1 Health and safety. 2 The Belgian construction sector 5% of GNP 25.000 companies 13% of employment...

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Health and safety

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The Belgian construction sectorThe Belgian construction sector

5% of GNP25.000 companies13% of employment (workers)160.000 workers25.000 employees50.000 self employed

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The Belgian construction sectorThe Belgian construction sector

Number of companies (%)-number of workers

18%

9%6% 2%

65%

<5

5 – 9

10 – 19

20 – 49

>50

98% SME’s

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Employment (%) - Company size

16%

18%25%

24% 17%

<5

5 – 9

10 – 19

20 – 49

>50

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Activities of BouwunieActivities of Bouwunie

Represented in the “High Commission for Prevention and safety” (giving advice on future legislation)Training “Working at height”

cd-rom “safety instruction sheets for the construction sector”(in co-operation with External prevention-service Provikmo)

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Health and Safety Fund NAVB-CNACHealth and Safety Fund NAVB-CNAC

Sectoral Fund established by social partners (equal representation of employers’ and workers’ organizations of the construction sector)

established in 1965

mission: promotion of occupational health and safety (now: well-being) in the construction industry

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How does the NAVB-CNAC work? (1)How does the NAVB-CNAC work? (1)

Board: social partners – alterning presidency between employers’ and workers’ organizations)

45 employees – 4 departmentsdepartment «companies»: 20 advisors visiting and giving advice on construction sitesdepartment «R&D»: knowledge, development of publications, tools,…department «training»department «administration»

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Basic tasks (own budget):

advice on site, periodicals, studies, documentation, information, national and international co-operation, specific campaigns

Other tasks (remunerated)

consulting for companies, institutions,…non-periodical publicationstraining (or setting up training programmes)

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Information and publications:

library: documentation on well-being at work in the construction industrywebsite www.navb.be with information, legislation, work declaration, construction site advice and publicationsNAVB-info: 3-monthly info-magazine about well-being at work, daily life at the construction site, evolution of technology and regulationsNAVB-dossier: 3-monthly publication focusing on one particular subject (e.g. « Work at height »)

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Information and publications:

NAVB expert: a safety publication for one particular occupation

NAVB Vademecum: an in-depth reference work about a specific issue concerning well-being in the construction industry

cd-roms and dvd’s for specific construction occupations

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Co-operation in training programmes (redaction of texts for or setting up training programmes):

basic safety (for workers)safety for executives basic safety level 3 (to become safety adviser in companies < 50)complementary training programme for prevention advisers – level 2 (to become prevention adviser in companies 50-100)

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Co-operation in training programmes (redaction of texts for or setting up training programmes):

safety coordinator on temporary or mobile construction sites (different levels)(to become a coordinator)coordination planning (for coordinators)theme-specific training programmes set up in co-operation with the company (for companies)

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Specific support

NAVB-CNAC gives also specific support to companies, workers, schools and everyone who is involved in construction safety

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Campaign «Building: our work, our life»Campaign «Building: our work, our life»

Since 2002, NAVB-CNAC and the social partners conduct a safety campaign to reduce the number of accidents and occupational diseases.

2002-2003: general campaign: Building: our work, our life

2004-2005: general campaign with new themes

Since 2006: start of target-group oriented campaigns

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Main target groups:- workers of the construction industry- entrepreneurs / employers- architects- co-ordinators- principals

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Charter: safety in the construction industryConcept:

awakening and engagement on voluntary basisfeed-back for the target groups when the charter is signed:

image of security and informationpresent for the workers (e.g. safety gloves)

Communication:information sessionswebsitequarterly review

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Balance of the campaign:

! Quantitative internal goal:Decrease of the number of accidents with 10%

in the construction industry in 2002 in comparison to 2001

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Balance of the campaign

74,39

62,33

50

60

70

80

1999-2001 2002

objective: -10% / result: -16%

Fd frequency degree

(code NACE 45)

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Target-group oriented campaignsTarget-group oriented campaigns

new concept since 2006: target-group oriented campaigns

selection of the target-group is done by the steering platform (social partners, insurance companies, FPS Employment, federations of architects, co-ordinators, prevention

advisers,…)

2006-2007: roofers

2007-2008: road workers

2008-2009: finishing works

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Target-group oriented campaignsTarget-group oriented campaigns

The campaign consists of 2 phases:1. prevention phase

done by the NAVB-advisers, information sessions by social partners, external services,…

2. maintenance phasedone by labour inspection

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For your information…For your information…

XXIXth International Symposium of ISSA XXIXth International Symposium of ISSA Construction Section Construction Section

on Occupational Safety and Health in the on Occupational Safety and Health in the Construction IndustryConstruction Industry

23-25 November 2009 in Brussels23-25 November 2009 in Brussels

Main subjects: ageing and globalisation in Main subjects: ageing and globalisation in constructionconstruction

www.safety2009brussels.be www.safety2009brussels.be

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ContactContact

NAVB-CNACSint-Janstraat 4B-1000 BrusselTel. +32 2 552 05 00Fax +32 2 552 05 05http://www.navb.be

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