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

Abstract

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.

Assessment of the technical state of mining machinery and devices with the use of diagnostic methods

“…This is a very valuable diagnostic instrument with many applications, such as finding potential electrical damage or overheated parts of machines and checking their state before and after repairs. These cameras record up to 100 thermograms on their memory card and are equipped in a liquid crystal monitor (Encyklopedia PWN, 2005;Małysa and Furman, 2023).…”

“…Next, a report is made of the course of measurements, then compared to the diagrams of assessment of the specific optimal norms of work parameters and alarm levels. This system allows for data collection in a controlled environment and can be useful in maintaining motion (Cempel and Tomaszewski, 1992;Biały, 2010;Birolini, 2017;Małysa and Furman, 2023;Duda and Józek, 2023).…”