Graphic Arts Manufacturing Facilities, Design And Safety At Work

SYLLABUS

Theoretical Part of the Course

The concept and importance of the organization of the facilities of the Graphic Arts units. Parameters that affect the quality and efficiency of the organization and the efficient operation of a graphic arts production unit.

Structural elements of a graphic arts production unit. The choice of the location of the unit. Outdoor requirements. Accessibility issues. The machines. Dimensions, free space around them, and special installation and operation requirements. Ergonomics issues. Production provisions, aimed at optimizing the production process. Work and workflow diagrams. Determination of the spaces that are needed for the operation of the unit (production spaces, administration spaces, support spaces, etc). Main and secondary spaces. Warehouse. Free spaces. Relationship between functionality and form. Systems and structures for the layout of the unit spaces (plant and facility layout). The spaces as cells of the production process (cellular manufacturing). The importance of the ability to adapt the unit to long-term technological changes. Factors that facilitate the rapid change of production (change over). The materials of the building shell. The human factor and its importance. Special requirements. Sound insulation. Passive and active treatment of sound insulation problems. Lighting, natural and artificial. Lighting systems. Heating, air conditioning and ventilation. Systems and regulations. Fire safety issues. Flammable materials, fire detection and fire extinguishing systems. Specially protected areas. Electrical installations. Relevant regulations. Plumbing. Waste and materials management for recycling. Hygiene issues. Pharmacy and doctor’s office. The great importance of cleanliness (the seven wastes). The materials of visible surfaces. The colors of visible surfaces. Emergency exits. Special staff safety issues. Marking. Marking regulations. The current legislation and the facilities of a Graphic Arts unit. Examples of related installations. Facilities of large publishing companies. The impact of new technologies on the organization of the premises of a Graphic Arts unit.

Also regarding the Hygiene and Safety in the workplace the following are analyzed:

1. Safety rules – Cleanliness and order at work
2. Concepts Occupational accident, Safety, Hygiene, Accident indicators

iii. Physical-Chemical-Biological hazards in the workplace

1. Legislation
2. Obligations of employers-employees
3. Occupational risk assessment

vii. Obligations of an Occupational Physician

viii. Safety Technician Obligations

1. Qualifications of Security Technician
2. Risk protection
3. Means of personal protection

xii. Safety and health marking

xiii. Dangers of electricity

xiv. Fire hazards and fire protection

Laboratory Part

• Visit to a Graphic Arts unit.
• Recording and documentation of the existing situation.
• Identification of positive and negative elements.
• Suggestions for eliminating the negative elements and improving the operation of the unit.
• Study of specific issues: accessibility, sound insulation, fire safety, lighting, systems of space organization and production devices.
• Study for the creation of a new Graphic Arts unit (data collection).
• Suggestions for design alternatives of the new unit.
• Design of the new graphic arts unit.

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