18.7.2019. Safety is a priority: to avoid accidents, as well as to strengthen the health and performance of employees, sets Audi’s high Standards in work safety and health protection. Even the employees themselves are contributing with clever ideas for more safety in the workplace.
On Wednesday, the automotive manufacturer has awarded already for the sixth Time Teams from different departments of the German and international locations, for your personal Initiative and function as a role model the Audi prevention price.
The competition aims to raise awareness and promote a responsible and accident-preventive functioning of the employees. In the categories of health, Integration, processes, Knowledge, and ergonomics honored Audi and the three Teams with the most convincing ideas. The prevention of price staff Executive Wendelin Göbel presented the Deputy of the General works Council Chairman Rolf Klotz, the Neckarsulm plant Manager Helmut Stettner, and a further representative of AUDI AG.
In the category of “health” won the Team “health‑Coaching” of the Neckarsulm paint shop. With training, group discussions, and cooperation with the Audi BKK, as well as the protection of health, it put together a comprehensive program on the topic of health care. This includes projects such as the inspection of the work areas with physiotherapists and occupational physicians, nutrition consultations, or body measurements for employees fat.
The Team “the Rolling Coach” from Neckarsulm convinced in the category “Knowledge” with a training station on wheels. Using castors auto doors staff practice, how they can be avoided during the installation of the doors of error and thus cost – and time-intensive rework. The errors are then visualized by means of pictures on a wall, and with the help of modular inserts. In addition, you train, how you dare to build a Material optimally, and so make sure that you see the correct part in the correct order and install. Supportive display to show images, what are the potential sources of error mountains of the various work steps.
The prize in the category “Integration” went to the Team “KTS Lifter”. His idea facilitates the physically strenuous activity in the small part of the welding shop is essential. The Ingolstadt-based company developed a device Handling, Positioning and Turning of the components helps, and the use of clamping techniques to quality assurance for the staff to handle designed.
The first place in the category “ergonomics” got the “MiKo Maniacs” with a joint project of the locations in Neckarsulm and Ingolstadt. “MiKo” is for the center console, the installation of which is associated with ergonomic deficiencies. New is a pre-wired center console module with maximum pre-Assembly of the scope is. This is to counteract the Perform of the individual working steps, postures and stressful.
In the category of “process” won the “Spinning Waves” from Neckarsulm. They developed a detachable protective device for rotating shafts in the Assembly, produced by a 3D printer. A simple idea with a big effect: The essay prevents the in Turn may the work glove to move in and the employees injured on the Hand.
With the prevention of price Audi is honoring dedicated employees with compelling ideas to improve the work safety and health protection. The price staff Executive Wendelin Göbel (3 awarded. v. re.), the Deputy of the General works Council Chairman Rolf Klotz (4. v. re.), the Neckarsulm plant Manager Helmut Stettner (2. v. re.), Alois Maier, head of Audi safety at work (right) and Andreas Haller, Director of public health (5. v. li.). (Photo: AUDI AG)
