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Yuvin Adnarain Chinniah
Ph.D. (U of Sask.)
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Department Director
Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering
Full Professor
Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering
Phone: (514) 340-4711 Ext. 2268 Fax: (514) 340-4086 Room: A-305.20.3
Areas of expertise
Industrial engineering Human factors engineering Occupational safety

Research interests and affiliations

Research interests

Occupational health and safety (OHS), industrial safety, safety of machinery, machinery risk assessment (ISO 12100, CSA Z432), machinery risk reduction methods (type A, B, C standards), safety in the design of machinery, standards and regulations on machine safety, condition-based maintenance for hydraulic systems, design of safety control systems using ISO 13849 and IEC 62061, design of electrical, electronic programmable, hydraulic and pneumatic safety control systems, lockout/tagout and other methods using CSA Z460 (control of hazardous energies in equipment), risk management for confined spaces, OHS in facility planning, OHS and continous improvement (Deming), robot safety (conventionnel and collaborative), OHS and Industry 4.0

Affiliation(s)
Expertise type(s) (NSERC subjects)
  • 1600 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
  • 1605 Human factors engineering
  • 1703 Occupational safety

Publications

Recent publications
Conference paper
Kheirabadi, M., Keivanpour, S., Chinniah, Y.A. & Frayret, J.-M. (2022). A Review on Collaborative Robot Assembly Line Balancing Problems [Abstract]. Paper presented at the 10th IFAC Triennial Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control (MIM 2022), Nantes, France. (Published in IFAC PapersOnLine, 55, 2779-2784). Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.10.151
Journal article
Gonzalez-Cortes, A., Burlet-Vienney, D., Chinniah, Y., Ben Mosbah, A., Bahloul, A. & Ouellet, C. (2022). Inherently Safer Design (ISD) solutions in confined spaces: Experts' practical feedback in Quebec, Canada. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 157, 375-389. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2021.11.044
Conference paper
Haghighi, A., Jocelyn, S. & Chinniah, Y. (2021). An overview of a new tool for estimating the probability of bypassing guards and protective devices on industrial machinery. Paper presented at the XXII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Journal article
Sekkay, F., Imbeau, D., Dubé, P.-A., Chinniah, Y., de Marcellis-Warin, N., Beauregard, N. & Trépanier, M. (2021). Assessment of physical work demands of long-distance industrial gas delivery truck drivers. Applied Ergonomics, 90, 13 pages. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103224
See all publications (138)

Teaching

IND 1901 -First year industrial engineering project (ergonomic design of workstations)

IND 4109 - Maintenance and safety engineering

IND 8841 - Safety engineering

IND 6403 - Ergonomics and safety engineering

Supervision at Polytechnique

COMPLETED

  • Ph.D. Thesis (7)

    • Haghighi, A. (2020). Understanding and preventing bypassing of safeguards on machinery through an assessment tool based on probability levels (Ph.D. Thesis, Polytechnique Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/5515/
    • Karimi, B. (2019). Understanding the Control of Hazardous Energies on Machinery: Using Lockout and Alternative Methods in Organizations and Developing a Self-Audit Tool (Ph.D. Thesis, Polytechnique Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/4068/
    • Sekkay, F. (2019). Portrait de la santé musculosquelettique et analyse ergonomique du travail pour les conducteurs de poids lourds transportant des matières dangereuses (Ph.D. Thesis, Polytechnique Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/4069/
    • Jocelyn, S. (2017). Estimation quantitative du risque lié aux machines en exploitant des rapports d'enquête d'accident et l'analyse logique de données (Ph.D. Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/2763/
    • Poisson, P. (2016). Analyse et évaluation de l'application du cadenassage sur des machines dans des entreprises du Québec (Ph.D. Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/2214/
    • Burlet-Vienney, D. (2015). Conception et évaluation d'un outil pour analyser et catégoriser les risques multifactoriels encourus par les travailleurs lors des interventions en espace clos au Québec (Ph.D. Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/1949/
    • Moatari Kazerouni, A. (2014). Integrating Occupational Health and Safety in Facility Planning and Layout Design (Ph.D. Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/1594

  • Master's Thesis (10)

    • Mahdiun, A. (2022). Identification of Contributing Factors in Occupational Accidents in the Food and Beverage Industry and Proposing Solutions to Overcome Them (Master's Thesis, Polytechnique Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/10531/
    • Mirzaei, F. (2022). Developing a Decision Support Tool for Co-Design of Open-Architecture Products Considering Sustainability Criteria (Master's Thesis, Polytechnique Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/10425/
    • Hamdavi Mohammad Pure, S. (2021). Proposal of a Model to Enhance Safety of Machinery during Operation and Maintenance in the Era of Digitalization and Connectivity (Master's Thesis, Polytechnique Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/6599/
    • Rezazadeh, M. (2021). Opportunities and Challenges of Industry 4.0 in OH&S Management System: A Critical Review (Master's Thesis, Polytechnique Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/9959/
    • Nokra, A. (2020). Étude exploratoire des pratiques de contrôle des énergies dangereuses dans le secteur de la construction au Québec (Master's Thesis, Polytechnique Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/5534/
    • Belmekki, T. (2017). Analyse des accidents graves et mortels engendrés par les machines mobiles (Master's Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/2481/
    • Gonzalez Cortes, A.F. (2017). Prévention de risques en santé et sécurité du travail chez les chauffeurs-livreurs dans une compagnie œuvrant dans le secteur des gaz sous pression (Master's Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/2547/
    • Sohani, M. (2013). Improvement of Risk Allocation Methods and Choosing PL and SIL for Safety Functions in Machine Industry by Using Fuzzy Logic (Master's Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/1111
    • Jocelyn, S. (2012). Identification et réduction du risque pour les interventions de maintenance et de production sur des presses à injection de plastique en entreprises (Master's Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/802
    • Burlet-Vienney, D. (2011). Développement de connaissances sur la pratique et les spécificités du cadenassage dans le secteur des affaires municipales au Québec (Master's Thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/678