Abstract
Accidents happen and they upset the normal functioning of any organization causing real damage to persons, equipment, and loss of revenue. To mitigate these problems, safety performance metrics, and system dynamics have been implemented widely to solve the challenges of delays, feedback, and nonlinearity. A mathematical description of the relationships among the identified variables coupled with computer modeling was used to develop the Computer Programme Simulator (CPS) using MATLAB to code the dynamic relationship of the manufacturing safety system to determine accident prevention strategies. The safety dynamic equations were subsequently computed and this was followed by the processes of model application and experimentation. The results of the study showed that parameters such as “the constants”, “initial state variables”, “graphs to plot”, “export graph” and “export table” allows the user to plug the desired variables into the CPS and provide data on the number of accidents to be reduced after the selection of the appropriate strategy. The first successful simulation of the CPS also produced a P = 60% and T = 10% reduction in the number of factory accidents. This study concluded that the CPS interactive interface which was developed serves as a useful tool for predicting, preventing, and even reducing factory accidents and makes safety management systems easy. The outputs of all the simulations also revealed that the reduction of accidents and the cost of accidents in all the values of the proportion of available budget and desired accident reduction target computed are practicable. Keywords : Computer programme, Cost, Safety Management, Safety Strategies, Simulator DOI: 10.7176/ISDE/12-2-05 Publication date: June 30 th 2021
Highlights
Accidents usually are unplanned occurrences that disrupt the normal activities of any particular organization and this can end up resulting in property damage or even personal injury [1]; and [2])
The strategy to fulfill this target would only be chosen if the proportion of budget indicated can cater for the cost of the strategy and in the event when more than one strategy can fulfill the target based on the proportion of the budget, the model chooses the strategy that offers the highest cost-saving
A message is displayed for a successful run of the CP with the strategy as well as its cost and the combination of interventions that makes it up
Summary
Accidents usually are unplanned occurrences that disrupt the normal activities of any particular organization and this can end up resulting in property damage or even personal injury [1]; and [2]). Studies have confirmed that accidents often follow the same pattern of events and occurrence, which may have happened before because of negligence and or unsafe working conditions. [6] submitted that accidents at work cause workers to apply for sick leave which leads to a lot of organizational downtimes. This exposes the organization to risks such as reduced productivity, payment of compensation to workers, and loss of competitive advantage. The assessment of safety performance provides a valuable opportunity for managers to work towards the implementation of best practices that will effectively lead to the highest probable safety outcome
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