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<p>The issue of ensuring work safety during the use of machines plays a key role due to the recorded accident events, the source of which are the machines in use. In the scope of reducing the risk associated with machines, particular attention should be paid to the threats, as well as solutions allowing to limit their negative impact on the operator. The study presents the possibility of using visual management (VM) as a form of information transfer that allows to meet the requirements set out in legal regulations, as well as reduce the risk of accidents. The machines in question were assessed for the possibility of using various forms of visual management to reduce the risk of accidents. The investigations were also supplemented with an analysis of accident statistics to present the importance of using visual management in improving the safety of machine operators' work. The conducted analyzes allowed to determine the direction of activities in the use of various forms of visual management aimed at improving the safety of machine operators.</p>
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The issue of ensuring work safety during the use of machines plays a key role due to the recorded accident events, the source of which are the machines in use. In the scope of reducing the risk associated with machines, particular attention should be paid to the threats, as well as solutions allowing to limit their negative impact on the operator. The study presents the possibility of using visual management (VM) as a form of information transfer that allows to meet the requirements set out in legal regulations, as well as reduce the risk of accidents. The machines in question were assessed for the possibility of using various forms of visual management to reduce the risk of accidents. The investigations were also supplemented with an analysis of accident statistics to present the importance of using visual management in improving the safety of machine operators' work. The conducted analyzes allowed to determine the direction of activities in the use of various forms of visual management aimed at improving the safety of machine operators.

Visual Solutions as a Way to Improve Work Safety When Using Machines – Selected Aspects of VM

Management Systems in Production Engineering

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The issue of ensuring work safety during the use of machines plays a key role due to the recorded accident events, the source of which are the machines in use....

Visual Solutions as a Way to Improve Work Safety When Using Machines – Selected Aspects of VM

Published Online: Feb 18, 2023

Page range: 53 - 58

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-2023-0007

Keywords
visual management, usage machinery, accident at work, forecasting, risk reduction

© 2023 Tomasz Małysa et al., published by Sciendo

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

Visual Solutions as a Way to Improve Work Safety When Using Machines – Selected Aspects of VM

Published Online: Feb 18, 2023

Page range: 53 - 58

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-2023-0007

Keywordsvisual management, usage machinery, accident at work, forecasting, risk reduction

© 2023 Tomasz Małysa et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
visual management, usage machinery, accident at work, forecasting, risk reduction