Canadian Incentives for Safe and Healthy Workplaces

1. Canadian Incentives for Safe and Healthy Workplaces September 1 – 4, 2004 Beijing, P.R. China Maureen C. Shaw, President & CEO Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA) 1-800-406-IAPA (4272) www.iapa.ca

2. Introduction • History of the enactment of Canada Bill C-45 • Bill C-45 and its implications • A case for a managed system approach • IAPA Integrated Management System – a solution

3. Our Vision is… "A World where risks are controlled because everyone believes suffering and loss are morally, socially and economically unacceptable."

4. Mission To improve the quality of life in workplaces and communities we serve by being an internationally recognized leader in providing effective programs, products and services for the prevention of injury and illness.

5. IAPA It’s About Making a Difference. #5 • 87 years of health & safety • 225 committed, skilled employees • 100 consultants/specialists • 900 Volunteers “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Helen Keller

6. IAPA It’s About Making a Difference. • Consulting & Technical Services • Training and education • Integrated Management System • Over 100 products and services “Divide each difficulty into as many pieces as is feasible and necessary to solve it.” Reńe Descartes #6

7. IAPA It’s About Making a Difference. • Collaborating Centre – ILO/WHO • National/International collaboration • A focus on young and new workers • Centre of Excellence “Coming together is a beginning; Keeping together is progress; Working together is success.” Henry Ford #7

8. #8 When coal dust and methane gas exploded in the southwest section of the underground Westray coal mine in Plymouth, Nova Scotia, the immediate effect was a devastating fire, a blast that ripped the roof off the mine entrance and the death of 26 miners. But the May 9, 1992 explosion reverberated long after that date.

9. Laurence Elwyn James, 34Eugene W. Johnson, 33Stephen Paul Lilley, 40Micheal Frederick MacKay ,38Angus Joseph MacNeil, 39Glenn David Martin, 35Harry Alliston McCallum, 41Eric Earl McIsaac, 38George James Munroe, 38Danny James Poplar, 39Romeo Andrew Short, 35Peter Francis Vickers, 38 Trevor Martian Jahn, 36 John Thomas Bates, 56Larry Arthur Bell, 25Bennie Joseph Benoit, 42Wayne Michael Conway, 38Ferris Todd Dewan, 35Adonis J. Dollimont ,36Robert Steven Doyle, 22Remi Joseph Drolet , 38Roy Edward Feltmate, 33 Charles Robert Fraser ,29Myles Danial Gillis, 32John Philip Halloran, 33Randolph Brian House,27 #9

10. Westray Mine Public Inquiry #10 Final report of the inquiry entitled “The Westray Story – A Predictable Path to Disaster” was released December 1997 with 74 recommendations. The report identified the following shortcomings: • Failure of company officials to run a safe mine • Failure of government departments to ensure that mine plans were followed and regulations enforced • Inspectors, mine development staff and government officials were negligent • Politicians were at fault

11. #11 Westray Mine Public Inquiry • The report renewed concerns about the accountability of corporations and executives and included the following recommendation: • “The Government of Canada should institute a study of the accountability of corporate executives and directors for the wrongful or negligent acts of the corporation and should introduce such amendments to legislation to ensure that corporate executives and directors are held properly accountable for workplace safety.”

12. #12 Bill C-45 The Canadian Government enacted Bill C-45 on March 31, 2004 that amends the Criminal Code of Canada. Key features of Bill C-45: • Broadens the definition of “Organization” to include a public body, corporate body, society, company, firm, partnership, trade union, municipality or an association • Broadens the definition of “representative” to include director, partner, employee, member, agent or contractor • Broadens the definition of “senior officer” to include any representative who plays an important role in the establishment of an organization’s policies or management activities

13. #13 Bill C-45 The legislation broadly holds organizations, senior officers and their representatives liable for “offences of negligence” when acting within their scope of responsibility and where there is a proven negligent act or omission. It holds organizations and their representatives criminally liable for workplace health and safety. The onus is on the senior officer to practice due diligence and take all reasonable steps to protect the worker and the public.

14. #14 Bill C-45 Health & Safety elements of Bill C-45 include: • Holding corporate decision makers responsible for health and safety • Requiring them to take reasonable measures to ensure safety • Establishing a higher standard of care for employees and the public • Extending the responsibility to individuals who direct work • Providing specific powers to the courts including probationary powers

15. Corporate Social Responsibility is not the latest bullet or business fad, it is not a philanthropic idea. It is an international imperative for both business and the countries we are operating in. #15

16. #16 Corporate Social Responsibility in a globalized industrial world is about making the business investment and the community promise sustainable for the company and for the communities we operate in, its people and environment. It demands: • LEADERSHIP • INTEGRITY • RESPECT • RELATIONSHIPS IT’S ABOUT RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP

17. #17 Bill C-45 Makes the Case for an Integrated Management System Approach • Management is about the application of organizational culture and resources to accomplish a mission • It is supported by organizational values, beliefs, goals and objectives • It flourishes where clear roles, responsibilities, authorities and accountabilities are set out • A management system is a framework in which program activity is planned, implemented, evaluated, improved, documented and verified In terms of health and safety, a clearly defined, internationally recognized management system standard does not exist

18. #18 Existing Management Systems • British Standards Institution’s (BSI) Occupational & Safety Assessment Series 18001 • International Labour Office - ILO 2001 Guidelines • United States - ANSI Z 10 management system for health and safety • Mexico - IAPA’s Integrated Management System • Hong Kong - Safety Management Regulation • Canada – Canadian Standards Association developing a national standard

19. #19 Features and Benefits of a Managed System Approach • Performance based • Based on workplace hazards and risks • Manages legislative compliance • Establishment, monitoring and achievement of health and safety goals and objectives • Incorporates continual improvement process • Integration into business processes

20. #20 IAPA’s Integrated Management System (IMS)for Health, Safety and the Environment • IMS was developed to exceed management system requirements of a wide variety of OHS management systems, standards, specifications and audit protocols • It is a comprehensive continual improvement system that assists in managing an organization’s health, safety and environmental needs

21. Discipline 4 Process Safety Management Elements Discipline 1 Safety Management Elements • Process Hazard Information & Knowledge • Process Hazard Analysis (Hazard Evaluation) • Process Equipment Integrity • Process Design Considerations • & Facility Siting • Pre-Start-Up S.H.&E. Reviews & • Compliance Audits • Sharing of Process • Safety Information & • Incident Learnings • General Rules • Work Permits • Behaviour Based Performance • General Promotion • Product Safety • Security 1 Leadership 2 Hazard ID, Risk Assessment, Needs Determination 10 Recognition Improvement Correction • Fleet Safety • Off-the Job Safety • Workplace Violence 3 Implementation Strategy / Plan Core Elements 9 Evaluation • Hiring & Placement • Engineering • Regulatory Management • Operating Procedures • Maintenance • Inspections • Purchasing Management • Contractor Management • Management of Change • Information Management • Personal Protective Equipment • Emergency Planning, Preparedness & Response • Accident/Incident Investigation & Analysis • Claims Management 4 Standards 8 Measurement 5 Procedures, Guidelines & Practices Discipline 3 Environmental Management Elements Discipline 2 Health Management Elements • Pollution Prevention • (air, water, soil, ground water) • Waste Management • (hazardous, non-hazardous • Community Involvement • (flora, fauna, humans) 6 Communication • Occupational Hygiene • Medical Services • Ergonomics • Wellness • Psychosocial Risk • Management 7 Training, Personnel Development #21 IAPA’s IMS SYSTEM™ (Integrated Management System for Safety, Health and Environment)

22. Benefits The IMS provides for : • The identification of organizational and operational risks • Managing the identified risks • Managing change • Building internal capacity towards self-reliance • Improving and enhancing internal operations • A regular cycle of client self-reflection and evaluation • Flexible (different levels of program development in the core elements and the four disciplines) • Serves as an implementation model

23. In order to move the prevention yardstick in health and safety, we need to integrate moral, social, economic and legal incentives. Collectively they are motivators for improvement. The ultimate goal is to utilize a judicious mix of strategies leading to sustainable cultural change

24. It’s About Making a Difference. “We must be the change we wish to see in the world” Gandhi #24