7. Conclusion

The proposed approach shows that it is possible to take health and safety aspects into account as early as possible (integrated prevention) in the design process, through a least-commitment approach (parsimony) and a methodological analysis of all the associated characteristic elements, making it possible to propose technical solutions and the architecture of the work equipment or production system to be designed/redesigned/integrated before rolling out the detailed design. The aim is to simultaneously meet performance (productivity, flexibility, quality) and health & safety objectives. Depending on the industrial context, the standards and regulations associated with health and safety must be mobilized to quantify the potential risks associated with generalized energy flows (mechanical, electrical, radiation, acoustic, electromagnetic, biological, optical...) impacting the hazardousness...