Behavior analysis of factors affecting safety management to reduce incidents in the pelletizing industry using the system dynamics approach

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the behavior of effective factors on safety management to reduce incidents in the pelletizing industry using the system dynamics approach. Risk assessment for the Sechahon pelletizing plant was performed using the FMEA method. A total of 625 risks were identified in this complex of which 286 are high risk RPNs and need to be scrutinized. These risks were categorized according to their nature and consequences in five physical categories, exposure to dust, ergonomics, emergencies and psychosocial risks, so that they can be reviewed in detail. The results showed that decreasing the number of incidents in the risk reduction scenario would reduce the incidence earlier, and is initially more than other policies. The scenario of risk reduction is the best scenario in the short term. The technology improvement scenario shows an incremental growth trend, but the scenario of the current situation can better decrease the number of incidents. The human resource management and safety management scenario will initially be on an upward trend and will continue to decline. The human resource management and safety management scenario is a good way to reduce disasters in the long run.

Keywords: safety management, system dynamics, incident reduction, pelletizing industry.

DOI: 10.7176/IEL/10-1-06

Publication date: February 29^th 2020