Assessment of the Function of the Health, Safety and Environmental Management System (HSE) in the Dry Milk Factory of Pegah Shahr E Kord with the Balanced Scorecard Approach

Subject Areas : HSE Management

Rouhollah  Molavi Vardanjani ¹ (1- M.Sc., Environmental Management, Department of Environment, Technical and Engineering Faculty, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran)
Maryam  Rafati ² (2- Department of Environment, Technical and Engineering Faculty, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran *(Corresponding Author))
Mojgan  Zaeimdar ³ (3- Technical and Engineering Faculty, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2017-08-24 Accepted : 2018-02-28 Published : 2020-11-21

Keywords: Card, Balanced Scorecard, HSE Management, Dry Milk Factory of Pegah Shahr E Kord, functional evaluation,

Abstract :

Background and Objectives: Functional evaluation models are the basis for measuring and improving management systems. The purpose of this research was to meet the needs of dry milk factory in Pegah Shahr E Kord to assess the performance of the HSE system in terms of compliance considering the company's strategies. Methodology and Materials: In this research, with close investigation on standards and models in the field of performance of the HSE management system, the functional evaluation model of this factory was designed in the framework of a Balanced Scorecard Card (BSC). In this model, four layers of Financial, Customer, Internal business processes and Learning- growth were identified and classified with 14 function evaluation criteria and 43 sub-indicators. Results: The results of the balanced scorecard model showed that the highest and lowest scores among the studied layers were internal processes with an average of 69.28 and learning-growth with an average of 56.66 respectively. Also, the overall average score of the company in all four layers calculated 64.2 out of 100 which, according to a standard score, the scores over 60, reflects the relatively good Function of the organization in the field of HSE management. Conclusion: According to the results, Value Indicators presentable for Customers, Audit and Improvement of HSE Performance Indicators, Policy Development and Strategic goals, organization and provision of resources for HSE management, risk management for HSE, system planning and designing in order to establish the principles of HSE in the organization, are the most important strengths and information sources, also human capital and presentable value to society and government are the most important improvable parts of the HSE system in studied organization.

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