Personnel safety to achieve product quality as required by TS 16949 Clause 6.4.1

[senthilkumar]

Hello Members,

Can someone help on the topic "Personnel safety to achieve product quality"
as required by TS 16949 Clause 6.4.1" with suitable examples.

Regards,

Senthilkumar

 

[Jen Kirley]

When I link these two it is with the frame of mind that achieving quality does rely on human performance as well as a sound process. Industrial Hygiene is a science that specifically addresses the links between wellness and productivity. Do some research into that and you may find examples of what you can approach in your facility.

A person who is feeling ill or even "a bit off" from noxious vapors or chemical irritants will almost certainly not be perfectly attending his or her task. Errors can result. This is also true in services, which is why I urge all root cause investigations to specifically include an environment factor. Everything that makes us sick or uncomfortable can impact our quality of work, including simple heat and cold.

Similarly, a person who is operating a machine he or she knows is unsafe may not be handling matters or materials in an appropriate fashion for the process, to protect themselves from harm.

Adequate lighting is a simple, yet commonly overlooked problem. General Electric (GE) did an internal study and found adequate lighting is an issue that affects both safety and product quality. When I have more time I can find their report for you. Until then, read about the issue in general here:

https://www.smartoffice.com/go4.htm



Be well!

 

[Valeri]

Hello Members,

Can someone help on the topic "Personnel safety to achieve product quality"
as required by TS 16949 Clause 6.4.1" with suitable examples.

Regards,

Senthilkumar

We use appropriate machine guarding, personal protection equipment to the job being performed; e.g. safety glasses with side shields, hearing protection, steel toed safety shoes, kevlar jacket, welding hood, etc.

 

[adriwally98]

I agree with al the examples given but still have a big doubt about this point. The checklist of TS asks to look for Risk analysis as FMEA. Does thise mean that usual Design and process FMEA should include emplyees accidents as an effect? How should we score the values if usually they are oriented to car final user?

 

[Valeri]

It looks like you're mixing apples and oranges here. Please visit FMEA and Control Plans forum. https://elsmar.com/elsmarqualityforum/forumdisplay.php?f=21

If part of your process can affect the customer (internal and external), environment, government/safety regulations it has to be listed on the FMEA; e.g. loading a furnace with aluminum ignot, one of the potential failure modes is damp aluminum, the potential effect will be an explosion, thus earning a severity of 10 (see page 43 in FMEA manual).