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UNION EUROPÉENNE DES PRODUCTEURS DE GRANULATS
              EUROPÄISCHER GESTEINSVERBAND
              EUROPEAN AGGREGATES ASSOCIATION

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 INFRA ry Conference – 18 January 2018 – Tampere – Finland

        Miette Dechelle, UEPG Public Affairs Manager
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UEPG in a nutshell

 Since 1987, UEPG is strongly promoting the interests of the
European Aggregates Industry and has members in 27
                  countries in Europe
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UEPG Structure

                UEPG Delegates Assembly

                             UEPG Board

                UEPG General Secretariat

   Health &
                   Environment            Technical            Economic        Remuneration
    Safety
                    Committee            Committee            Committee         Committee
  Committee

                                                                      Better
 Marine                           Water                                                          PR &
              Biodiversity                                       Implementation
Aggregates                      Management     Recycling TF                                   Communication
                  TF                                              and Regulatory
    TF                              TF                                                            TF
                                                                 Enforcement TF

                                  Mining
              Air Quality                      RDS & EPD          Market Based
 RCS WG                         Waste BREF
                  WG                              WG             Instruments WG
                                Review WG
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President & General Secretariat

                            … at your service
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UEPG Health and Safety Committee

     • Place excellence in health and safety at the
.      centre of our activities

     • Improve daily the Health and Safety Culture of
.      the sector

     • Promote actively Health and Safety Good
.      Practices of the Aggregates Industry in Europe
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Respirable Crystalline Silica
Directive 2004/37/EC (CMD) on the protection of workers from the
   risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work

Timeline CMD Revision first batch:
                                                                       EP
   May 2016         European Commission Proposal
   June 2016        Debate at the EPSCO Council

                                                               institutional
    November 2016    EMPL EP Committee Draft Report

                                                                 Triangle


                                                                   Inter
   February 2017    EMPL EP Committee Vote                EC
   June-July 2017   Interestitutional Agreement Proposal
   October 2017     European Parliament Vote
   November 2017    Adoption of the Interestitutional           Council
                     Agreed Proposal
 December 2017      Publication into the Official Journal
 16 January 2018    Enter into force - Directive (EU) 2017/2398

 17 January 2020    Members States’ transposition
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Respirable Crystalline Silica

Directive (EU) 2017/2398 - December 2017 amending Directive
2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to
exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work - FI

• A proportionate and technically feasible BOELV of 0.1 mg/m³
  (Respirable fraction) (Annex III) for “Work involving exposure to
  respirable crystalline silica dust generated by a work process”
  (Annex I - 6.)
• NEPSI Recognition as a valuable and necessary instrument to
  complement regulatory measures and to support the effective
  implementation of the limit value (Recital 19)
• The evalusation of RCS when appropriate according to review
  process on the basis of available information, including scientific
  and technical data, economic feasibility, a thorough assessment of
  the socioeconomic impact and availability of exposire measurement
  protocols and technicques at the worplace (Article 1-18ª – Recital 1)
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Respirable Crystalline Silica
 Directive 2004/37/EC (CMD) on the protection of
   workers from the risks related to exposure to
         carcinogens or mutagens at work
                                                                                 European Social Dialogue
                      Substitution (replacement)                                  Agreement on Silica
Main Obligations

                      Closed systems (if replacement not technically
                                                                                 - protection of health of
                       possible)
                                                                                   Employees          and     other
                      Exposure reduction ‘as low as technically possible’         individuals        occupationally
                       (if closed system is not technically possible)              exposed at the workplace
                                                                                 - minimisation of exposure to
                    If requested, inform competent authorities re exposures,      Respirable crystalline silica at
                       etc.                                                        the workplace by applying the
                                                                                   Good Practices
                    Restrict access to areas of risk                            - prevent, eliminate or reduce
                    Strict requirements for workers’ information and training     occupational health risks
                                                                                   related        to      Respirable
                    Strict hygiene and health surveillance
                                                                                   crystalline silica
                    Medical record-keeping for 40 years.                        - increasing the knowledge
                                                                                   about potential health effects
                                                                                   and about Good Practices
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Respirable Crystalline Silica

                  NEPSI Actions
NEPSI Partners with the high
contribution of UEPG and its
Members have been active on all
fronts :
• Positions,
• Communications,
• and meetings with         key
  decision-makers (from the
  European     Commission,   the
  European      Parliament  and
  Permanent Representations in
  Brussels and Governments)
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Respirable Crystalline Silica
   The Directive is now adopted…What are the next steps?
                        A common action and
                              lobby are
                          recommended at            Good practices &               Health
                            national level          implementation               surveillance
                           Risk of stronger
                            requirements
                                                     Developing training
  Entry into force          Identify the            Projects to analyse the         Safety
  16 January 2018         representatives          national real situation of   information of
                           of concerned                   the sector               products
                              sectors
                                                       Communication
                          Create a kind of         Raising awareness of the
      National               national                      members
transposition period       coordination            Prevent wrong debates
   2 years - 2020            platform                  and NIMBYISM

                         Direct contact with            Contact with
                       Administrations in charge        Trade Unions
                         of … transposition               and other
                          … implementation              Stakeholders
Respirable Crystalline Silica
    CMD 2nd Wave:

    •   Now at the European Parliament – Awaiting for vote on 21
        February

    •   Rapporteur Claude Rolin (EPP, Belgium)

    •   Stronger legal recognition of NEPSI (in the Annexes)

    CMD 3rd Wave:

    . 2017 - Consultation of Social Partners

    . Question to use another body to do the scientific evaluations:
Current  SCOEL / Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits (OSH Direcitves)
    Versus
 New  RAC / Committee for Risk Assessment (REACH and CLP)
NEPSI

• The Social Dialogue "Agreement on Workers' Health Protection
  Through the Good Handling and Use of Crystalline Silica and
  Products Containing it".   UEPG is Signatory since 2006.

• Do not miss NEPSI Reporting 2018
• 15 January to 15 March 2018

• Guidance documents available at www.nepsi.eu

• Support: from National Representative, UEPG General Secretariat
  and NEPSI Helpdesk
Respirable Crystalline Silica

                                                 Carry out an INITIAL RISK ASSESSMENT
Principles of the NEPSI Agreement

                                      Based on the results of personal DUST EXPOSURE MONITORING

                                                          Implement Good Practices
                                         (collective and if necessary personal protection measures)

                                        Provide information, instruction and training to the workforce

                                                        Organise health surveillance

                                    Monitor the application of the Agreement & Good Practices (site level)

                                                    on the application of the Agreement from site to
                                                    EU level, in a consolidated
                                                                    13          way. Once every 2 years
NEPSI

NEPSI Road Map 2018-2020 Co-funding proposal:

 1. Develop a specific action/training programme for the new generations of workers
 2. Update the Good Practice Guide and Task Sheets
 3. Develop a detailed standardised RCS Measurement Methodology
 4. Continue the biennial Key Performance Indicators Reporting, enhance the
    participation through continuous awareness, promote the Agreement in co-
    operation with Health Safety and Environment Specialists
 5. Common methodology and protocol (currently reviewed) to be agreed on RCS
    control on site – Simplified Protocol on dust control on site targeting SMEs
 6. Review the Agreement and the Good Practice Guide to check language coherence
    once the amended Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive will be adopted
 7. Guidance for Members on the implementation of the CMD
 8. IMA “NEPSI 2.0.” Project : Guidance for integration of NEPSI measures into
    companies’ HSE management systems
 9. Collect of data on exposure on site to be prepared for future proposal of lower limit value
 10.Internal and external communication strategy to prepare Members
RCS in a harmonised classification ?

•   In February 2016, France notified the ECHA Registry of an intention to submit a
    Harmonised Classification (CLH) for crystalline silica under the endpoint
    ‘Carcinogenicity’, by 31 March 2017

•   An alert concerning the risk of severe silicosis linked to the use of reconstituted
    stone containing high percentages of crystalline silica was transmitted to the
    relevant French ministries whose asked ANSES, the French expert agency, to issue
    an update knowledge of the sectors in which crystalline silica is produced and used

•   In January 2017, Directorate General of Labour informed our French Colleagues
    that the classification dossier of crystalline silica would not be submitted to ECHA in
    March 2017 but will await the recommendation of their expert agency (ANSES)
    due in March 2018. By then, they will either submit a classification dossier or
    withdraw the intention to classify to ECHA.

•   2017-2018, ANSES would make a Risk Management Options Analysis (RMOA)
    before any decision to help Authorities to decide on further regulatory risk
    management activities & to identify the most appropriate instrument to address.
EU Directives on Safety and Health at work
The Framework Directive aiming at securing a minimum level of protection from work-
        related health and safety risks for the workers of all Member States

    Background and Timeline:

     2012-15:        Evaluation of 24 EU Directives on health and safety at work
     2016:           EC Internal Analysis & staff working documents and
                      European Road map
     Jan. 2017:      EC Final Conclusion and Communication: “Safer and
                      Healthier Work for All - Modernisation of the EU
                      Occupational Safety and Health Legislation Policy”
     Dec. 2017:      EU Advisory Committee Safety & Health (ACSH) Opinion
                      on specific revision of targeted directives
     Jan.- May 18: ACSH and Experts Groups setting to review targeted
                    directives for final Opinion
     End of 2018: EC technical updates on specific directives
EU Directives on Safety and Health at work
-   Framework Directive 89/391/EEC
-   Surface and underground mineral-extracting industries Directive
    (92/104/EEC);
-   Mineral-extracting industries through drilling Directive (92/91/EEC);
-   Safety and/or health signs at work Directive (92/58/EEC);
-   Work equipment Directive (2009/104/EC);
-   Personal protective equipment Directive (89/656/EEC);
-   Physical Agents (Vibration) Directive (2002/44/EC);
-   Physical Agents (Noise) Directive (2003/10/EC);
-   Chemical Agents Directive (98/24/EC);
-   Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive (2004/37/EC);
-   Manual handling of loads Directive (90/269/EEC);
-   Display screen equipment Directive (90/270/EEC);
-   Explosive atmospheres Directive (1999/92/EC);
-   Asbestos Directive (2009/148/EC);
-   Pregnant Workers Directive (92/85/EEC);
-   Fixed-duration employment relationship or a temporary employment relationship Directive (91/383/EEC);
-   Workplaces Directive (89/654/EEC);
-   Young Workers Directive (94/33/EC);
-   Medical treatment on board vessels Directive (92/29/EEC);
-   Physical Agents (electromagnetic fields) Directive (2004/40/EC);
-   Physical Agents (artificial optical radiation) Directive (2006/25/EC);
-   Biological Agents Directive (2000/54/EC);
-   Construction sites Directive (92/57/EEC);
-   Fishing Vessels Directive (93/103/EC);
EU Directives on Safety and Health at work
The determined Directives to be reviewed in 2018 are:
   1. Personal Protective Equipment (89/656)
   2. Biological agents at work (2000/54)
   3. Medical Assistance on board (92/29)

   4. The review of the Carcinogens and Mutagens Directive (CMD) is still an
   going work with “new batches” to come.

The proposed process for specific changes except for the CMD is:
 Based on the ACSH opinion, Experts and ACSH WGs will be set and meet
  in February/March 2018.
 A draft opinion on the specific directives should be adopted at the May
  plenary meeting of the ACSH.
 The Commission has committed to doing the technical updates by end of 2018.
 It is Important to note that this work will only concern technical
  amendments of the directive on ‘non-essential elements’ in the annexes.
 There will be no ordinary legislative procedure with more substantial
  changes to the other directives during the current commission (till 2019).
Healthier and Safer Machines and Equipments

 UEPG is liaison at the CEN/TC 151 - Construction
  equipment and building material machines - Safety
  sur; Member of the CEN/TC 151-9 WG and
  European Commission on the Machine Directive.
  UEPG is promoting actively “Safer by Design” and
  opened the initiative to Healthier Machines and
  Equipment.

 UEPG with the support of its Members is focusing
  on standardisation for Healthier and Safer Machines
  in Europe. Links are also made Globally over the
  GAIN – Global Aggregates Information Network.

•   UEPG has developed H&S Tool box starting with
    themes like Vibration and Noise.
Guidance, Share of Good Practices, Data Collection
Share of Good Practices
         UEPG Health and Safety Committee Meetings

         •   Exchange of challenges faced and solutions
             found
         •   Promotion of National Good Practices per
             country and per themes
         •   National Examples: e.g. on External
             Transportation (Contractors) on site
UEPG Sustainable Development Awards

Promotion of Best Practices in Europe
       Next SDA in 2019 – Be ready !

           Some Examples of the Social Pillar
Kiitos!

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                    European Aggregates Association
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