Pačaiová, H.; Andrejiová, M.; Balažiková, M.; Tomašková, M.; Gazda, T.; Chomová, K.; Hijj, J.; Salaj, L. Methodology for Complex Efficiency Evaluation of Machinery Safety Measures in a Production Organization. Appl. Sci.2021, 11, 453.
Pačaiová, H.; Andrejiová, M.; Balažiková, M.; Tomašková, M.; Gazda, T.; Chomová, K.; Hijj, J.; Salaj, L. Methodology for Complex Efficiency Evaluation of Machinery Safety Measures in a Production Organization. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 453.
Pačaiová, H.; Andrejiová, M.; Balažiková, M.; Tomašková, M.; Gazda, T.; Chomová, K.; Hijj, J.; Salaj, L. Methodology for Complex Efficiency Evaluation of Machinery Safety Measures in a Production Organization. Appl. Sci.2021, 11, 453.
Pačaiová, H.; Andrejiová, M.; Balažiková, M.; Tomašková, M.; Gazda, T.; Chomová, K.; Hijj, J.; Salaj, L. Methodology for Complex Efficiency Evaluation of Machinery Safety Measures in a Production Organization. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 453.
Abstract
Even though the rules for free movement of machinery within the European Union market have existed for more than 30 years, accidents related to their activities have constantly been achieving significant value. When designing the machine, a designer must stem from risk assessment, whereas all stages of its life cycle and ways of its use must be taken into consideration. In industrial operations, there is old machinery, which, although fulfilling its function reliably, the safety level is not in accordance with the developing requirements for their safe operation. The proposed methodology of assessment of the machinery safety condition comes out from the presupposition of the right application of steps of risk assessment and their reduction mainly by means of implementation of both effective and efficient preventive measures. The aim of the research applied in 3 operations, was to verify the method of machinery safety management. The created methodology based on 19 requirements for safety evaluates the level of the actual measures by means of the so-called criterion of current status and total efficiency of measures. Its output is the assessment of the efficiency level of implemented safety of each machine as well as of the whole operation.
Keywords
machinery safety; risk assessment; effectiveness of the measures
Subject
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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