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<p>The aim of the study was to assess the importance of the factor related with work safety in enterprises from the heavy industry sector. To achieve this aim, a method was used that is based on the principles of the Toyota Production System - the BOST survey. The survey was conducted in 8 heavy industry enterprises located in the Silesian Voivodeship. The paper presents part of the research, including the analysis of one of the questions that relates to the roof of the Toyota house - elements of the enterprise mission. This question includes the concept of work safety. Additionally, the work includes an analysis of the respondents’ personal characteristics. The result of the work is the determination of the place of work safety in the analyzed enterprises according to the respondents, which may serve as a guideline in activities improving processes with an emphasis on work safety.</p>
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The aim of the study was to assess the importance of the factor related with work safety in enterprises from the heavy industry sector. To achieve this aim, a method was used that is based on the principles of the Toyota Production System - the BOST survey. The survey was conducted in 8 heavy industry enterprises located in the Silesian Voivodeship. The paper presents part of the research, including the analysis of one of the questions that relates to the roof of the Toyota house - elements of the enterprise mission. This question includes the concept of work safety. Additionally, the work includes an analysis of the respondents’ personal characteristics. The result of the work is the determination of the place of work safety in the analyzed enterprises according to the respondents, which may serve as a guideline in activities improving processes with an emphasis on work safety.

Use of Toyota Principles in Questions to Assess the Importance of Work Safety in the Heavy Industry

System Safety: Human - Technical Facility - Environment

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The aim of the study was to assess the importance of the factor related with work safety in enterprises from the heavy industry sector. To achieve this aim, a...

Use of Toyota Principles in Questions to Assess the Importance of Work Safety in the Heavy Industry

Published Online: Dec 31, 2022

Page range: 76 - 84

Received: Nov 18, 2021

Accepted: Mar 21, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/czoto-2022-0009

Keywords
work safety, Toyota management principles, BOST survey

© 2022 Marta Jagusiak-Kocik, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Use of Toyota Principles in Questions to Assess the Importance of Work Safety in the Heavy Industry

Published Online: Dec 31, 2022

Page range: 76 - 84

Received: Nov 18, 2021

Accepted: Mar 21, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/czoto-2022-0009

Keywordswork safety, Toyota management principles, BOST survey

© 2022 Marta Jagusiak-Kocik, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
work safety, Toyota management principles, BOST survey