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With the financial support of the European Commission
Under Construction II
Improving Health and Safety
in Construction SMEs
Partners’ presentation
Start-up meeting
Hotel Novotel Centre Tour Noire
23rd February 2009 - Brussels
General overview
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13 partner associations
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11 SMEs associations
2 trade unions
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10 EU Member States
 1 candidate country – Turkey
EBC as project coordinator
The Voice of construction crafts and SMEs in Europe
17 members in 11 EU countries
600,000 companies – 2,500,000 workers
UNPR - ROMANIA
UNPR - ROMANIA
UNPR plays a dynamic role into the social dialog between the
government, trade unions and employers’ representatives, issuing,
improving and changing the laws.
UNPR is entitle to improve the Health and Safety regulations in our
country due to its permanent connection with all certified
companies in the field, from all over the country, that belong the
specific sector and highlight the real situation of specific domains.
UNPR, through its permanent representative in Brussels is first
informed about the new Health and Safety European regulations;
through the means of social dialog and proper dissemination, these
are implemented in national laws.
UNPR - ROMANIA
This project, by its workshops and collection of best practices will
support the information exchange and implementation of the new
Health and Safety European regulation in our organization,
adjusting also the old ones and then directly into Romanian
specific laws, improving the efficiency of our national specific
regulations, implicitly labors’ Health and Safety.
It would be of much help, to create a network of working groups
(besides those already made, a good exchange between all
partners) to organize visit studies at the spot, thus to get
acquainted about each country’s reality and practical solutions.
INTES – TURKEY
INTES was established in 1964 and today made up of 130 members of medium and large size
companies who are the leaders of the construction sector. INTES presents its members on
national platform through membership to ‘Confederation of Turkish Employer Association
(TISK)’. INTES aims to defend and extend its members economic rights, follow the sector
related developments and contribute to the implementation of policies and regulations
related to the sector. It is affiliated as a national organisation to be able to provide
necessary information and materials at the highest level. The work programme of INTES is
extremely diverse covering a wide aspect of political, research, education, vocational
development and social activities. All of its activities are published through its web sites.
The shortage of well trained workforce in construction sector is a fundamental issue for INTES
members. In order to meet the needs of the skilled workforce, INTES has established
‘Turkish Vocational Training Centre’ in 2004. This centre offers a diverse range of courses in
occupational sectors and one of them is industry specific trainings on ‘Labour H&S’. Until
today, more than 5000 workers have been trained in this Centre.
INTES was also assigned to developed professional standards for predetermined 30
occupations in construction sector. Simultaneously, ‘Measurement&Assessment in
Construction Sector, Training-Employment-Certification System’ is being improved based
on recognised vocational standards. These studies aim to make a productive contribution to
the adaption of the concept of trained based on qualifications adapted in EU. In order to
qualify for a certificate, INTES will apply to Turkish Acceditation Agency to get approved to
be an accreditation body.
INTES – TURKEY
INTES has carried out various activities to increases the awareness of the H&S. Since 2004, INTES
has been involved seven EU projects and two of them have vital importance regarding the social
dialogue and the contribution of the ‘Occupational Health and Safety’.
• Active Manpower Market Program-Training and Zero Accident Policy in Construction Industry,
2005.
• Strengthening Social Dialog for Innovation and Change in Turkey- Safe Construction Project,
2007.
Besides these projects;
• INTES has taken an active role in ‘Occupational Health and Safety in Constructions Campaign,
2006’ by preparing and distributing; brochures, posters, fact sheets, power point presentations, etc.
and orginising photograph competition.
 INTES brings in two important publications to the sector. One of them is ILO Publication ‘Safety
Construction-Occupational H&S in Work Place’ that has been translated to Turkish by INTES and the
other is ‘Safe Construction’ that cover training documents.
• INTES has completed vocational standards of ‘Labour H&S Officer’. With in this scope, necessary
skills, knowledge and particular tasks have been defined in cooperation with field specialist and
workers.
INTES – TURKEY
Get information and know- how on
the implementations
of the risk assessments
in the EU countries and
exchanging practices with the
partners
Comparison of
the needs of
SMEs on S&H in
Turkey and EU
countries and
having wide
knowledge H&S
regulations
Building a new and closer
cooperation between the Turkish
organisations and the
EU countries on the
sectoral dialog.
SDMSZS
CZECH REPUBLIC
Association of Very Small, Small and Medium Employers in
Construction in the Czech Republic
Umbrella organisation
Created by SPTZ and Construction Crafts in 2005
SPTZ
Technical contractors in
building Industry
Construction Crafts
25 member organisations
Member of EBC
Member of the Czech Chamber of Commerce
SDMSZS
CZECH REPUBLIC
GOAL
Become partner of tripartite social dialogue
Not member of national social dialogue yet
Current Activities in Occupational Safety and
Health:
Co-operation with the Czech Chamber of Occupational
Safety and Health:
- exchange OSH knowhow, experience and good practice related
to the construction at the national level
- collaboration in tackling OSH in construction in the long-time
- help to assess and prevent risks in compliance with the Czech
legislation
SDMSZS
CZECH REPUBLIC
What we are expecting from this European
project?
- transfer of OSH experience and good practice
examples at the European level
- solving of the common OSH problems in
construction after project termination
- possibility to discuss the improving of the OSH in
construction at regular or irregular intervals
IPOSZ - HUNGARY
The largest national employer and professional organisation of Hungarian
micro and small-sized enterprises, and crafts
The spiritual repository of craftsmen's corporations and their successive
structures since 1884
A national umbrella organisation of 279 legally independent craftsmen's
corporations operating on a voluntary basis, including
220 regional craftsmen's corporations
39 national professional craftsmen's corporations
20 county associations
A total of 50,000 individual entrepreneurs and business companies, 200,000
employees, 6,000 apprentices, and 110,000 assisting family members
FOBC - MALTA
MALTA’S 11 MAJOR BUILDING CONTRACTORS
Mission:
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Effective lobbying
Ensuring high quality standards
Promoting Health & Safety
Developing standard documentation
FOBC - MALTA
Construction accounts for:
• 16% of accidents at work
• 62% of all fatalities
FOBC works closely with OHSA
and strives to improve employee
awareness
FOBC - MALTA
FOBC SEEKS WAYS OF GENERATING:
Effective
enforcement
Greater participation from contractors
Worker training
Strategy to diminish accidents at work
Health and safety is integral to
the success of any project
LBA – LATVIA
LBA has 150 members
Mission:
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To co-ordinate and protect interests of the members of
the Association - in the labour market of the
construction sector, in relations among employers and
employees, in relations with customers;
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To promote the best practises in construction sector;
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Social dialogue;
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Informative support.
LBA – LATVIA
Activities in H & S
Participation
to the legislation process (participation at
drafting of concepts; improving normative acts etc);
Cooperation
Organizing
within Social dialogue;
seminars on Health and Safety in
construction;
Consultative
help for members.
LBA – LATVIA
Expectations and objectives
Theorethical
and practical knowledge about Health and
Safety in construction within EU;
Adaptation
of best practice on Health and Safety in
construction at SMEs - mostly small enterprises;
Practical
experience how builders association can help
SMEs to improve Health and Safety in construction.
LCA – LATVIA
LCA was founded on May 23rd, 1990
and ever since one of LCA’s major
activities is taking part into the
implementation of the health and work
safety tasks
LCA – LATVIA
According to statistics the average lifespan of Latvian population is one of
the lowest among the EU countries
 The quality of life is highly affected by hard and harmful work conditions,
occupational diseases, industrial accidents and such accidents with lethal
outcome
 The work safety statistics in construction industry is especially alarming
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LCA – LATVIA
•Lately one of the most efficient tools to fight
the unsafe working conditions in the
construction sites is joint visits with the State
Labour Inspection representatives to the
construction sites
•The most common reaction of the employers
heard during the visits was:
“We hoped that you will not show up in our
site!”
LBA – LITHUANIA
Founded 15 years ago
176 member companies
General construction companies – 90
Special operations companies – 43
Construction industry companies – 13
Design and expert companies – 6
Scientific research, training, consultancy and publishing organizations –
23
The Republican Association of Windows and Doors Producers – 30
companies in this sector
The Lithuanian Builders Association consists of:
38 small enterprises –– 21,59%
112 middle enterprises –– 63.63%
26 big enterprises –– 14,77%
LBA – LITHUANIA
ACTIVITIES in OH&S
1. To organize vocational training (the importance of occupational
safety and health as part of occupational skills)
2. To organize implementation of management systems (in particular
OHSAS)
3. To propagate “Best practice” on improving Health and Safety in
SMEs
4. To propagate information on the control of compliance with the
requirements of labour, occupational safety and health legislation,
and on the occupational safety and health situation in enterprises
5. To take part in preparing of the projects of legal acts, prevention
measures for reduction of accidents at work
6. To assist in occupational risks assessment and prevention
7. To propagate safety methods at workplace and self-learning
LBA – LITHUANIA
Expectations from this project
1. To exchange position to Health and Safety among project
partners including join vocational training projects
2. To divide experience and good practice on improving
Health and Safety in SMEs
3. To get information how to involve micro enterprises and
self-employees in the associated action
4. To get information how to improve Health and Safety in
SMEs
5. To transfer “Best practice”- the health and safety skills
card (join project with partners)
ANAEPA – ITALY
Safety on the workplace
Safety is a value that is unfortunately only clearly perceived at the
moment it is missing. For this reason the keyword to approach the
issue of safety on the workplace is:
PREVENTION
ANAEPA works for the training and the sensitization of 70.000
enterprises
Training: ANAEPA organizes seminars for its territorial
representatives. One of the last seminars was focused on: ‘Safety in
building and construction’ - may 2008. ANAEPA also organizes training
seminars for the staff responsible for the prevention and protection
within individual enterprises (RSPP) and for those who design systems
for the management of Safety on the workplace
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Information: ANAEPA produces guides and books for professionals,
enterprises and workers
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ANAEPA – ITALY
Legislation: several proposals submitted to the
relevant Ministries in order to foster prevention and
reduction:
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Contracts push the adoption of the concept of the most
interesting proposal instead of the ‘least expensive’ –
safety expenditure is no longer subject to reduction in
the tenders
New framework law on safety on the work place D Lgs
81/08 – cooperation with relevant Ministries
Proposed bill of law on ‘criterias for the access to the
building and construction profession’
ANAEPA – ITALY
ITACA
The Itaca project is an operational tool of the
‘Conference of the regions and of the
Provinces. It deals with safety in ‘contracts
with the Public Administration’ and help the
estimation of safety cost in the contracts.
ANAEPA has been appointed as the
coordinator of a subcommittee that creates
tolls for enterprises professionals and
‘contracting out’ organizations in the matters
of Safety
FILCA CISL – ITALY
Presentation of FILCA
It represents and protects workers from
building, building materials,wood,and stone
sectors.
One of the 3 main Italian trade unions
Filca Cisl had 292,837 members in 2008.
FILCA CISL – ITALY
Health and safety
Sectors (especially building and stone) with the
highest rate of accidents (frequently fatal).
Initiatives both from trade union side and from
paritarian bodies (employers and trade unions,
like Scuola Edile, Formedil, ext..), the last ones
for building sector.
Workers’ representation (RLS, RLST,RLSSA).
FILCA CISL – ITALY
EXPECTATIONS
 Exchanging
experiences and points of
view on the matter with other countries.
 Learning more of Health and Safety about
other countries laws, collective
agreements, bodies that deal with this
matter.
 Learn from each other.
CAPEB – FRANCE
CAPEB
Organisation :
The Capeb member :
- 100 000 members
CAPEB representativeness
- average SME of 3 employees
- 40% of self employed persons
Missions :
- Defence and promotion
- Negotiation
- Advise and assistance
CAPEB – FRANCE
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MAIN WORKING THEMES
Musculo-Squeletal Disorders (MSD’s)
 Chemical Risk
 Occupational Road Risk (ORR)
 Asbestos
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Health and
Safety at work
CAPEB – FRANCE
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A best knowledge of the others
members’ problems and good
practices
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Identification
of
common
problematics leading to european
projects
FMB – UNITED KINGDOM
Introducing the FMB and the UK construction industry
Founded in 1941
Largest employers' body in the UK for construction SMEs
with 13,000 members across the UK.
Recognised voice of construction SMEs.
•Members are typically small and micro firms carrying
out Domestic RM&I works or regional developers.
•UK construction industry: 250,000 firms employing
over 2.1 million
•Contributes 8.2% of the UK’s Gross Added Value.
•Despite strong Health and safety culture, the UK
construction industry still averages around 77 fatalities per
annum.
FMB – UNITED KINGDOM
What does the FMB do to improve health and
safety?
Research and information department
Health and safety help line
Factsheets
FMB website
Subsidised software support HBXL
Articles and inserts in Master Builder Magazine.
Good relations with the regulator
Training
Worker Safety Advisor?
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FMB – UNITED KINGDOM
What does the FMB expect to address and gain
from the Project?
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Exchange of information on health and safety
practices
To learn from European partners.
To help European partners.
Raise Awareness of the government imposed
barriers to improved health and safety in the UK
VAT and the informal economy.
Regulatory over load leading to confusion and
waste
BOUWUNIE - BELGIUM
Flemish Association of Construction SMEs
Founded in 1959
8,000 member enterprises
Member of the Flemish Association of SMEs UNIZO
Member of EBC
Services:
Information and communication
Business contacts
Local centres for representation and services
Advice on administrative and taxation issues
Recognised Social partner in Belgium
BOUWUNIE - BELGIUM
Health and Safety:
Bouwunie is recognised social partner in the sectoral Health
and safety Fund (NAVB-CNAC, www.navb.be –
www.cnac.be)
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Advice and information:
cd-rom “health and safety” (prevention-plan)
cd-rom “safety instruction sheets for the construction
sector”) in co-operation with Provikmo (external
prevention-service on safety and health for SME’s)
information meetings (ex. working on height)
BOUWUNIE - BELGIUM
Expectations from the Project
Getting answers on:
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How to encourage health and safety in SME’s (learning
from good practices in other countries)
Are there specific programs of training in co-operation
with social partners? E-learning? On-the-jobtraining?
Does different legislation exist on health and safety for
SME’s in the other countries
(different from the general legislation)?