A+A 18-21 October 2011Düsseldorf, Germany ILO ... · with ISSA. Safetyfirst HOCHTIEF Solutions AG;...
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Promoting a Preventive Safety and Health Culture:
Differences between work cultures Internal company comparison between Germany
and the UK; Development of measures
Presentation – Dr. Oliver Polanz; Head of Occupational Safety, Health and
Environmental Protection Center; HOCHTIEF Solutions AG, Germany
A+A 18-21 October 2011Düsseldorf, Germany
ILO International OSH Conference in Cooperation
with ISSA
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Starting position
� Mutual collaboration on several projects at the German and UK Branches
� Evidence emerges of differences in occupational safety cultures
� Mutual collaboration between German and UK safety experts on an occupational
safety project
� Development of a catalogue of measures to align the two cultures
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Comparison of statutory norms and management systems
� European statutory norms apply equally in both countries
� Both HOCHTIEF Solutions AG Branches use the same, integrated management
system (Management Manual)
� Some of the HOCHTIEF Solutions AG Branches in Germany are SCC-certified
� Some of the HOCHTIEF Solutions AG Branches in the UK are OHSAS-certified
� Comparison of SCC and OHSAS reveals that there are few differences between the
two systems
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Comparison of accident figures #1/2
� The so-called accident frequency rate (AFR) was used as the basis for an internal
comparison of accident figures
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� The comparison shows a clear difference in AFR results
610workedhoursof Numberaccidentse)(reportablof Number
AFR ××××====
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European comparison of social security systems
� Social security systems in Europe are very divergent
� In part, no continued payment of wages for first 3-5 days in event of illness or
accident
� In part, liability after occupational accident lies with employer (e.g. UK)
� In part, social security systems accept all costs for treatment and continued wage
payment (e.g. Poland, Austria, Germany)
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Comparison of accident figures #2/2
� Comparison of HOCHTIEF Solutions AG accident figures with the social security
systems
� Correlation between services provided by the social security systems, the number of
reportable occupational accidents and accident-related lost time
• The more services provided by the social security system, the greater the number
of recorded accidents
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Impact of different social security systems on occupational safety in
practice #1/2
Germany:
� Employer’s liability borne by statutory accident insurer (UVT)
� Financial responsibility for occupational accidents is notionally transferred
to the accident insurers
� Significantly better therapy through UVT than through health insurers
� Treatment of accident victims by doctor outside the statutory budget
� Creation of stand-alone law by the UVT since 1869
• Detailed law with rules detailed in depth in accident prevention
regulations
• Deregulation of occupational safety since 1996 with opaque depth of
regulation
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Impact of different social security systems on occupational safety in
practice #2/2
UK:
� Employer bears responsibility for occupational accidents
• Private liability insurers may cancel cover in case of loss
• In part, insurance after occupational accident may no longer be possible
• In part, only companies with valid liability cover for occupational
accidents can be awarded public-sector contracts
� Less detailed set of regulations
• Companies obliged to apply European statutory norms in practice-
oriented procedures following a risk assessment
• Development of process-oriented safety procedures
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Impact of different social security systems on occupational safety in
practice—summary #1/2
Germany:
� Predominantly “thinking by numbers”
• “Tell me what I should do”
• “Where’s that written down?”
• “Thats not my responsibility”
� Largely workplace-related thinking
� Occupational safety frequently seen as an external function, not as an integrated
process as part of work. Institutionalisation of occupational safety.
� No monetary value placed on occupational safety in area of construction
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Impact of different social security systems on occupational safety in
practice—summary #2/2
UK:
� Risk-oriented thinking
� Occupational safety as an executive responsibility
� Involvement in processes
� Occupational safety also has a monetary value in the construction sector and is paid
for by the client
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Consequences for motivating occuaptional safety in the German
construction industry
� Occupational safety is an executive responsibility
� Occupational safety must be an integral part of all processes
� Occupational safety must be taken seriously and put into practice by all employees
� Occupational safety must be understood as a social responsiblity and an economic
factor
� All companies involved in the given construction job must be integrated into a single
culture
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Development of a Safety Culture
The Safety Maturity Model - Jez Haskins
Missing executive function
Instinctive occupational
safety
Executive responsibility
Regulations & standards
Fear & blame
Personal involvement
Internalised standards
Good occupational safety
habits & experienced
practice
Involvement of everyone
Pride in the safety culture
Visible safety culture
The others
Me
Us
No. of occupational accidents
reactive dependent independent interdependent
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What is a Safety Maturity Model
� A system and a measuring tool
� Assumptions and findings
� Not a diagnostic tool
� Considers current assumptions and modes of behaviour
� Enables further discussions
� Two perspectives for advancing safety development
� Greater engagement with safety issues amongst a company’s employees
� Further-reaching system with regard to attitudes, values, convictions and visible
signs of organisation
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Detailed Development of the Safety Culture
Developing safety culture
Acceptance of executive
responsibility for a safety
culture
Integration of employees
Cooperation, employee
involvement
Continuous review and
further development
Development of a safety culture
Recognition of the
importance of executive
responsibility, development of
personal responsibility
The motivation of all
employees, the development
of a participatory culture and
an obligation for all to continue
to develop thinking about safety
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Summary, next steps
Focus more sharply on risk assessment
� Away from thinking by numbers; move toward risk-oriented thinking
� Process-oriented tracking of implementation of measures
� From the greater whole to activity, more integration and obligation of local
employees
Project preparation/Procurement
� Greater involvement of occupational safety personnel in work preparation and
coordination with Procurement
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Summary, next steps
Standardise safety and health protection coordination
� Greater involvement in planning phase
� More attention to comments by those responsible
� Strengthen competences and responsibilities of the SiGeKo (Health & Safety
Committee)
Creation of a template European occupational safety manual
� Company-wide use of manual
� Strengthen harmonised occupational safety philosophy in Europe
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Summary, next steps
� Motivate workforce to greater awareness of occupational safety
• Training of managers in areas of responsibility and liability
• Ongoing brief instruction for operational employees
� Development of Best Practice examples and transfer to other construction areas, e.g.
construction sites
� Transfer of findings to other construction sites
� Ongoing development of occupational safety culture
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Summary, key figures
Group of people which should be recorded
� Own employees
� Leasing (all employees from the leasing sector, who work for that company)
� Subcontractor (all employees of the subcontractor)
� Consortium/Joint Venture employees (all employees of consortium and Joint
Venture partners who work in a genuine/pseudo consortium)
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Summary, key figures
Specification of Recordable Accidents
� Accidents with a limited ability to work
� Accidents with a lost time of minimum 1 calendar day and recordables
� Accidents with a lost time of more than 3 calendar days
� Fatal accidents (death within 180 days)
� First aid cases
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Summary, key figures
Specification of the lost time to be recorded
� Lost time will be counted according to calendar days
� The absence from normal duties implies inactive days. If the casualty occupies a
reduced-duty job, the lost time has to be counted until normal duties are resumed
� If the lost time exceeds 180 calendar days they will be capped and set at 180 inactive
days
� Fatal accidents with 180 days lost time will be recorded
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Summary, key figures
Key figures that should at least be calculated are
� Accident frequency rate (AFR)
� Accident severity rate (SR)
All key figures should be split into:
� Own employees
� Subcontractors incl. leasing employees (contract with company)
� Consortium partner/JV partner
610hoursworkedof No.
accidentsof No.AFR ×=
610hoursworkingof No.
accidenttoduedayslostof No.SR ×=
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Summary, key figures
In addition to the calculated key figures some incidents should be
documented and probably be analysed and reported:
• First aid treatments
• Medical treatments
• Near misses
Definitions have to be developed
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Dr. Oliver Polanz
Opernplatz 2
45128 Essen