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Safety 24h Programme A Finnish Social Partners initiative in the chemical industry

Safety 24h Programme A Finnish Social Partners initiative in the chemical industry. Chemicals Policy, REACH and Health and Safety in Central and Eastern Europe 23rd / 24th March 2006 Prague, Czech Republic Aimo KASTINEN Chemical Industry Federation of Finland.

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Safety 24h Programme A Finnish Social Partners initiative in the chemical industry

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  1. Safety 24h ProgrammeA Finnish Social Partners initiative in the chemical industry Chemicals Policy, REACH and Health and Safety in Central and Eastern Europe23rd / 24th March 2006 Prague, Czech Republic Aimo KASTINEN Chemical Industry Federation of Finland AK/23.3.2006 www.chemind.fi

  2. Co-operation between Social Partners in Finland • Tradition • Workplace level – OSH organisation • Confederation&Branch organisations level • Centre for Occupational Safety, incl. Chemical Industry Safety Committee • The Finnish Work Environment Fund • Research Organisations • EHS Authorities –Legislation and Development AK/23.3.2006 www.chemind.fi

  3. Co-operation in the Chemical Industry • Under the umbrella of Social Partners; Responsibility for the Chemical Industry issues and in the Chemicals Safety questions • Need for bilateral projects at branch level • First EHS project together in early 90´s; Better knowledge and information on Environment Protection • In line with the Responsible Care programme; Stakeholder Engagement AK/23.3.2006 www.chemind.fi

  4. Safety 24h Project • High level meeting 2000 • Chemical Industry Federation (CIF) Safety, zero accident goal • Chemical Workers´ Union (CWU) Well being at work AK/23.3.2006 www.chemind.fi

  5. Safety 24h Project • Common understanding for an OHS project • Opening seminar November 2001 • Company and site projects; 200 people in 41 company level projects • Topics: management and indicators, attitudes, reporting and research, risk assesment • Managed together by CIF and CWU; horizontal co-operation between company WG´s • End report and closing seminar November 2002 • European Agency for Safety and Health at Work Award 2003 • Seminars 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 AK/23.3.2006 www.chemind.fi

  6. Responsible Care (RC) Agreement between CIF and Trade Union Organisations in 2003 • Established at highest level between CIF and all three Trade Unions (blue collar, white collars) • Implementation by an advisory body • Decisions by CIF • Safety 24h under the umbrella of RC • RC widens the scope of co-operation from OHS to all EHS issues AK/23.3.2006 www.chemind.fi

  7. Responsible CareSafety 24h • Lessons learned from CIF point of view: • CWU ready for positive co-operation • CIF and CWU have common interests • Joint forces means more than double resources • CWU: Strengthen the commitment of company employees in EHS activities AK/23.3.2006 www.chemind.fi

  8. Responsible CareSafety 24h • Lessons learned from CWU point of view by Mr Kari Mäkelä, CWU OHS Executive : • CIF ready for positive co-operation • Both parties can learn from each other on the organisation level and company level • Regular work together increases the trust • In the global economy the parties have more common interests on the national and local level • Co-operation improves the imago of the chemical industry • The best results on the OHS+E field are attainable by co-operation on different levels AK/23.3.2006 www.chemind.fi

  9. Safety 24h ProgrammeA Finnish Social Partners initiative in the chemical industry Thank you! AK/23.3.2006 www.chemind.fi

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