ewa lidén kassel project no. 030300-2 presentation 2009 comfor educative packages the process

Presentation 2009Ewa LidénKassel

Project No. 030300-2

COMFOR educative packages

The Process



Tool 1:Health

&Performance

Tool 2:Cost/Benefit

Tool 3:WORX for SMes

Tool 4:Skills

(contractor)

Tool 5:Skills

(operator)

Tool 6:Ergo-Check

Tool 7:Sitting-Check

COMFOR educative packages



The Process

Provides guidance for you and your employees on improving and maintaining

health safety well-being and a high and sustainable

productivity

The aim is to inspire you to start an continuous improvement process.



Five step process

1. Policy and routines

2. Assess risks

3. Find solutions

4. Implement

5. Follow up



The Process – Step 1

a) Develop your company policy

b) Establish routines

c) Identify indicators of change



1a) Develop a company policy

Express your company’s will

• concrete

• easy to understand

• accepted by all




Possible content

• General standpoint

• Workplace risks

• Crewing

• Scheduling

• Job rotation and job enlargement

• Machines




An example:

We are a trustworthy supplier of logging services. We focus on

being a reliable and profitable business partner and employer

retaining competent personnel

keeping our operators healthy and with good working capacity

We realize mechanized harvesting give rise to certain risks, therefore

we clearly define working instructions and operators’ authorities

our machines are up-to-date and thoroughly taken care of

our operators have a fair pay and freedom to decide upon their working hours

we work systematically with improvements in an open straightforward climate.

We are a trustworthy supplier of logging services. We focus on

being a reliable and profitable business partner and employer

retaining competent personnel

keeping our operators healthy and with good working capacity

We realize mechanized harvesting give rise to certain risks, therefore

we clearly define working instructions and operators’ authorities

our machines are up-to-date and thoroughly taken care of

our operators have a fair pay and freedom to decide upon their working hours

we work systematically with improvements in an open straightforward climate.



1b) Establish routines

The routines should indicate– by whom

– when

– how

– what

the work environment is managed



1b) Establish routines

• by whom• when• how• what

the contractor every 3rd month systematic monitoring your machine operators’

health and performance



1c) Identify key indicators

Ex. of indicators of change in performance

• harvested volume

• machine availability

• fuel consumption

• no. of mistakes made



Ex. of indicators of change in health

• stiffness, ache or pain

• accumulated fatigue

• psychosomatic complaints

1c) Identify key indicators




a) Identify risks

b) Classify urgency

c) Document



2a) Identify risks

Ex. of technical hazards:

• long hours in the machine• fixed seated positions• repetitive movements• high level of attention• whole body vibrations and bumps• inclined seating• poor ergonomics in the machine



2a) Identify risks

Ex. of organisational hazards:

• Working alone

• Shift work

• Production pressure

• Unclear instructions



2b) Classify urgency

Red

Yellow

Green

Requires immediate action

Requires action within some time

Negligent



2c) Document

• Enables you to identify long lasting unsolved problems and complaints




Search for solutions– you as manager

– your operators

– sometimes even your customers

in an open and creative climate



Step 3 – find solutions

Technical

Individual

Organisational

Management



Technical measures

• New seat

• Additional handles

• Clean anti-slip surfaces

• ...



Individual measures

• Training in work technique

• Improved working posture

• Micro pauses

• Rest breaks

• ...



Organisational measures

• Healthier shift system

• Reduction of machine hours

• Additional tasks

• Teamwork

• ...



Management measures

• Re-allocation of responsibilities

• Further delegation of tasks

• Develop new business areas

• Improve working climate

• ...




a) Implement measures agreed upon

b) Document agreed measures



4a) Implement measures

Be aware of difficulties– old habits

– no or low acceptance

Countermeasures– shared business policy / vision

– increased operator influence

– improved working climate



4b) Document activities

1. The activity

2. Cause and aims

3. Key indicators

4. Time schedule

5. Persons involved

6. Sanctions, if any

7. Costing and financing




confirm success

detect status quo

discover failure

Follow up to

and to learn for future




Confirm success

• Close measure• Continue to improve even more




Detect status quo

• Find reasons

• Search new priorities

• Search new responsibilities

• Continue measure for future improvement

• Close measure




Discover failure

• Find reasons

• Search new priorities

• Search new responsibilities

• Change routines

• Close measure



To keep process alive

• Involve all staff

• Use questions in each step to start discussions

• Implement an easy measure prompt

indicates a serious attitude



The Process

Field of application Inspire contractors to start an improvement process

Type of tool Work book / Handbook

Document Pdf-file

Frequency (recommended)

To be used continuously

ewa lidén kassel project no. 030300-2 presentation 2009 comfor educative packages the process

Documents

ewa lidn kassel project

process slide

performance slide

managed slide

operators healthy

operators authorities

check tool

health performance tool