A CASE STUDY IN IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF COLLABORATIVE TASKS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

Ankidim ZINVELI, Mihai DRAGOMIR

Abstract


The present paper presents a case study for riskassessment in collaborative work environments, performed on an automotive supplier company. The case study contains an OHS audit, a risk assessment and mitigation method applied to the risks identified during the audit, and a discussion of the research gap in adapting risk management models to the new technologies and approaches. The case study is based on international standards such as ISO 45001:2018, ISO/TS 15066:2018, ISO 10218:2018, and ISO 12100:2010 and applies a risk mitigation model based on the Pilz factor.

The study concludes that even if procedures, training programs, and safety measures are designed and applied and everything seems to work very well in theory, in practice other risks can appear caused by unauthorized operator interventions, for example, and new operational frameworks have to be designed.


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