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European Social Dialogue Agreement on Silica ( NEPSi ) Update –. Claire Lanne, IMA-Europe SSDCEI meeting , 6 September 2013. 1. Future operation of NEPSI. Request to the European Commission for support for a yearly 1-day meeting
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European Social Dialogue Agreement on Silica • (NEPSi) • Update – Claire Lanne, IMA-Europe SSDCEI meeting, 6 September 2013
1. Future operation of NEPSI • Request to the European Commission for support for a yearly 1-day meeting • NEPSI signatories official letter, sent to Mr Tricart, copy to Mr Schöbel, Mr Ziegler on 27 August 2013 • Need for such an annual NEPSI Council meeting to steer and plan all the activities- the signatories have no other discussion platform • Not a project, SDA is a continuousexercise, on the longer term • Possibility to link it to an existing Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee (SSDC), if an extra meeting day is allocated, as of 2014 • Limited costs (only a room + interpretation in EN-FR-DE) • Highlights of the signatories’ share in the SDA implementation efforts • No setting of a precedent: NEPSI is “unique” • SSDC Extractive Industries support letter, sent to Mr Tricart, copy to Mr Wisniewski on 27 August 2013 • Encourage Commission’s efforts especially for a one-daymeeting • Support the linkwith the SSDCEI, but one extra meeting dayneeded
2. SDA effectivenessproject: status • Grant request submitted to European Commission on 20 June 2013 • DG EMPL Budget Line 04.03.03.01 - Industrial relations and social dialogue • Call for Proposals VP/2013/001 • Amount of EC grantrequested: €198 400 (total project €208 590) • Applicant and mono-beneficiary: IMA-Europe • Supporting EU social partner organisation: IndustriALL • 16 Associate organisations: • Employees: industriAll-European Trade Union • Employers: GlassFibreEurope (Glass Fibre), BIBM (Precast Concrete), CAEF (Foundry), CEEMET (Metal, Engineering and Technology-Based Industries), CEMBUREAU (Cement), CERAME-UNIE (Ceramics), EMO (Mortar), EUROMINES (Mining), EUROROC (Natural Stones), ESGA (Special Glass), EXCA (Expanded Clay), FEVE (Container Glass), Glass for Europe (Flat Glass), UEPG (Aggregates)
3. SDA effectivenessproject: content • Objective • Gathering concrete evidence of the effectiveness of the agreement and • assessing its success on the ground • Method • Collection of data on the effectiveness of control measures • circulate a questionnaire with information on measurement resultsand compilation of a guide of anonymous examples in all sectors • and • select a number of critical task sheets and make intervention studies on site: exposure measurements before / after (with/without engineering controls) = targeted projects • Expected outcomes • Report on intervention studies; • Booklet of effective good practices and shared experiences, from both employers and employees, practical case studies
4. NEPSI 2014 Reporting • Timeline • Reporting for all sites: 15 January – 15 March 2014 • Communication campaign during autumn 2013 • Reporting system remains unchanged • Financing of the Reporting • NEPSI Employers’ provision