Section ENVIRONMENT
TOPIC Initiatives on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

ELVALHALCOR
Application of 6 sigma methodology to environmental incidents

Dealing with environmental incidents using 6 sigma methodology and tools.

ElvalHalcor Copper Tubes (Halcor) Sector Employees, Production and Environment Departments.

2019-2020

Use of 6 sigma methodology and specifically the DMAIC cycle and to deal with environmental incidents such as emergencies, process improvement, etc. Training and use of 6 sigma tools in the investigation and analysis of incidents such as 5 Whys, Tree of reasoning, Cause and Effect Diagrams (Fishbone), 8Ds, FMEA, Action Logs, in improvement such as statistical analysis, MSA, benchmarking techniques, lesson learned, 5S and in process control such as control charts and KPIs. Simultaneously exploiting Industry 4.0 capabilities for monitoring, measurement and continuous improvement control.

Educational institutions (external partners)

In this initiative, working engineers of ElvalHalcor's copper pipe division (Halcor) participated, as well as employee participation in working groups, including foremen and assistant foremen levels.

ElvalHalcor copper pipe sector facilities (Halcor) in Oinophyta.

62nd km of the Athens - Lamia National Road, PO Box 320 11, Oinophyta Boeotia, Greece
  • Continuous improvement and better control of environmental processes.
  • Better and more complete incident analysis, involvement of all involved, development of a sense of responsibility and teamwork.
  • Better prevention and more immediate intervention in incidents resulting in better environmental protection.
  • Better communication and documentation at all levels of the Company.
  • Timely and more complete response to environmental incidents
  • Better goal planning and tracking.
  • Reducing the risk of environmental incidents and more immediate interventions before we reach the risk threshold - causing accidents.
  • Economic, environmental and social benefits from the immediate evaluation of indicators using statistics that lead to faster and well-informed decisions and employee acceptance.
  • Improving the Company's image to customers and human resources.