Covid 19: safely restarting the activities

by | May 15, 2020 | News

Protection and physical distancing, Personal Protective Equipment, security and organizational protocols reviewed according to the new rules: the restarting of our productive sites hinges on these pillars. To give our contribution and play our role, as single and organizations, to contain the pandemic and start overour life in this period of new normal.

Today, our four plants are working with a production capacity around 70%.
The plants have restarted April 6 in San Giovanni Valdarno, a plant specialized in the production of spare parts for digger machine that are essential in the agri-food industry; April 14 in Pallanzeno and April 15 in Giammoro and San Zeno Naviglio.

Since the reopening, all our plants have reviewed the organization of spaces and resources. Stringent rules were defined and implemented in collaboration with RSU, RLS and the occupational physicians. These rules concern many different areas, which varies from the organization of the access and of the spaces of the plants to the distribution of PPE and the training of employees.

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Organization of the access to the plants: employees and contractors should use only the external parking lots, which are outdoor and allow to respect the 1 meter minimum physical distancing. In the area of the clocking machines floor paths have been highlighted in order to allow to the employees to easily keep safe distances. The entrance timing have been reviewed and staggered in order to avoid grouping and when entering the plant body temperature is measured. For office staff smart-working is preferred and encouraged.

Personal Protective Equipment: although the 1 meter safe distance is guaranteed while working, it is nevertheless mandatory to use PPE (such as face masks and gloves). Simultaneous presences in closed areas are limited and, where necessary, dividing barrier are in place.

Common Area: restrooms and toilet facilities are distinguished for employees, contractors and carriers. The dining hall is closed and coffee and snack machines are deactivated. Employees can spend their lunch break in specific areas. All spaces are regularly sanitize.

Employees Training: training sessions for employees on the right use of PPE and on the best application of rules have started.

The final workshop of the research project “iSafety – Leveraging artificial intelligence techniques to improve occupational and process safety in the iron and steel industry” was held at the University of Brescia. The project is funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research under the PNRR – Next Generation EU programme.

Developed by the University of Brescia in collaboration with ICAR-CNR, the project explored the application of mathematical models and artificial intelligence techniques to the analysis of safety data in the steel industry. The aim was to identify recurring patterns and support more effective prevention strategies.

Duferco Travi e Profilati took part as industrial partner. The company actively contributed to the project activities and provided the industrial case study on which the research was based.

The Industrial Contribution

Within Duferco, the analysis focused on the Electric Arc Furnace area, one of the most complex operational environments in the plant. Process data and information from monitoring systems were collected and analysed. This enabled a deeper assessment of operating dynamics and the identification of patterns relevant to the prevention of critical situations.

The integration of sector safety data with industrial data made it possible to validate the model in a real production environment. The results confirmed its ability to support risk analysis in a highly complex industrial setting.

Dialogue Between Research, Institutions and Industry

The final workshop provided an opportunity for discussion between academia, institutions and industry. Representatives from Confindustria Brescia, ATS Brescia and INAIL Brescia also took part, offering complementary perspectives on safety in the steel sector.

The collaboration between universities, research centres and industry highlights the value of a coordinated approach. It strengthens the protection of people through advanced data analysis and supports the transfer of scientific expertise into practical industrial applications.

Duferco Travi e Profilati S.p.A.
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