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Verband der Personalvertretungen der Schweizerischen Elektrizitätswirtschaft
Position on security and safety in the
nuclear energy sector
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Average number
of texts/year
sector
(1998-2011)
Average number
of texts/year perper
sector
(1998-2011)
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Typology of European social dialogue outcomes
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Study 2008
Demographic change
in
the Electricity
Industry
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CSR-Agreement
signed June 22nd, 2009
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Study 2009
Restructuring in the
Electricity Industry
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Letter to the Members of the European Parliament, Oct. 13th, 2010
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Position regarding
Smart Meters, Dec. 14, 2010
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Final Report January 2011
- Comment: Translations
are often provided much
later!
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European Social Partnership - 2011
Brüssel
• Sectoral Social Dialogue Meeting Electricity
(Vizepräsidium) –
4. März, 18. Okt. 2011 / Working Group + 23. Juni, 6. Dez.
2011 / Plenary Meeting
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Joint
Position
on Security
and Safety
in the
Nuclear
sector
December 6th,
2011
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1. Draft – June 16th, 2011
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2. Draft – August, 2011
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1. Draft position submitted to Employers (eurelectric)
August 2011
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Swiss Nuclear Power Plants
 5 KKW – Installierte Leistung
 Jahresproduktion
3’200 MW
rund 26,5 Mrd kWh
 Anteil an der gesamten Stromerzeugung
rund 40 %
 Durchschnittliche Verfügbarkeit
rund 94 %
Kernkraftwerke
 Leibstadt (KKL)
1165 MWe BWR
 Gösgen (KKG)
970 MWe PWR
 Beznau-I (KKB-I)
365 MWe PWR
 Beznau-II (KKB-II)
365 MWe PWR
 Mühleberg (KKM)
355 MWe BWR
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• The circumstances in the nuclear power stations have had a
direct impact on the health and safety of the workers
concerned, employed in the power stations or active in
emergency and disaster prevention services. They have
been exposed to extremely high doses of radiation to safe
the Japanese and world population from worse. The
European social partners laud these workers for the work
they have done.
Comment dated September 6th, 2011: It is not correct to talk
about extremely high dosis, because non of the worker got
more than 250mSv.
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2. Draft position submitted to Employers (eurelectric)
November 2011
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Joint
Position
on Security
and Safety
in the
Nuclear
sector
December 6th,
2011
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Late comment of a affiliate from Slovakia
Answer
from the
secretariat
dated
December
22nd, 2011
December 7th, 2011
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Reply of EC – March 1st, 2012
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The story goes on……(September 4th, 2012
Request to
the social
partners to
comment on
the Euratom
nuclear safety
legislative
- Impact
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Highlights (1)
• The social partners for the electricity sector strongly
believe that the nuclear industry needs to meet the
highest levels of safety possible and consider that a
European approach in this area is needed.
• We support the nuclear stress tests proposed by the
European Commission, Council of Ministers and European
Council and confirmed by an agreement between Member
States, Commission and the European Nuclear Safety
Regulators Group (ENSREG) on 25 May 2011 as they
clearly contribute to this European approach.
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Highlights (2)
Security and Safety
• The nuclear industry needs to operate on a secure and safe
basis. Given the potential impact of accidents, we strive
towards the highest levels of safety for workers and the
public. The nuclear stress tests should provide guidance on
how to improve our performance in this area.
• The nuclear safety directive puts the prime responsibility for
safety, including health and safety, on the operator. We
recommend that relations with subcontractors are evaluated
to ensure the highest levels of health and safety and
appropriate training to prevent that subcontractors pose a
risk to the industry.
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Highlights (3)
Transparency and Accountability
• Transparency and accountability are absolute necessities…..Trade
unions and workplace representatives are to be informed about the
stress test involving their workplace….. We recommend that social
partners be one of the interlocutors of the nuclear (safety)
regulatory bodies.
• The outcome of the tests should be considered between social
partners. This will allow the trade union side to be informed of
possible measures that need to be taken and their consequences
for workers and for the safety and security of the nuclear facility.
• We recognise that the representatives of the trade unions and
employers at nuclear power plants should be involved in the
discussions……
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Health and Safety
• The accident in Fukushima Daiichi underlined the impact accidents
can have on the workforce. Ensuring the highest levels of safety
needs to dominate the operation of the industry. Trade union
representatives should be involved in discussions about health and
safety at all relevant levels of the companies (e.g. exploiting
existing information and consultation bodies in the health and
safety and training matters) and share information about those
issues. Trade union representatives should have the possibility to
be heard by the nuclear regulatory bodies on issues that have an
impact on the health and safety of workers in the nuclear industry
including waste disposal facilities.
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Highlights (5)
Decommissioning
• Once decommissioning is decided, appropriate measures
need to be taken to ensure that the process of
decommissioning is performed based on the highest safety
levels. We note that decommissioning requires a long-term
commitment to social dialogue, information and consultation,
health and safety of staff. Dismantling a nuclear power station
also requires measures to deal with the workers concerned
directly or indirectly – as those working for subcontractors or
suppliers –, the storage of waste, and the regional conversion
that is needed especially where the nuclear power plant is a
large employer.
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Highlights (6)
Skills
• In order to ensure the proper and safe functioning along the
whole life-cycle of nuclear power plants, we need to tackle the
issue of demographic change and ageing workforce in our
sector. In the years to come, we could face skill shortages. As
social partners we have addressed this most recently in our
joint position on the European Energy Roadmap 2050 and in
our contributions to the public consultations on the EU energy
strategy 2020. We strongly believe that the issue should be
taken into account in the forthcoming European Energy
Roadmap 2050.
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Conclusions of the Joint Position (1)
European social partners invite:
• The European Commission to present the first results of
the nuclear stress tests to the Electricity Sectoral Social
Dialogue Committee at its earliest convenience and
indicate if and how it takes this opinion into account.
• The European Commission to prepare an overview
together with European social partners on the impact
that future developments in the nuclear industry may
have on employment and future skill needs.
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Conclusions of the Joint Position (2)
European social partners invite:
• The European Commission to present to the European
social partners an overview of the impact of
decommissioning on employment, skills and
qualifications, and health and safety.
• The Commission to address properly the security and
safety of workers and to evaluate the relations between
operators and subcontractors in the upcoming nuclear
safety directive to ensure the highest levels of health and
safety and appropriate training to prevent subcontractors
from posing a risk to the industry.
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Sectoral
Social
Dialogue
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PROCEDURE FOR PLATFORMS
AND STATEMENTS IN THE SSD (1)
Proposal on platform and statements:
• The industriAll European Trade Union members of the
SSD must propose and prepare possible platforms and
statements in close cooperation with the Secretariat.
• The members of the SSD shall act in line with the policies
and procedures as agreed by the Executive Committee
and Congress.
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PROCEDURE FOR PLATFORMS
AND STATEMENTS IN THE SSD (2)
Discussion on texts and information & consultation
obligations towards affiliates:
• The Secretariat shall inform the affiliates, the Social
Dialogue Committee (SDC) and the Executive Committee
with regard to the platform and ongoing discussions. If this
involves other sister organisations, cooperation will be
sought. The Secretariat shall consult the affiliates on the
proposed texts and give deadlines for comments. The
comments received in time shall be communicated back to
the affiliates and the SSD members involved, and shall be
taken into consideration in further drafts.
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PROCEDURE FOR PLATFORMS
AND STATEMENTS IN THE SSD (3)
Adoption of texts:
• The industriAll European Trade Union preparatory meeting
shall discuss the comments before the SSD plenary
meeting.
• The industriAll European Trade Union SSD members shall
agree on the final text in line with EIWF policies.
• The industriAll European Trade Union Secretariat shall
inform the affiliates, the Executive Committee and the
Social Dialogue Committee.
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PROCEDURE FOR PLATFORMS
AND STATEMENTS IN THE SSD (4)
If no agreement reached:
• The social partners of the SSD shall decide whether to restart the procedure and the Secretariat shall inform the
affiliates, the Executive Committee and the Social Dialogue
Committee.
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Sectoral social dialogue is challenge
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Thank you for your attention
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