Social Dimension of Sustainable Development – Safety and Ergonomics in Maintenance Activities

Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek, Małgorzata; Drożyner, Przemysław

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-39188-0_19

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“…Ill-defined maintenance practices for manufacturing assets lead to several environmental impacts, such as hazardous emissions, production waste due to system malfunctions, inefficient energy usage, ineffective resource consumption and wastage of stored materials (Ajukumar and Ghandi, 2013; Kazemi, 2013; Keivanpour and Kavi, 2015; Liyanage and Badurdeen, 2010; Raouf, 2009). The maintenance-related social impacts concern human health and safety; bad maintenance practices, as well as incorrect maintenance employee performance, could cause unsafe and unhealthy working conditions, accidents and incidents (Amrina and Aridharma, 2016; Di Pasquale et al , 2017; Franciosi et al , 2019; Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek and Drozyner, 2013). Maintenance can affect employees directly involved in maintenance tasks, those involved in the production process and customers if poor maintenance strategies or poorly performed procedures lead to unsafe working conditions or low-quality manufactured products.…”

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Multi-stakeholder perspectives on indicators for sustainable maintenance performance in production contexts: an exploratory study

Franciosi

Pasquale

Iannone

et al. 2020

JQME

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PurposePoor maintenance management leads to non-negligible economic, environmental and social impacts and obstacles to the sustainable manufacturing paradigm. Studies evaluating maintenance impacts on sustainability underline growing interest in the topic, but reports on the industrial field are lacking. Therefore, this paper investigates the industrial environment and the indicators that manufacturing companies use for measuring their maintenance impacts.Design/methodology/approachIn this pilot survey study, several stakeholders of production enterprises in the south of Italy were interviewed to unveil the spread of the measurement of maintenance impacts on sustainability and the indicators used by those companies.FindingsThe interview results showed a low level of awareness among stakeholders about maintenance impacts on sustainability. Maintenance stakeholders are mainly focused on technical and economic factors, whereas environmental, quality and safety stakeholders are becoming more aware of maintenance impacts on environmental and social factors. However, both groups need guidelines to define sustainability indicators to assess such impacts.Originality/valueThis exploratory study allowed us to investigate the current situation in industrial organisations and achieve the first variegated and diversified vision of the awareness of company stakeholders on maintenance impacts on the sustainability of several business functions. This paper provides a valuable contribution to “maintenance and sustainability” research area in production contexts and sheds light on non-negligible maintenance impacts on sustainability, providing preliminary insights on the topic and an effective basis for defining future research opportunities. Moreover, this study enables increased awareness among internal and external manufacturing company stakeholders on the role of maintenance in sustainable production.

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Section: Introduction and Motivation Of The Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Multi-stakeholder perspectives on indicators for sustainable maintenance performance in production contexts: an exploratory study

Franciosi

Pasquale

Iannone

et al. 2020

JQME

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“…The absence of an ergonomic perspective in the design of equipment (Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek and Drożyner, 2013) leads to a worsening of work-related illnesses (Bulduk et al. , 2017; Nadri et al.…”

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“…The mining industry deals with a variety of equipment whose designs hail from a time when ergonomics was not a central concern (Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek and Dro_ zyner, 2013). The lack of an ergonomic perspective in the design of the equipment, without the participation of "conception actors" (Daniellou, 2012), provides harmful working conditions to the health of maintenance professionals.…”

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The applicability of advanced technologies from the traditional industry to mitigate ergonomic problems in maintenance activities in the mining industry

Santos

Reis

Fernandes

2023

JQME

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PurposeMany advanced technologies applied to maintenance are aimed at data analysis and not directly at the execution of activities. Considering the lack of studies that analyze the use of technologies with a focus on aiding maintenance activities, this study aims to investigate the applicability of advanced technologies capable of mitigating ergonomic risks in mining maintenance activities.Design/methodology/approachA mixed-method study approach was performed in the most important Brazilian mining company, where three groups of equipment were observed: pumps, crushers and sieves. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected, including structured interviews with 60 maintenance professionals for the equipment, and a workshop was held to evaluate the applicability of these technologies in the maintenance activity of this equipment.FindingsIt was verified that the load handler, weight cancelers and automatically guided vehicle technologies were assessed as capable of mitigating ergonomic problems of the supporting the weight of parts and tools and the human traction during maintenance activities.Research limitations/implicationsThe study observed only one company, and the five technologies analyzed here are not yet a reality in this sector.Practical implicationsThis research directs maintenance managers in the implementation of process improvements, in the incorporation of technologies capable of mitigating the ergonomic problems experienced by the maintenance professionals. In this way, it is expected to reduce the number of absences from work and improve the working conditions of these professionals.Social implicationsMining activities impact the local economy and are important in the development of technologies that improve productivity and the man–work relationship. The demands of industries for new solutions encourage local technological development through an approximation with university research and development centers. At the same time, it is observed that these centers can help in the formation of competences to act, either in the implementation of these technologies or in their handling. This university–company integration, in addition to benefiting the mining segment, has the potential to expand the solution to different supply chains, which proves to be a relevant social impact.Originality/valueThis study is pioneering in understanding the use of advanced technologies in maintenance activities in the context of the mining industry (extractive primary sector).

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“…In view of the complexity of occupational safety issues and the large volume of data involved, it is best to apply computer tools in such modeling. One should mention for example the solutions that allow to use valuable management support tools such as Visual Interactive Modeling (VIM) and Multimedia Information Management Systems [3,4].…”

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Innovations in OSH Trainings - Social Skills of Safety Instructor Versus On-line Training

Sadłowska-Wrzesińska

Gabryelewicz

2015

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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A systemic approach to the issue of safety which participation of both workers and managerial staff is a part of is a trusted way of creating safety culture. The implementation of safe work in everyday practice is not easy, but possible. The OSH specialist plays a key role here, as changing workers' attitudes and values is an effective way to improve safety at the workplace. The OSH specialist must have high professional qualifications, including social competence. He most often acts as a safety educator or safety instructor. The article presents results of the research conducted on a group of 215 workers. The workers underwent the obligatory OSH training, after which the increase of their knowledge was analysed. What is more, their subjective preferences as to the form of OSH training were later determined.

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Social Dimension of Sustainable Development – Safety and Ergonomics in Maintenance Activities

Cited by 21 publications

References 4 publications

Multi-stakeholder perspectives on indicators for sustainable maintenance performance in production contexts: an exploratory study

Multi-stakeholder perspectives on indicators for sustainable maintenance performance in production contexts: an exploratory study

The applicability of advanced technologies from the traditional industry to mitigate ergonomic problems in maintenance activities in the mining industry

Innovations in OSH Trainings - Social Skills of Safety Instructor Versus On-line Training

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