Transcript Betriebsrat ArcelorMittal Bremen

Works Council Bremen
Health & Safety as an Arena for Employee
Representatives: The Example of ArcelorMittal
Michael Breidbach
ILO-Conference November 4th 2009
Content
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1. Health & Safety in the Steel Industry
2. Health & Safety at the AM Group
3. The Global Joint Health & Safety Committee
4. Elements of a holistic Health & Safety concept
5. The emancipation of trade unions through
Health & Safety
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H&S: A two-sided issue
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Health & Safety in the coal and steel industry faces two core,
but very different problems:
1. Work in the steel industry and in mines has still a high
lethal potential
 safe work, well back home
2. Due to high mental and physical exposures working in the
steel industry leads to a premature physical decline and
lost of workability
 healthy working, to retire fit
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Fatalities at AM 2004-2009
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AM Mines & Steel - Fatalities Evolution 2004-2009
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400 killed colleagues
within 6 years
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Preliminary Work and Milestones
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2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
“No priority may override safety”
“If you cannot manage safety
you cannot manage”
Focus on Industrial Safety and Reliability
“Let’ s transform Arcelor”
Arcelor Bilbao Convention
EWC-Working Group on H&S
Focus on Health
“Towards Arcelor Global
Health & Safety Policy”
Health and Safety Day
Health and Safety Day
Health and Safety Day
Global Joint Health & Safety Committee
“Journey to zero”-Strategy
Health and Safety Day
Creation-Organization
Safety first
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Dialogue Structures
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Global Joint Commitee
for Health & Safety
EWC
(Permanent Steering Committee for H&S)
Local bodies
(Trade Unions / Works Councils / Joint Committees)
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Worldwide Agreement: A Milestone
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GJHSC Composition
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Trade Unions:
Management:
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Rob Johnston (IMF)
Tony Murphy (EMF)
Luis Colunga (EMF)
Michael Breidbach (EMF)
Ludek Lucan (EMF)
Al Long (USW)
Mike Wright and (USW)
Tom Hargrove (USW)
Jose Wagner (CNMCUT)
Frank Haers
Hendrik Botha
Cordell Petz
Chris Notebaert
David Vint
Willie Smit
Ilder Camargo
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The Plant Visits
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Ostrava
Galati
Temirtau
Lazaro Cardenas
Ipatinga
Vanderbijlpark
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Outcomes
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• Building up working structures at the global level / Work
Programme and Catalogue of objectives
• Implementation of local Joint Committees /
Strengthening Social Dialogue / Recognition for TU`s
• Improvement Suggestions based on Inspections /
Identification of Good Practices /
• Creation of common Campaigns
• Monitoring of Improvements / Follow-Up Visits
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Elements of a holistic H&S approach
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H&S Management
Strategies
H&S
Campaigns
Social Dialogue &
Participation
Equipement
Corporate Culture
& Leadership
Accident
Reporting
Preventiv
Instruments
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The „Hidden“ Agenda
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• In Countries with poor Industrial Relations:
Protection and Emancipation of Employee
Representatives
• In Europe: Gaining a Higher Degree of
Co-Determination within the EWC
• In the Future: Broadening the scope of TU influence on
other issues (training, …)
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Conclusions
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A substantial progress can only be achieved if some
Preconditions have been met:
1. A real Participation of Employees and their
Representatives by the Management
2. A real Involvement of all Employees within the
H&S-System
3. Shared Responsibility between Employee Representatives
and Employers
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