹,

Oliva²,

Melloni³

2022

Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing

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This paper investigates how the deviation of an industrial process from its optimal productivity, maintenance, and quality levels can lead to safety issues. An integrated approach was developed in 2021 to analyze the correlation between safety deficiencies and process inefficiencies. In this study, the proposed approach was adopted, aiming to identify potential connections between the safety issues that emerged from the previous investigations and the process inefficiencies. A case study describes the application of the proposed approach in an Italian company leader in the production of boilers for domestic and industrial heating and cooling systems. The findings show that the joint analysis of the results from the investigations in the proposed approach allows understanding the human factors in the investigated manufacturing process, i.e. the environmental, organizational, and job factors, and the human and individual characteristics which influence behavior at work in a way which can affect occupational safety.

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Understanding human factors to improve occupational safety in manufacturing: a case study

Botti¹,

Oliva²,

Melloni³

2022

Human Aspects of Advanced Manufacturing

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Analyzing the Dynamics of Work Accidents in Manufacturing to Understand “Reasonably Foreseeable Behaviors”

Botti

Melloni

Oliva

2021

Advances in Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control

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Human System Integration (HSI) is about orchestrating technology, organization and people in a flexible way. Flexible sociotechnical systems, called "FlexTech," are based on anticipation, preparation, creativity and experience. These systems contrast with those stemming from technology-centered engineering that produces objects and machines with the immensely codified and rigid practices we know today. Most of the time, technologies are designed and developed for normal situations, leaving users to manage abnormal and emergency situations themselves, sometimes under unforeseen, extreme and/or dangerous conditions. Putting humans at the center of the design of flexible sociotechnical systems means imagining possible futures, modeling them, simulating them and leading them down the right paths. This keynote is for the designers who seek to better understand the roles of humans and organizations developing complex life-critical systems. It is also for those who train future human-centered designers who will have to take into account the well-being, safety, sustainability and efficiency of the actors of future sociotechnical systems. The aim of the flexibility challenge is to put the artificial at the service of the natural, and not the other way around.

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A Detailed Investigation on Apparent and Root Causes of Accidents in Manufacturing

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Understanding human factors to improve occupational safety in manufacturing: a case study

Understanding human factors to improve occupational safety in manufacturing: a case study

Analyzing the Dynamics of Work Accidents in Manufacturing to Understand “Reasonably Foreseeable Behaviors”

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