Checking machine safety is not only a requirement by German law, but also an important factor in economic and successful work. As a service, the StBG provides templates to guide methodically through the process and to make documentation simple.

Years of experience on the field of occupational health and work show that the risk of an accident at work or developing an occupational disease is significantly higher for employees in the approx. 4,000 small and medium enterprises insured with StBG. In reaction to this, StBG established the Employer's Model as an alternative model to the statutory care performed by commercial service providers, taking the special position of the employer into account. Its aim is to inform and motivate the employer to implement risk assessment strategies in his company. The employer joins four seminars spanning over two days each, held by StBG specialists and additional courses in the future, enabling him to assess safety critical points at his company. At any time he can request StBG's safety engineers and company physicians. The safety engineers will consult the employer, for example when investing into new equipment or redesign work processes. StBG physicians are specialized in ocupational medicine and consult the company owner in questions such as ergonomics, first aid, alcohol abuse at the workplace and other matters.

Presentations shown at the Atlantic Alliance Conference in
Weissach, Germany April 20th and 21st 2007

Keynote Address: Target Zero
Alan Murray, Chief Executive, Hanson PLC
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Friday, 20 April 2007

Opening and Welcome Address

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hahn, German Aggregates Federation (MIRO, Germany)
Helmut Ehnes (StBG, Germany)
Prof. Christian Buhrow (TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany)


Session 1 – State of the Industry
Chairman: Dr. Ulrich Hahn

State of the Industry in the US
Bill Ford (NSSGA, US), Bob Friend (MSHA, US)

Accident Reduction – Progress and Problems
Martin Isles (Quarry Products Association, UK), Dr. Phil Smith (HSE, UK)

Prevention in Germany – Results and Recent Developments
Wolfgang Pichl (StBG, Germany)

State of the Industry in Ireland
Patrick Griffin (HSA, Ireland)

State of the Industry in Northern Ireland
Malcolm Downey (HSE, NI) , Gordon Best (Quarry Products Association, NI)


Session 2 – Towards Leadership in Safety & Health Management
Chairman: Peter Ward

Executive’s Responsibility in HSE
Dr. Gunter Baldermann (MIBRAG, Germany)

The Lafarge Safety Roadmap – Improvement of Health and Safety in a Multinational Environment
Ludwig Berger (Lafarge Roofing GmbH, Germany)

Avoiding the Disconnect
Ed Elliott (Rogers Group, US)

The role and activities of senior and executive operational leadership within the Lafarge Health & Safety Roadmap
Tim Walter (Lafarge Group, US)

Session 3 – Education – Qualification – Safety Trainings
Chairman: Prof. Christian Buhrow

Safety Education and Motivation
Prof. Christian Buhrow (TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany)

Worker Education and its contribution to Improved Health & Safety Performance
Dr. Phil Smith (HSE, UK)

MSHA State Grants, MSHA Academy
Bob Friend (MSHA, US), Peter Ward (Hanson, US)

Enhanced Training of Employees – Better Working Conditions
Walter Nelles (MIRO, Germany)

 
Session 4 – Successful change of behaviour: Principles – Campaigns – Tools
Chairman: Patrick Griffin

Strategies of behavioural change
Dr. Ulrich Baetz

MSHA SLAM Risk
Bill Ford (NSSGA, US), Bob Friend (MSHA, US)

Five steps to improve safety – behavioural change in a medium-sized company in Germany
Dr. Bettina Nickel (Johannes Nickel GmbH + Co KG, Germany)

Industrial Hygiene Practices
Peter Ward (Hanson, US)

Safety and Health Tools
Christian Claus (StBG, Germany)

A Behavioural-Based Approach to Improving Safety Performance in the Minerals Industry
Anam Parand (Camborne School of Mines, University of Cornwall)

The DVD project “Safety First”
Ludwig Berger (Lafarge Roofing GmbH, Germany)

Programme Saturday, 21 April 2007

Session 5 – Guest presentations by newly joining countries and EU-based organizations
Chairman: Anthony Fell

ANEFA actions in Health and Safety
Cesar Luaces Frades (ANEFA, Spain)

The Mining and Quarrying Industries Associations efforts to improve Health and Safety
Torbjørn Lilleås (PGL/Veidekke, Norway)

Health & Safety Politics in French quarries and present UNPG actions
Georges Aussedat (UNPG, France)

Self-inspection by associations
Jacques Grob (FSKB Switzerland)


Session 6 – Best Practice & Awards for Health and Safety
Chairman: Ed Elliott

National Awards – Government & Industry
Bill Ford (NSSGA, US), Bob Friend (MSHA, US)

Good Health and Safety Practices in the European Aggregates Industry
Cesar Luaces Frades (ANEFA, Spain)

Communicating Best Practice and Innovation
Martin Isles (Quarry Products Association, UK), Dr Phil Smith (HSE, UK)

10 Years Award “Work – Safety – Health”: A Success Story
Helmut Ehnes (StBG, Germany)


Session 7 – Good Health for Good Business
Chairman: Geraint Morris

Keynote Presentation: Managing the Health of our Workforce
Geraint Morris (Lafarge Aggregates, UK)

Voices, Views and Visions: Utilizing a Framework for Moving Occupational Safety and Health Research to Practice
Dr. Max Lum (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, US)

Silica Dust and COPD, is there an association?
Prof. Kurt Ulm (Institut für Med. Statistik und Epidemiologie, Germany)

Implementation of the Social Dialogue Agreement
Valentine Poot Baudier (IMA-Europe, Belgium)

Diesel Soot in workplace air: State of regulations and prevention in Germany
Dr. Dirk Dahmann (IGF, Germany)


Session 8 – Safe Machinery for safe production: Manufacturers Cooperations
Chairman: Rory Graham

Safe Mobile Plant - we can make a difference
Rory Graham (UK)

Solutions for a safer design and improved operator comfort on earth moving machines
Michael Holzhey (Zeppelin, Germany)

Caterpillar Virtual Training Systems (equipment simulator live demo)
Angel Luis Gonzalez Suarez (Caterpillar, Spain)

Minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (vibration)
Alexandra Polster (Grammer AG, Germany)

The Trellex Dust Control
Claes Larsson (Metso Minerals AB, Sweden)

Metso Minerals security standards on mobile equipment – advantages, experiences and future developments
Jorma Kempas (Metso Minerals AB, Sweden)

Legal Requirements and Technical Solutions in the Combating of Dust
Kurt Bartke (Hessian Ministry of Environment, Germany)

The MSHA Alliance with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Robert Friend (MSHA, US)

The branch initiative of MIRO, Germany
Walter Nelles (MIRO, Germany)


Conference closing discussion and résumé