Raising safety awareness and improving safety performance Organisations

Raising safety awareness and improving safety performance

Organisations DWMA: Dutch Waste Management Association (VA) Breaking Recycling and Sorting association (BRBS) Organic residu association (BVOR) Association of (public) waste managers (NVRD) (association metal recyclers applied) Employer Organisation Energie and Utilities (WENB) Unions: Abvakabo FNV Public services CNV Poffesionals CNV Black Corps Works counsel representative (LPMA)

How does labour inspection use HS catalogue Labour inspection (LI) approves HS catalogue Maintain mandatory rules on laws on Health and saftey executive (Arbowet en Arbobesluit) HS catalogue is reference for LI Company can adjust or differ from the HS catalogue Labour inspection inspect on target prescription (doelvoorschriften) e. g. lowest Diesel emmisions => euro 4, 5 or 6 engine => best filter

Past inspections LI Ø Ø Ø • Waste collection: ± 70% Not OK ‘niet in orde’ Waste recycling: ± 75% Not OK ‘niet in orde’ (2005)→ ± 65% (2011) Waste treatment: ± 50% Not OK ‘niet in orde’

Facts & Figures accidents in DWMA companies DWMA: Dutch Waste Management Association Represents Dutch Waste companies: • waste collection, • recycling, processing, sorting, • anaerobic digestion and composting, • incineration • landfill

Fatal accidents Waste Collection Waste Treatment own personnel third parties Total 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 Total 3 8 11

LTIF Waste Collection Waste Treatment own personnel third parties Total 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 average 17, 4 13, 0 12, 5 11, 6 11, 5 13, 2 28, 3 33, 6 19, 0 22, 6 46, 8 30, 1 17, 9 14, 1 13, 2 13, 3 13, 7 14, 4 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 average 10, 0 7, 0 10, 6 12, 0 9, 4 9, 8 13, 2 5, 5 9, 6 16, 0 18, 8 12, 6 10, 8 6, 6 10, 4 12, 7 10, 5 10, 2 LTIF: Lost Time Injury Frequency

LTIF Past five years LTIF: Lost Time Injury Frequency

Lost workdays and first aid cases Top 7 of direct causes • • Hit by an object Slip / trip / fall Entrapment Punctures or cuts Falling objects Chemicals Push / pull / lift

How to manage safety? • • • 11 fatalities in the past five years Every year one lost workday case per 50 employees Number of lost workday cases: level remains too high DWMA has started two important projects: • Reinforce the safety culture • Develop and implement the Health and Safety Catalogue

Health and Safety Catalogue Safety is……. . … consciously taking acceptable risks • • What are the risks? What is acceptable? The Health and Safety catalogue gives the answers!

Health and Safety Catalogue Approved by Labour Inspectorate • A collection of measures To manage the risks Agreed between employee and employers organizations • Basis for inspection in all Dutch waste companies • •

Website www. arbocatalogus-afvalbranche. nl

Sections • • General provisions Collection of household waste industrial waste hazardous waste Municipal waste recycling centres and household chemical waste depots Processing household waste industrial waste hazardous waste Composting and digestion Incineration Landfill Sewer maintenance

Structure of the risks ▲ ▲ ▲ Kind of risk Rules en regulations: criteria and limits Solutions: ► ► ▲ Source measures Technical measures Organizational measures Personal protective equipment According the occupational health strategy Annex containing relevant information

Diesel emissions in enclosed spaces (1) • Replacement measure ▲ • Source measures ▲ • Replace the diesel by an electric motor Vehicle remains outside the enclose space Measures according to state of the art ▲ ▲ Euro 4 or 5 motor Diesel with effective soot filter

Diesel emissions in enclosed spaces (2) • Technical measures ▲ ▲ • Organizational measures ▲ ▲ ▲ • Preventive engine maitenance Cleaner fuels Separation of the workspaces Optimum ventilation Informing employees involved Routing and driving behaviour Admission warehouse, shed or loading space Personal Protective equipment ▲ Use respiratory protection

How to manage safety? • • • The Health and Safety Catalogue substantially contributes to healthy and safe workplace! PROPOSAL: translate the catalogue in multiple languages and implement the best practices! Questions? ?