Title :
Enhancing workplace safety with TRIZ
Author :
Thanabalu, Kejenthiran ; Lee, CKM ; Danni, Chang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
This paper is to study the importance of safety in the workplace, and propose innovative problem-solving methods for engineers, using the theory of TRIZ. Through studying 10 specific Inventive Principles, it demonstrates how TRIZ can be used to generate innovative ideas, to minimize and eliminate safety hazards in the workplace, especially in construction and manufacturing industries, and TRISolver 2.2, as an innovative problem-solving software is introduced and applied in this process. IT is realized that TRIZ can be a powerful tool to tackle difficult problems within a wide range to enhance workplace safety.
Keywords :
construction industry; hazards; occupational safety; problem solving; production engineering computing; TRISolver 2.2; TRIZ theory; construction industries; innovative ideas; innovative problem solving methods; innovative problem solving software; manufacturing industries; safety hazards; workplace safety enhancement; Accidents; Chemicals; Employment; Gases; Hazards; Training; Inventive Principles; TRIZ; workplace safety;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Innovation and Technology (ICMIT), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sanur Bali
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0108-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICMIT.2012.6225883