10th European Work Hazards Conference

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10th European Work Hazards Conference
September 29th to October 1st 2006 Jurmula,
Latvia
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Workshop Occupational Health Safety, a
Recruitment Tool for Activists
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Workshop Occupational Health Safety, a
Recruitment Tool for Activists
John Bamford, Greater Manchester Hazards Centre
Klaas Zwart, working at Corus IJmuiden, TU
activist
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Goals of the workshop

• Exchanging good experiences,
• bad experiences as well to learn from each other
• To discuss each idea that could work
• to involve colleagues
• The workshop will be interactive and
• iterative.

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models
Dutch model British model Solidarity strategy
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British model

• Trade union- workplace based-
• Health and Safety representatives
• Legal basis for organisation
• List of functions and rights
• Employer duty to assist
• Employer has give paid release
• Independent training program

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Workplace based- Trade union

• Health and Safety representatives
• Numbers are specified by Trade Unions
• Workplace elections
• Trade union appoint support HS-reps
• Training program

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Training Program

• Makes the system work
• Organised for trade unions by TUC
• Central theme is How to Organise
• people
• problems
• information
• bargaining

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Training Program
Independent delivery by public sector
colleges Courses are accredited Employer pays
salary during training Core program is 56 days
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Dutch model
Legal based works council in each
company Elections every 4 years Right to agree
upon managements decisions HS is only part of
Works Council work
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Dutch model
Legal based works council in each
company Elections every 4 years Right to agree
upon managements decisions concerning HS HS is
only part of Works Council work
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Latvia
Dutch model
Legaly based Right to disapprove HS-policy of
managements Trade Union support for Work Councel
members Training programs 15 days a year
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Weaknesses

• Enforcement
• on trade union rights is difficult
• on minimum standards
• Company versus workplaces
• Workers versus employees

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Solidarity model
An ideal model in with strong sides of both
models are united Thinking about Health and
Safety means also thinking about quality
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Health and Safety
For companies better HS and environment means
Higher output Costs saving Better Quality
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Health and Safety

• For workers this means
• Better working conditions
• Protection from death and injury
• Better living conditions
• Higher living time expectations

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Health and Safety

• For Trade unions this means
• Recognizable and visible
• improvements
• Organisational power

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Consultation and involvement vs Co-determination
How to make progress Collective action Equality
of power and relations
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3rd session
Tools Priorities Standards Partnership
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Tools
How to use tools
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Priorities
Importance and realizability Risks and
impacts
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Tools and priorities
Workers gain autonomy.
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Partnership
Equality of power Equality in relations Trade
Unions
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Health and Safety tools
Where are the profits go to Investing in
even more safe working places or to higher
dividends
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Health and Safety tools
Where are the standards Strategies of trade
unions Strategies of workers
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Health and Safety tools
Questionnaires Fact sheets Labour Hygienic
approach Maslow Iceberg theory Information
videos.
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Health and Safety tools
Take part in the topical workshops Visit the
info meeting Visit the next European work
Hazards conference Make it work How to do it
together