Improve safety, health, and environmental protection through the introduction of Six Sigma

Abstract

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of implementation of a Six Sigma program on a company’s safety, health, and environmental protection performance. The review of literature included the evolution of safety health, and environmental protection; the evolution of management; the background of Six Sigma; the Six Sigma problem solving process; and the application of Six Sigma to safety health, and environmental protection. An interview guide was used to collect data related to the effects of the integration of Six Sigma on the safety, health, and environmental protection of the company. The findings resulting from the interview questions imply that Six Sigma can be effective in improving a company’s safety, health, and environmental protection. Finally, the paper offers some conclusions and recommendations concerning the connection we can make between Six Sigma and safety, health, and environmental protection. There is a connection we can make between Safety and Six Sigma. Six Sigma is a team-based approach to problem solving. Today’s safety professional should move beyond the standard reactive measurements of safety performance. Six Sigma provides the process for the development of a safety, health, and environmental protection performance measurement program by establishing well-defined performance measures, identifying all areas of performance, and documenting procedures for implementing the program.