stand: april 2004 folie 1 dr. martin brinkmann staatliches amt für arbeitsschutz paderborn...

Stand: April 2004 • Folie 1 Dr. Martin Brinkmann

Staatliches Amtfür ArbeitsschutzPaderborn

Occupational Safety and Health Authorities of North Rhine -Westphalia (Germany)

Risk Assessment -

Consulting and Monitoring

Dr. Martin Brinkmann



Regional Programme "Risk Assessment"

Initial situation in 1998:

The requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act as regards

"risk assessment" and

"documentation"

are only implemented in the enterprises hesitantly.




Small and medium-sized enterprises - SMEs - in particular have problems with implementation:

70% of the enterprises in NRW have 1-19 employees

Surveys in 1998:

43% of the enterprises with 1-9 employees

33% of the enterprises with 10-49 employees

do not know the Occupational Safety and Health Act!

Programme of the NRW occupational safety and health authorities in 720 enterprises in 1997/1998:

81% of the enterprises with 11-99 employees have not conducted a risk assessment.




Reasons for problems:

Lack of motivation for preventive occupational safety and health

Lack of information on the implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act

Lack of internal and external support

Difficulties in the selection and application of aids such as

- action aids

- check lists

Fear of too much expense (very extensive action aids)



Regional Programme “Risk Assessment"

Programme objectives:

Basic understanding of the depth and scope of the risk assessment

Uniform action of the occupational safety and health authorities in consulting and monitoring - system control

Development of action aid to perform the risk assessment and documentation for SMEs

Support in the organisation of company occupational safety and health

Improvement in the working conditions of the employees




Implementation steps:

Agreement on the basic understanding in the occupational safety and health authorities and with the accident insurance funds

Qualification of the employees of the occupational safety and health authorities on the system control - Interview guidelines

Tour of the SMEs (approx. 300 enterprises)

Distribution of action aids

Information events with co-operation partners (approx. 3000 enterprises)

Performance of efficiency checks



Preparation of a risk assessment in seven steps

7. Updating 2. Determination

4. Specification

Documentation of the steps 3-6

6. Review 3. Assessment

5. Performance

1. Preparation



Process of Risk Assessment

Collect information

Form working circle (internal and external experts)

Outline company structure / occupational safety and health organisation / responsibilities

Clarify participation

1. Preparation




Müller joiner's shop

Work area

Store

Work area

Production

Work area

Office

Responsible:

Mr. Maier

Responsible :

Mr. Klaus

Responsible :

Ms. Müller

Activity:

Loading and unloading

of goods

Fork-lift transport

Transferring paints…

Activity:

Sawing with circular saw

Planing

Spraying at the painting stand..




Allow for all risk factors

(technology, organisation, human resources, material pollutants, working environment, …),

Aids: Check list for crossing

Allow for all areas of activity / operating conditions

Allow for special groups of people

Combine activities and workplaces of the same type

2. Determination




Risk estimate as regards

- type and scope of the damage

- occurrence probability

Apply evaluation criteria (threshold values, DIN etc.)

Talk to experts

3. Assessment




No. Risk Action Implementation

Who By when Performed on Effectiveness reviewed

1 Vapours during

transfer of paints

3. Assessment

Work area: Store Activity: Transferring paints




Specify concrete occupational safety and health measures

Prioritisation (health risk)

Observe occupational safety and health principles, e.g. ranking of the protective actions

4. Specification




No. Risk Actions Implementation


1 Vapours during

transfer of paints

- Install extractor

- Prepare operating instructions to Hazardous Substances Act

- Perform training

4. Specification





No. Risk Action ImplementationWho By when Performed

onEffectiveness

reviewed

1 Vapours during transfer of paints

- Install extractor

-Prepare operating instructions to Hazardous Substances Act

- Perform training

Maier

Maier

Maier

07.07.04

06.05.04

15.05.04

5. Performance – Who does What by When ?





No. Risk Action Implementation


1 Vapours during transfer of paint

- Install extractor

-Prepare operating instructions to Hazardous Substances Act

- Perform training

Maier

Maier

Maier

07.07.04

06.05.04

15.05.04

05.05.04 Schulze

6. Review – Performance and Effectiveness





For changes which can affect safety and the health of the employees, e.g. arising from:

the purchase of new machines and equipment

changes in line with the state of the art

changes in the work organisation and the workflow

the use of new substances

the re-organisation of work or transport areas

amendments to regulations or new regulations

accidents at the workplace

occupational illnesses

7. Updating



Results of the Programme

260 enterprises given advice on site in the first phase

4500 enterprises at information events

80000 action instructions distributed

1000 enterprises reviewed on site in the second phase



Results of the Programme

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10

20

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None Brochure Informationevent

On-site advice

%

Increase in the awareness of the task "risk assessment" among those responsible by type of pre-information



Results of the ProgrammeSystematic procedure for risk assessment as a function of the pre-information

0

20

40

60

80

None Brochure Information event On-site advice

%



To download the brochure

http://www.arbeitsschutz.nrw.de/bp/

publications/download/

gefaehrdungsbeurt_arbplatz.pdf

(german language)

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