introduction | site restoration | maximizing the natural resource | employee involvement in health & safety | sustaining a rural economy | renaturalization of a river area | innovative regional development | operational best practice | conserving natural heritage | working with a fishery association | reducing employee accidents | lowering emissions | developing geo-tourism | health & safety best practice | local community partnership | facilities for local organisations | protection of species - biotopes | decreasing environmental impacts | cooperation with regional authorities

Employee Involvement In Health & Safety

THE TARALPE QUARRY PROJECT

BACKGROUND

In Compañia General de Canteras production, safety, quality and environment have always been a main concern. The idea of putting together these main pillars led to the development in 2000 of the Prevention department, which aims for a different strategy at all the business levels, a new concept, a "safe and productive culture", which unifies the ideas of maximum production with minimum risk.

ACTION

The company is looking for the involment of the maximum number of employers, expressing their views in the light of their years of experience. Carrying out the safety and health legislation, workers' representatives have been appointed in each of the sites who are taking care of the right compliance with the law. The employees have the following tools: suggestions desk, involvement in the selection process of the Personal Protection Equipment PPE's, safety meetings and committees.

Training begins with a total respect for the employee's years of experience. The training orientated talks are developed at the site so that there is not a waste of time in travel for the workers, making possible the maximum attendance. The training instructor is an expert in the matters under discussion and uses clear language, favouring the involvement of the employees. At the end of the talks the training instructor gives the employees an attendance certificate and an anonymous evaluation sheet to help the company to know its employees' ideas. In this training there is: electrical works, defensive driving, height works, safety in mobile machinery operation, annual controlled fire simulation, resuscitation techniques and injured workers transfer and training days called "Living safety" Information. The employees have free access to Health & Safety information through different stands: a poster signed by the President of Italcementi Group concerning the safety policies, a poster with the number of working days without accidents, safety related magazines, handbooks and publications, a safety board with main safety information, etc.

RESULTS

The "safety and production culture" enforcement has led CGC to an overwhelming decrease in the number of accidents throughout the last few years.

CGC makes all these efforts possible by continuous technological updating and by adapting its installations to comply with the legal standards.

introduction | site restoration | maximizing the natural resource | employee involvement in health & safety | sustaining a rural economy | renaturalization of a river area | innovative regional development | operational best practice | conserving natural heritage | working with a fishery association | reducing employee accidents | lowering emissions | developing geo-tourism | health & safety best practice | local community partnership | facilities for local organisations | protection of species - biotopes | decreasing environmental impacts | cooperation with regional authorities