Health and Safety of workers & Machine safety
Problems
Safety depends on:
- Mechanical concepts;
- Electrical and programmed concepts;
- Ergonomic machine conception;
- Ergonomic station conception;
- Operators' fatigue, stress and repetitive operational rhythm;
- Workers' training and experience;
Accidents Create:
- Loss of employee's well-being;
- Loss of an experienced, competent, qualified and trained worker on the specific machine;
- Production shut-down, possible loss of sales and late delivery;
- Loss of workers confidence, moral and productivity;
- Increase in CSST costs.
Our Approach
- Help and assistance on your SST committee;
- Risk analysis and production of a complete diagnostic report and audit;
- Deployment plan to reduce SST risks;
- Appropriate electrical and mechanical conception solutions;
- Automated solutions and integration into the machines;
- Machine modifications;
- Risk analysis and and protection devices training;
- Electrical arc studies;
- Padlock files management;
- Energy Zero analysis (AVEZ project);
- CSST expertise in case of inquiries;
- IRSST, CSST and AQHSST partnerships.
Anticipated Results
- Reduction of the number of accidents;
- Potential danger awareness;
- Reduction in downtime and machines downtime costs;
- Possible reduction of CSST costs following a business case review;
- Stress reduction of employees working on a dangerous machine;
- Improvement of global work atmosphere and quality of working life.
For the corporation that believes that making its machines safe is an essential part of its health and safety program.