A Study of the Relationship between Work Accidents and Production Rates in Libyan Steel Industry

Abstract

Steel industry is characterized as one of the dangerous industries due to the nature of its operations. Most of thoese operations are done at high temperatures, such as Electric Arc Furnaces (EAF) and reheating furnaces. in addition to high temperatures, there are high speeds of pulleys and movement of conveyor belts that lead to injuries and damages for equipment and facilities.
This study aims to identify the relationship between work accidents and production rates on the one hand, and the relationship between work accidents and worker injures on the other in Libyan Iron and Steel Company (LISCO). as well as figure out the reasons that lead to the differences in the results of the relationships compared to the research hypotheses were identified.
The research hypotheses were proved, except for the hypothesis of traffic accidents, which indicates that there is a problem related to changing the company's policy by allowing the entry of workers with their own vehicles to the walls of the complex. This change made it difficult to control the number of traffic accidents. Also, the number of fires was not clearly correlated with the change in production rates during the study period.