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UNION EUROPÉENNE DES PRODUCTEURS DE GRANULATS
EUROPÄISCHER GESTEINSVERBAND
EUROPEAN AGGREGATES ASSOCIATION
News in Occupational Safety and Health in Europe
INFRA ry Conference – 18 January 2018 – Tampere – Finland
Miette Dechelle, UEPG Public Affairs Manager
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
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
President & General Secretariat
… at your service
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
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
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)
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
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)
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 StakeholdersRespirable 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 yearsNEPSI
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 MembersRCS 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 directivesEU 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 siteUEPG Sustainable Development Awards
Promotion of Best Practices in Europe
Next SDA in 2019 – Be ready !
Some Examples of the Social PillarKiitos!
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