Author, as appears in the article.: Sanchez-Rebull, Maria-Victoria; Ninerola, Angels; Ferrer-Rullan, Ramon; Hernandez-Lara, Ana-Beatriz
Department: Gestió d'Empreses
URV's Author/s: Hernandez Lara, Ana Beatriz / Niñerola Monserrat, Angels / Sánchez Rebull, María Victoria
Keywords: Workplace safety Six sigma Process improvement Measure Improve and control Define Case study Analyse
Abstract: © 2020 Central Institute for Labour Protection–National Research Institute (CIOP-PIB). Six Sigma has been applied as a business process improvement strategy in many companies worldwide with great results. On the other hand, workplace safety constitutes a key issue for company managers due to their responsibility. The aim of this article is to demonstrate how using Six Sigma can reduce accidents. A case study is conducted on a large European metallic packaging manufacturing company. As a result, the company presented a reduction of lost time accidents from 97 to 30 that saved a lot of time and cost. The σ value achieved was 4.24. This project shows the effectiveness of Six Sigma as an improvement tool in the human resources area, despite most of the previous Six Sigma research being focused on manufacturing aspects. The case studied can be useful either for large companies or small and medium-sized companies interested in improving safety.
Thematic Areas: Sociologia i política Saúde coletiva Safety, risk, reliability and quality Safety research Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Medicina i Interdisciplinar General medicine Ergonomics Enfermagem Economia Ciências ambientais
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: angels.ninerola@urv.cat mariavictoria.sanchez@urv.cat mariavictoria.sanchez@urv.cat anabeatriz.hernandez@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0001-5598-1203 0000-0003-0326-5699 0000-0002-9920-4104 0000-0003-0326-5699 0000-0002-9920-4104 0000-0002-8110-9328
Record's date: 2024-08-24
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: International Journal Of Occupational Safety And Ergonomics. (2): 1-13
APA: Sanchez-Rebull, Maria-Victoria; Ninerola, Angels; Ferrer-Rullan, Ramon; Hernandez-Lara, Ana-Beatriz (2022). Six Sigma for workplace safety improvement: improving hazards and unsafe conditions in a metallic packaging manufacturing company. International Journal Of Occupational Safety And Ergonomics, (2), 1-13. DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2020.1829318
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2022
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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