HYBRID METHOD FOR SELECTION OF OPTIMAL SAFETY IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY IN MICRO-ENTERPRISES

Goran Janaćković, Dejan Vasović

DOI Number
https://doi.org/10.22190/FUWLEP2302077J
First page
077
Last page
086

Abstract


When assessing the impacts of the safety system, different aspects are taken into account. However, the organization's size is often overlooked. Safety, as a vital support process, requires the engagement of certain resources, which are very limited in smaller organizations. Defining priorities and optimising the process are crucial for achieving the desired effects. This paper presents a framework for improving safety based on representative strategies describing organisational priorities and drivers for improvement. Multi-attributive analysis is employed to assess the significance of indicators. The hybrid method involves determining the weights of the criteria by applying fuzzy preferences, after which the ranking of alternatives is performed using the multi-attributive border approximation area comparison. The findings indicate that the organisation's size and the scarcity of available safety resources predominantly influence the rankings of the alternatives.

Keywords

safety, indicators, safety management, fuzzy logic, multi-attributive border approximation area comparison

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