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UNDER CONSTRUCTION II

UNDER CONSTRUCTION II. Improving Health and Safety in SMEs of the Construction Sector Rome, March 20 th , 2009. Non-profit, non-governmental, non-politic organization 10 employers’ associations in 10 historical regions 6 functional departments:

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION II

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  1. UNDER CONSTRUCTION II Improving Health and Safety in SMEs of the Construction Sector Rome, March 20th, 2009

  2. Non-profit, non-governmental, non-politic organization • 10 employers’ associations in 10 historical regions • 6 functional departments: • for relations with Parliament, Government and Trade Unions • for programme organization and implementation • for economic strategies and policies • for relations with business and banking environments • for communication and image • for foreign relations

  3. UNPR members are companies from the private sector with Romanian or foreign capital; • UNPR has been founded in 1991 in the aim of protecting the interests of small and medium sized entrepreneurs acting in the field of services, trade and production; • UNPR is nationally representative; • UNPR is made of regional employers organizations with own patrimony and juridical form; • As well professional associations of various fields of activity, representing branches and sub-branches of national economy belong UNPR.

  4. Our objectives: • To protect and encourage the legitimate interests of its adherent members; • To propose the administrative measures necessary for the maintenance and development of small and medium-sized companies; • To solve the economic and societal problems, by equally taking into consideration the employers' and the employees' interests.

  5. December 6th, 2005 : • Official opening of our representative office in Brussels, is the only office representing Romania private economy field into the heart of Europe “LaValette Business Center” 289, Avenue d’Auderghem, B-1040, Brussels Tel/Fax: 0032 2 648 65 40 Dpl. Eng. Nelu NEACŞU Representative in Brussels

  6. UNPR improves H&S in Romanian legislation 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 entitled 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 to the specific sector and highlight the real situation of specific domains.

  7. Prevention’s ChallengesThe absence of a prevention policy has negative effect on: EMPLOYEES: • Health problems • Salary lost • Unsafe working climate • Damage of work relationships between employers / employees / customers

  8. COMPANY • Supplementary production costs • Profit decreasing • The know-how lost of the company caused by the injured employee • Delays in deadlines • Negative image of the company • Damage of working relationships between employers / employees

  9. BENEFICIARY • Delays in deadlines • Negative image of the company • Damage of working relationships between beneficiary / employees • Increase of the execution costs

  10. H&S REGULATION IN CONSTRUCTIONS FIELDD 92/57/CEEHG 300/2006 Law Implementations Bring Benefits for Everybody: • Protects the workers against risks and danger • Guaranty the health • Decrease the expenses regarding the work accidents • Reduce the work absence and insure the labors’ stability • Increase the productivity • Competitiveness on European market

  11. STATISTIC DATA REGARDING WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS PERIOD 2003 – 2007 Chart no.1

  12. Chart no.2

  13. STATISTIC DATA REGARDING DEADLY WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS FOR THE PERIOD 2003 – 2007 Chart no.3

  14. Chart no.4

  15. STATISTIC DATA REGARDING THE GRAVITY AND MEDIUM INDEX FOR INJURED PEOPLE IN THE PERIOD 2003 – 2007 Chart no.5

  16. Chart no.6

  17. The sectors of national economy where the most accidents have been recorded are the following fields: constructions, coal extraction and manufacturing, furniture manufacturing and other industrial activities, food and beverage industry, metallic works and metal products industry. As per the recently statistics of the National Methodological Coordination and Information Centre regarding professional diseases within the Public Health Institute Bucharest, in 2007, on the risks factors hierarchy was ranked on top the overstressing factors of MSD - 428.593 exposed workers - 14,42% of total exposed workers, followed by noise - 333.938 exposed workers - 11,24 % of total exposed workers.

  18. Exposing to physical and biological noxes, overstress represent 67,94% of total exposed workers number. At the same time, 16,58% of total exposed is representing by workers exposed to chemical noxes and 15,48% exposed to dust. On activity level, constructions rank first top with 136.660 exposed workers - 7,15% of total exposed, followed by fabrics manufacturers, 130.946 exposed workers - 7,15% of total and agriculture, 121.289 exposed workers, irrespectively 6,63% of total

  19. Existing statistics show the fact that are still working conditions wherein professional risks are maintained and a culture for risks prevention that is not enough developed at companies level. In the constructions field, the accidents are very often but most part can be avoided. Within this sector, most frequent deadly accidents are happening due to the height falling. The workers should work in safety working places under security conditions with no risk of falling. If the risk of height falling is not reduced at minimum, this means the risks evaluation was not done accordingly. Height working represent another risk also – objects falling. First of all, preventing measures should be taken because of objects, tools or materials falling a worker use at height, and workers on the yard should be protected by wearing helmets.

  20. Materials and equipment often used on the yards may cause additional risks. Several deaths were provoked by squeezing under vehicles, mobile tasks not properly insured or different equipment. The yard is a place with the risk of overthrowing the vehicles and badly damaging of their drivers. Excavation works present also risks if the necessary prevention measures are not taken. Almost each day in 2007, one worker lost his life by working accident (344 deadly accident) and 2-3 workers got ill (professional illness).

  21. UNPR is trying to update the EU regulations in the constructions field and get improved the working conditions in this domain, being actively involved in the promoting campaign for this sector and also updating its members from the field to have the employees informed and secured in safety working conditions.

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