Theoretical analysis of the tools for estimating the risks associated with industrial machines

Project IRSST

Theoretical analysis of the tools for estimating the risks associated with industrial machinesYuvin Chinniah / IRSST
François Gauthier / Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Nicola Stacey, Nicola Healey / Health and Safety Laboratory
Damien Burlet-Vienney / IRSST

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0099-6610 : Completed

From 1999 to 2003, 64,000 accidents and 100 deaths were determined to be attributable to hazardous machines in Québec industries. Although the tools and methods for estimating the risks associated with this equipment offer a first-line prevention strategy, a recent study revealed that they come in very different forms. As part of a thematic program intended to provide a better understanding of the processes for estimating the risks associated with industrial machines, this study will explore the theoretical efficiency and limitations of a sample of these tools and methods. It will open up avenues for making a better selection of the means of estimating the risks associated with industrial machines best adapted to the hazards to which workers in Québec companies are exposed.

IRSST publications
Chinniah, Yuvin; Gauthier, François; Lambert, Serge; Moulet, Florence
Analyse expérimentale des outils d’estimation du risque associé aux machines industrielles (Experimental analysis of tools used for estimating risk associated with industrial machines)
Études et recherches / Rapport R-697, Montréal, IRSST, 2011, 83 pages. Free download More Info

Chinniah, Yuvin; Gauthier, François; Lambert, Serge; Moulet, Florence
Experimental analysis of tools used for estimating risk associated with industrial machines
Studies and Research Projects / Report R-684, Montréal, IRSST, 2011, 77 pages. Free download More Info

Scientific publications and communicationsChinniah Y.

Equipment lockout: a review of written lockout programs in Quebec
Professional Safety, vol. 55, no 2, 2010, p. 38-43.

Chinniah Y.

Machine safety: some commonly observed problems in the manufacturing sector in Quebec
Journal of Occupational Health and Safety, vol.25, no 5, 2009, p. 405-410.

Gauthier F., Moulet F., Chinniah Y., Healy N., Stacey N.

A comparative analysis of risk estimation tools for industrial machines
in International Conference on the Safety of Industrial Automated Systems/ SIAS (6th : June 14-15, 2010 : Tampere Hall, Finland), 2010.

Healy N., Stacey N., Gauthier F., Chinniah Y.

Theoretical evaluation of methods for the qualitative estimation of risk
in Risk, Governance and Accountability : Society for Risk Analysis Annual Meeting / SRA Europe (19th : June 21-23, 2010 : London, UK), 2010.

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