The effects of Lean and people’s behaviours on Occupational Safety

• Autorzy: Carlos Sá José , Oliveira Ana , Hines Peter , Mourão Filipa , McDermott Olivia , Marques Pedro Alexandre , Zouari Alaeddine , Pathania Abhilash , Ulewicz Robert

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.30657/pea.2025.31.1

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Lean methodologies have been implemented in various sectors, helping to improve the overall efficiency and performance of organisations. The aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between Lean and occupational safety and its impact on people's behaviour. To this end, a survey was developed and a statistical study carried out. The survey was sent to 4381 companies, from which 289 responses were received from 12 different countries. The Cronbach's alpha value obtained was greater than 0.86, which indicates that the internal reliability/consistency of the results is very good. Through the statistical study it was possible to conclude that the approaches with the greatest contribution to cultural change in terms of occupational safety are 5S, Standard Work and TPM. It was also concluded that the implementation of Lean practices has a positive impact on people's behaviour, and that these results differ depending on whether the company is located in Portugal or not. Furthermore, Lean proved to have a very positive impact on performance indicators, especially in companies located in Portugal, regardless of the sector of activity. The results also show that the contribution of Lean management to occupational safety system is very important in different sectors and is influenced by the sector of activity and by the company's location, and that the impact of the occupational safety system on people's behaviour was considered very important, with little influence from the company's location and no influence from the sector of activity. This comprehensive research provides a body of knowledge that is expected to provide positive insights for Lean practitioners, managers and academics

Słowa kluczowe

EN

lean; occupational safety; lean safety; safety behaviours

PL

szczupłe zarządzanie; bezpieczeństwo zawodowe; szczupłe bezpieczeństwo; zachowania związane z bezpieczeństwem

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Stowarzyszenia Menedżerów Jakości i Produkcji
• Czasopismo: Production Engineering Archives
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 31, Iss. 1
• Strony: 1--14
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 44 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Carlos Sá José

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431 - 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
• LAETA - Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics, Campus da FEUP, R. Dr. Roberto Frias 400, 4200-465 Porto

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2228-5348

autor

Oliveira Ana

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431 - 4200-072 Porto, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5059-9316

autor

Hines Peter

• Department of Management and Organisation, South East Technological University, Cork Road Campus, Cork Road, Waterford, X91 K0EK, Ireland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1169-5912

autor

Mourão Filipa

• Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Praça Gen. Barbosa 44, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0697-8574

autor

McDermott Olivia

• College of Science & Engineering, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland H91TK33

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0697-8574

autor

Marques Pedro Alexandre

• Faculty of Engineetring, Lusófona University, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-0249

autor

Zouari Alaeddine

• Higher Institute of Industrial Management of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4807-0270

autor

Pathania Abhilash

• Amity Education Valley Gurugram, Manesar, Panchgaon, Haryana 122412, Índia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2382-7599

autor

Ulewicz Robert

• Faculty of Management, Czestochowa University of Technology, al. Armii Krajowej 19b, 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5694-4284

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).