QUALITY AND WORK SAFETY IN METAL FOUNDRY

1 ULEWICZ Robert
Co-authors:
2 NOVY Frantisek 3 DWORNICKA Renata
Institutions:
1 Czestochowa University of Technology, Faculty of Management, Czestochowa, Poland, EU, robert.ulewicz@wz.pcz.pl
1 University of Zilina, Faculty of Materials Engineering, Zilina, Slovakia, EU, frantisek.novy@fstroj.uniza.sk
3 Kraków University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poland, EU, renata.dwornick@pk.edu.pl
Conference:
29th International Conference on Metallurgy and Materials, Brno, Czech Republic, EU, May 20 - 22, 2020
Proceedings:
Proceedings 29th International Conference on Metallurgy and Materials
Pages:
1287-1293
ISBN:
978-80-87294-97-0
ISSN:
2694-9296
Published:
27th July 2020
Proceedings of the conference were published in Web of Science and Scopus.
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Abstract

Metal foundry, despite the progressing process of implementing new production technologies - still belongs to the fields characterized by a significant level of occupational risk. In metal foundries there is a significant concentration of harmful and arduous factors at many workplaces. The degree of work safety depends, among others, on the technology, raw materials and technical equipment used. The paper presents an analysis of the accident rate based on statistical data extended by own research and results obtained from the conducted expert interview. Based on the results obtained, the most important factors harmful to health were defined and an analysis of the causes of accidents at work in foundries was carried out. Ensuring adequate in terms of quality and safety is an important element of the management process not only in the purely human dimension but also in the economic dimension.

Keywords: Quality, work safety, foundry, foundry processes

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