Fighting Cancer at the Workplace – EU roadmap on Carcinogens event
Wednesday, 18.10.2017,
14:00 – 17:00
1st Floor, Room 3
German-English simultaneously
Organizer: Commission of the German regional governments for occupational safety and safety engineering (LASI)
Cancer is estimated to be the leading cause of work-related deaths in the EU. Many of these are estimated to be caused by carcinogenic substances in the workplace. The protection of workers from work-related cancer risks has been recognised as one of the key challenges for the health and safety of workers in the 21st century. The Netherlands Presidency of the European Council, the European Commission, the European Agency for safety and health at work (EU-OSHA) and the European social partners have therefore subscribed on May 25,
2016 to a voluntary action scheme to help combat work-related cancer. This „roadmap on carcinogens“ aims to raise awareness of the risks arising from exposures to carcinogens in the workplace and at the same time pave the way for better protection of workers through the exchange of innovative and effective prevention measures.
Along with these European activities the Occupational safety and health authorities of the regions in the Federal Republic of Germany have also made the fight against occupational cancer into a particular priority in the framework of their multiannual strategy. Labour inspections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and Thuringia have inspected selected workplaces with carcinogenic substance exposure. First results have now become available.
The latest developments in the European Union and the Federal Republic of Germany will be presented in a joint event organised by the European Agency for safety and health at work (EU-OSHA), the Senior Labour inspectors committee´s (SLIC) Chemex group chaired by the Health & Safety Executive in the UK – the current partner country of A + A 2017 – as well as the network of regional labour inspectorates (Lasi) represented by the Hessian Ministry of Social Affairs and Integration and other regional authorities. Discussions with the audience will conclude the morning and the afternoon sessions respectively. Presentations will be in German and English and simultaneous translation will be provided.
Uhrzeit | Programm |
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Chair: Kären Clayton, Senior Labour inspectors Committtee, SLIC, Chemex group Dr Michael Au, LASI |
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14:00 | Introduction Dr Michael Au, LASI |
14:15 | The Hazardous Substances Ordinance as an instrument for the prevention of work-related cancer Dr Philipp Bayer, Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs, Germany (BMAS) |
14:40 | Fighting cancer in the workplace – a strategic priority in occupational health and safety Silvia Lucas, Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Women and the Family of Thuringia |
15:00 | Break |
Chair: Dr Michael Au, LASI Dr Elke Schneider, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) |
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15:15 | Asbestos – new workplace instruments and strategies Helen Donnelly, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) |
15:40 | Risk-based control of workplace carcinogens – a systematic approach Dr Volker Winter, Institute for work design, North Rhine -Westphalia, LIA.NRW |
16:05 | Final panel discussion “National strategies to tackle work-related cancer” with interactive audience participation Annika Wörsdörfer, German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) Dr Martin Wieske, Enterprise Association Metals Dr Astrid Smola, German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS) Dr Rüdiger Pipke, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) Silvia Lucas, Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Women and the Family of Thuringia Helen Donnelly, HSE Dr Volker Winter, LIA |
17:00 | End |