{"id":6158,"date":"2017-12-14T17:23:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T16:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2025.mining-report.de\/english\/?page_id=6158"},"modified":"2017-12-14T17:26:13","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T16:26:13","slug":"mining-sectors-vision-zero-seven-golden-rules-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mining-report.de\/english\/mining-sectors-vision-zero-seven-golden-rules-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"From Mining to all Sectors: VISION ZERO and the Seven Golden Rules. Worldwide!"},"content":{"rendered":"

T<\/span>he XXI World Congress on Safety and Health at Work in Singapore 2017 proved to be a true milestone for VISION ZERO and the Seven Golden Rules, highlighted in literally every keynote. Singapore demonstrated impressively that the country was the ideal host, showing a true commitment by experts and the industry alike. Businesses in Singapore proved how serious health and safety at work are taken in all facets. With impulses from the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Social Security Association (ISSA) and Singapore\u2019s Ministry of Manpower, Congress President Ho Siong Hin created an event the delegates will never forget. In the end, every delegate was convinced that VISION ZERO is definitely possible; the address of William Tan would have ultimately made the last person in doubt realize this. The neuroscientist, physician, marathon finisher and Paralympics athlete told his personal story of mastering challenges and seizing opportunities where others would see problems: In his words, \u201cI-m-possible\u201d. Singapore could not have concluded with a better final chord.<\/p>\n\n\t\t

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Author:\u00a0<\/strong>Peter Schrandt, Berufsgenossenschaft Rohstoffe und chemische Industrie (BG RCI), Langenhagen \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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1\u00a0 VISION ZERO \u2013 ISSA launches global campaign for accidents, diseases and harm at work<\/h4>\n\n\t\t
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Fig. 1. Ho Siong Hin, President of the XXI World Congress on Safety and Health at Work in Singapore 2017, welcomed 4,000 prevention experts from all over the world. \/\/ Bild 1. Ho Siong Hin, Vorsitzender des 21. Weltkongresses f\u00fcr Sicherheit und Gesundheit am Arbeitsplatz 2017, hei\u00dft 4.000 Experten aus aller Welt aus dem Bereich Pr\u00e4vention in Singapur willkommen. Photo\/Foto: ISSA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The International Social Security Association (ISSA) launched its worldwide prevention strategy in a first ever global ISSA campaign to improve safety, health and wellbeing at work (Figure 1). ISSA\u2019s VISION ZERO prevention strategy and the \u201cSeven Golden Rules\u201d are an adaption of ISSA Mining, now made available to all sectors of industry. ISSA\u2019s global approach aims to engage companies worldwide to systematically cut down on occupational accidents and diseases by investing in a healthy and motivated workforce (Figure 2).<\/p>\n

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Fig. 2. VISION ZERO has arrived on the international stage \u2013 ISSA\u2019s new prevention strategy was visible in every facet of the congress and part of every keynote. VISION ZERO and the Seven Golden Rules found a huge support by all present international key stakeholders of prevention. \/\/ Bild 2. VISION ZERO tritt auf die inter-nationale B\u00fchne \u2013 die neue Kampagne f\u00fcr Pr\u00e4vention der ISSA war der Grundgedanke des Kongresses in Singapur. Mit seinen Sieben Goldenen Regeln erlangte VISION ZERO ein hohes Ma\u00df an Unterst\u00fctzung von allen Anwesenden. Photo\/Foto: ISSA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Is a world without accidents, diseases or harm at work possible? \u201cYes\u201d says the ISSA at the XXI World Congress on Safety and Health at Work in Singapore 2017. \u201cVISION ZERO stands for the belief that any workplace accident or a disease is not bad luck or predetermined but has specific causes,\u201d says ISSA President Joachim Breuer. \u201cThat\u2019s why all occupational accidents and diseases are preventable.\u201d<\/p>\n

This objective can be achieved by integrating prevention systematically in all aspects of business and by going beyond the classical safety issues. \u201cWhile it is important to further reduce accident risks we strongly believe that in todays\u2019 complex and demanding world of work, companies need to focus more on health risks including those that negatively influence people\u2019s wellbeing,\u201d adds ISSA\u2019s Secretary-General Hans-Horst Konkolewsky. \u201cA workplace without accidents, diseases and harm is only possible if both the safety, health and wellbeing of people is properly looked after.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t

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2\u00a0 Seven Golden Rules: Now across sectors<\/h4>\n\n\t\t
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To support a more systematic and integrated approach to prevention the campaign provides VISION ZERO companies and partners with seven golden rules and practical checklists, as well as training material, published on the campaign website.<\/p>\n

The seven golden rules have been developed in mining with prevention experts from companies, authorities and social partners and have been successfully tested. Together with additional material they form a practical toolbox for companies to build a strong workplace prevention culture.<\/p>\n\n\t\t

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2.1\u00a0 Prevention pays<\/h4>\n\n\t\t
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Implementing the seven golden rules obviously represents an investment for companies \u2013 but one that pays off. International research by the ISSA on the return on investments shows that every dollar invested in safety and health generates a potential positive economic benefit of more than two dollars. \u201cIt is widely recognized that prevention pays and that a healthy and motivated workforce is critical to business performance. This is why many important companies have expressed a strong interest in joining the VISION ZERO campaign,\u201d Konkolewsky comments.<\/p>\n\n\t\t

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2.2\u00a0 Businesses and institutions around the globe action<\/h4>\n\n\t\t
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The success of the VISION ZERO strategy depends on the active participation by international and national partner organizations to reach out to as many companies worldwide as possible. Positively, important partners such as WHO, US OSHA, Singapore Ministry of Manpower, US Department of Labor \u2013 Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) and prominent companies including Siemens, Rolls Royce, Keppel Offshore & Marine and Boehringer Ingelheim have already pledged their support.<\/p>\n

Lars Hoffmann, Head of Safety at Siemens adds: \u201cEveryone should be able to rely on a safe working environment at all times so that they can return to their family and friends healthy and safe. Caring for people and the environment is a commitment that goes beyond profit. Siemens takes this social responsibility for occupational health and safety very seriously. VISION ZERO starts with those who hold responsibility, but it can only become a living culture if everyone contributes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Konkolewsky expects that following the launch many companies, governments and OSH institutions and networks will join the campaign: \u201cIt is time for action and only together we can improve the safety, health and wellbeing of millions of people and turn VISION ZERO into reality\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\t\t

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2.3\u00a0 Future forms of work and impact on occupational safety and health<\/h4>\n\n\t\t
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Fig. 3. ILO Director General Guy Ryder explained the latest figures in work-related accidents and disease worldwide, showing a vast need for improvement. \/\/ Bild 3. ILO-Generaldirektor Guy Ryder stellt die aktuellen internationalen Zahlen zu arbeitsbedingten Gesundheitssch\u00e4den vor, die einen deutlichen Bedarf an Verbesserung aufzeigen. Photo\/Foto: ISSA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To discuss differences in the OSH balance among individual countries and sectors, experts met at a high-level event. At the event, new figures were introduced, assembled by the ILO and the WHO (Figure 3). According to the latest estimates 2017, the yearly number of fatal work accidents increased to 380,500 compared to an estimated 341,373 determined in 2014. In the same timeframe, the non-fatal accidents leading to at least four days of absence from work increased from 302 million to 374 million. The fatalities caused by work-related disease went up from 1.98\u00a0million per year in 2014 to 2.4 million per year in 2017. The cases of occupational cancer account for 742,000 (666,000 in the 2014 figures).<\/p>\n\n\t\t

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3\u00a0 Answers to respond to VIZION ZERO from all over the world at ISSA Mining\u2019s Symposium<\/h4>\n\n\t\t
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Nine international speakers shared their experience on implementing the measures as prescribed by the Seven Golden Rules in the symposium \u201cManagement of OSH in the mining sector: Seven golden rules in mining\u201d (Figure 4).<\/p>\n

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Fig. 4. ISSA Mining President Ulrich Meesmann explained how the Seven Golden Rules, the key topic in Singapore, started in the mining industry. \/\/ Bild 4. ISSA-Mining Pr\u00e4sident Ulrich Meesmann erkl\u00e4rte die Sieben Goldenen Regeln und berichtete von ihren Anf\u00e4ngen in der Bergbaubranche. Photo\/Foto: ISSA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No less than 34 contributions of an excellent quality were submitted from all over the world. With a total presentation time of two hours, the organizers at ISSA Mining opted to give as many submitters as possible a chance to speak, resulting in a large regional diversity. The speakers from all continents gave first-hand insight considering all facets of prevention and touching each one of the Seven Golden Rules.<\/p>\n\n\t\t

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4\u00a0 VISION ZERO on the go<\/h4>\n\n\t\t
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Fig. 5. As a central event of the World Congress combining different views on solutions towards VISION ZERO, the Technical Session 1 attracted a huge audience. \/\/ Bild 5. Ein zentrales Element des Kongresses in Singapur stellte die Technische Tagung 1 dar, welche die verschiedenen Ans\u00e4tze von VISION ZERO zusammenf\u00fchrte und sich gro\u00dfer Aufmerksamkeit erfreute. Photo\/Foto: ISSA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ISSA\u2019s Technical Session shed a light in VISION ZERO from different perspectives: those of companies, agencies, research, insurers and regulators (Figure 5). During the introduction, moderator Walter Eichendorf explained how VISION ZERO evolved in road safety and described the history throughout the World Congresses. Eichendorf introduced the role of the ILO, administrating the \u201cVISION ZERO Fund\u201d and the role of the ISSA in implementing the strategy and reaching out to companies worldwide.<\/p>\n

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Fig. 6. VISION ZERO ambassador Michael L\u00f3pez-Alegr\u00eda, former commander of the ISS spoke about the importance of VISION ZERO. \/\/ Bild 6. Botschafter von VISION ZERO, Michael L\u00f3pez-Alegr\u00eda, ehemaliger Kommandant der ISS, berichtete \u00fcber die Bedeutung des Konzepts. Photo\/Foto: ISSA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Renowned personalities have offered their support as VISION ZERO ambassadors. Michael L\u00f3pez-Alegr\u00eda (Figure 6), a former NASA astronaut and Commander of the International Space Station is one of the first: \u201cVISION ZERO is a very effective strategy to ensure safety, health and wellbeing, in space as well as on earth. Risk assessment, preparation and training are keys to return safely to the earth. But most important was my leadership and commitment to \u201csafety first\u201d. That\u2019s why safety issues were part of any single decision I made in orbit and on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t

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4.1\u00a0 The business perspective<\/h4>\n\n\t\t
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Patrick Murphy, Senior HSE Business Executive of Origin Energy and Chairman of the Safety Institute of Australia, shared the keynote \u201cWhy companies should support VISION ZERO\u201d.<\/p>\n

Three renowned business leaders who believe in VISION ZERO explained their view on Golden Rule No 1, leadership, and on companies\u2019 success in reducing harm:<\/p>\n