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21 February 2022
Vol. 44 No. 1 (2022)
Results of the implementation of a virtual control approach to improve the effectiveness and quality of Safety and Health inspections at workplaces
[Risultati dell’implementazione di un approccio di controllo virtuale per migliorare l’efficacia e la qualità delle ispezioni in materia di sicurezza e salute sui luoghi di lavoro]
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During the last years, a significant technological and organisational evolution is taking place in the industrial activities, thanks to Advanced Manufacturing together with a more and more widespread use of Cloud Big Data Analytics. With special reference to the OS&H (Occupational Safety and Health), these changes involve a new attention, both to the technological and employee's level. The paper discusses the characteristics, and the possible original use of a new methodology, based on virtual reality and digital checklist. This methodology can be used both to easily carry out surveillance activities and checks at workplaces, and to create a virtual itinerary of the area under investigation, in which checks and operative instructions can be virtually introduced for workers in charge of particular machinery or operations. The main results obtained thanks to the implementation of the methodology are: a reduction of the remedial actions' duration on non-compliances brought into evidence, and the deriving possible increase in the frequency and efficiency of inspections. Moreover, this approach intrinsically favors the involvement of workers and staff in charge of activities related to Prevention and Protection, supporting a process of continuous improvement and of general spread of the Culture of Safety in the Company.
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Results of the implementation of a virtual control approach to improve the effectiveness and quality of Safety and Health inspections at workplaces: [Risultati dell’implementazione di un approccio di controllo virtuale per migliorare l’efficacia e la qualità delle ispezioni in materia di sicurezza e salute sui luoghi di lavoro]. (2022). Giornale Italiano Di Medicina Del Lavoro Ed Ergonomia, 44(1), 41-50. https://doi.org/10.4081/gimle.580
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