HealthandsafetyHealthandsafetyinthecementindustry:ExamplesofgoodpracticeCementSustainabilityInitiative(CSI)December2004Version1.0CementSustainabilityInitiativeNotetoreader:Thiscompilationstudyongoodsafetypracticesisofferedasa“tool-kit”,whereeachCompanycandecidewhatismostappropriatetoimplementintermsofitsowncorporateCSRstrategy,inthecontextofitsinternational,nationalandlocallegislativeobligations.Thiscompilationstudyisnotnecessarilyapplicableinitsentiretytoeverysituation.Neithershouldthiscompilationberegardednecessarilyasfullycompleteorexhaustive.Itisofferedingoodfaithasprudentadviceandsuggestedgoodpractice,butnolegalresponsibilitycanbeentertainedforanyerrorsoromissions.ThisdocumentreferstoemployeeHealth&Safetyissuesanddoesnotcoverbroadercommunity,neighbourorsocialissues;theselatterarecoveredintheTF5document.Throughoutthisdocument,unlessotherwisespecified,theterm“employee”shouldingeneralbereadascoveringbothdirectandindirectemployeesWeareindebtedtoBPplcforkindpermissiontousetheir“GoldenRulesofSafety”atvariousplacesinthedocument.1CementSustainabilityInitiativeListofContents1.INTRODUCTION–THEKEYIMPORTANCEOFHEALTHANDSAFETY��1.1SettingtheContext��1.2ActionstakenbyTheCementSustainabilityInitiative(CSI)TaskForce3(TF3)��1.3BestPracticeinHealth&Safety2.OCCUPATIONALHEALTH&SAFETY(OHS)MANAGEMENTSYSTEMS��2.1GeneralRequirementsforOHSManagementSystems��2.2SampleOHSManagementsystemsusedbysomeCSICompanies��2.3ContractorPassportSystems��2.4SafetySlogans3.SAFETYMANAGEMENT��3.1CSISafetyDefinitions&ReportingCriteria��3.2CSICompanyFatalityAnalysis2000-2003��3.3Conclusion:FatalityCauses&Prevention��3.4LostTimeInjuryAnalysis��3.5ConclusiononInjuryCauses&Prevention��3.6TheInjuryTriangle��3.7InjuryPreventionGuidelines��3.8GoodPracticesinSafety4.HEALTHMANAGEMENT��4.1HealthIssues��4.2HealthMonitoringandReporting��4.3GuidelinesonSpecificOccupationalHealthIssues��4.4Productrelatedhealthrisks5.CONTACTSFORFURTHERADVICE6.LISTOFREFERENCESGLOSSARYOFDEFINITIONSAPPENDICESOFGOODPRACTICEEXAMPLES2CementSustainabilityInitiative1.INTRODUCTION–THEKEYIMPORTANCEOFHEALTHANDSAFETY1.1SettingtheContextCSICompaniesarealreadyhugelycommittedtoimprovementinsafetyperformanceintheirCompanies,andverysignificantimprovementsarealreadybeingachieved.Cementisoneofthemostwidelyusedsubstancesonearth.Makingcementisanenergyandresourceintensiveprocesswithbothlocalandglobalenvironmental,healthandsafetyimpacts.Recognizingthesefacts,severalcementcompanies,initiatedtheCementSustainabilityInitiative(CSI)asamember-sponsoredprogramoftheWorldBusinessCouncilforSustainableDevelopment(WBCSD).Currently,sixteencementcompanies,whotogetherrepresentmorethathalftheworldwideindustryoutsideofChina,sponsortheInitiative.Beguninlate1999,theInitiativeestablished(1)independentresearchonthecurrentperformanceoftheindustryandthemajorsustainabilityissuesitfaces;(2)aseriesoffacilitatedstakeholderdialoguesinsevencities(Cairo,Curitiba,Bangkok,Lisbon,Brussels,WashingtonDC,andBeijing);(3)asetofindependentrecommendationstoimproveperformance;and(4)anindustryAgendaforActiontoaddresstheissuesraised.Ensuringhealthyandsafeworkingconditionsforemployeesandcontractorsisafundamentalkeytocorporatesocialresponsibility,andisoneofthemostimportantissuesforthecementindustry.CSImembersrecognizethatmoreattentionshouldbepaidtothisareaacrosst...