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SAFE MAINTENANCE
European Economic and Social
Committee
Brussels, 11 May 2010
Brenda O’Brien, EU-OSHA
http://hw.osha.europa.eu
The Healthy Workplaces Campaign2010 - 2011
Background of the CampaignWhy maintenance?
Presentation of its main featuresMain objectives
Main messages
Network-based Campaigning
Key dates
Why maintenance is important for safety and health at work?
Maintenance is essential to keep equipment, machines and the work environment safe and reliable – it helps to eliminate workplace hazards
Lack of maintenance or inadequate maintenance can lead to dangerous situations, accidents and health problems
Maintenance is a high risk activity - has to be performed in a safe way
Safer and healthier workplaces through maintenance
Lack of maintenance or inadequate maintenance can cause serious and deadly accidents. Accidents happen
due to faulty electrical installations (cables, plugs, equipment) - shock and burns, fires
because lifting equipment is not inspected and not maintained regularly - lifting chains are dirty/corroded and fail
due to lack of maintenance of working and walking surfaces and traffic routes - uneven, potholed or slippery surfaces -fork-lift truck accidents, slips and trips
Maintenance is a high risk activity
Some maintenance-specific hazards
Exceptional work (non-routine tasks) and exceptional conditions (entering confined spaces)
Changing tasks and working environment
Working in close contact with machinery, working at a running process
Time pressure
Increasing subcontracting of maintenance services
Hazards and risks in maintenance
Maintenance is carried out in all workplaces. Therefore, maintenance workers are more likely than other employees to be exposed to various hazards
noise, vibration, excessive heat and cold, heavy workloads, ergonomics related hazards - working in awkward positions
exposure to hazardous substances
time pressure, unsocial working hours
high risk of all types of accidents (falls from height, crushingby moving machinery)
Hazards in the Textile Sector (EU-OSHA Factsheet Nr. 30)
Muscoskeletal disorders (MSDs) Accidents from transport in the workplace (lift truck)
Accidents
Exposure to dusts and fibres
Exposure to chemical agents
Exposure to biological agents
Exposure to physical agents
Psychosocial issues in the textiles sector
The European Campaign on Safe Maintenance focuses o n
OSH aspects of the maintenance. It promotes
safe maintenance – focus on the safety and health of the workers carrying out maintenance
maintenance for safety and health – focus on the importance of maintenance for eliminating workplace hazards and providing safer and healthier working conditions
Campaign objectives
To raise awareness of the importance of maintenance for workers’ safety and health, of the risks associated with maintenance, and of the need to carry it out safely
To raise awareness of employers’ legal and moral duties to consider OSH aspects in maintenance, and of the business case for doing so
To promote a simple, structured approach to OSH management in maintenance, based on an appropriate risk assessment
Main messages
Good OSH management is at the core of safe and healthy maintenance. The specific details of maintenance vary between industry sectors and depending on tasks. But there are some common principles:
Integration of OSH management into maintenance management
Structured approach based on risk assessment
Clear roles and responsibilities
Safe systems of work and clear guidelines to follow
Adequate training and equipment
Involvement of workers in the risk assessment and maintenance management process
Network-based Campaigning
EU-level: relevant DGs; EU representations; EU Agencies; social partners; NGOs; sectoralfederations and networks
EEN (Enterprise Europe Network)
Large enterprises – as part of corporate social responsibility agenda – supply chain (SMEs)
Mirror this activity at national level.
Core strength: FOPs and tripartite networks
But also ... engage other stakeholders / partners
Campaign launch
Official launch was April 28, 2009 (World OSH Day)
European launch: High-level press conference in Brussels
together with the new Commissioner László Andor
National launches: in parallel
in all EU Member states
Key dates:
Campaign launch:
28 April 2010 on the World Day for Occupational Safety and Health
BE Presidency Safe Maintenance Conference:
Brussels, 25 November 2010
European Week for Safety and Health at Work:
October 2010 and October 2011(CW 43)
Good Practice Awards event:
Budapest, 28 April 2011
Campaign Closing event:
Bilbao, November 2011