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Six Sigma for workplace safety improvement: improving hazards and unsafe conditions in a metallic packaging manufacturing company

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    Identificador: imarina:9138876
    Autores:
    Sanchez-Rebull, Maria-VictoriaNinerola, AngelsFerrer-Rullan, RamonHernandez-Lara, Ana-Beatriz
    Resumen:
    © 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.
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    Autor según el artículo: Sanchez-Rebull, Maria-Victoria; Ninerola, Angels; Ferrer-Rullan, Ramon; Hernandez-Lara, Ana-Beatriz
    Departamento: Gestió d'Empreses
    Autor/es de la URV: Hernandez Lara, Ana Beatriz / Niñerola Monserrat, Angels / Sánchez Rebull, María Victoria
    Palabras clave: Workplace safety Six sigma Process improvement Measure Improve and control Define Case study Analyse
    Resumen: © 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.
    Áreas temáticas: 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
    Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Direcció de correo del autor: angels.ninerola@urv.cat mariavictoria.sanchez@urv.cat mariavictoria.sanchez@urv.cat anabeatriz.hernandez@urv.cat
    Identificador del autor: 0000-0001-5598-1203 0000-0003-0326-5699 0000-0002-9920-4104 0000-0003-0326-5699 0000-0002-9920-4104 0000-0002-8110-9328
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2024-08-24
    Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
    Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10803548.2020.1829318
    URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: International Journal Of Occupational Safety And Ergonomics. (2): 1-13
    Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes 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
    DOI del artículo: 10.1080/10803548.2020.1829318
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2022
    Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
  • Palabras clave:

    Ergonomics,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Public, Environmental & Occupational Health,Safety Research,Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
    Workplace safety
    Six sigma
    Process improvement
    Measure
    Improve and control
    Define
    Case study
    Analyse
    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
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