Results Good Practice Competition European Week 2004
The prizes awarded by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work were presented during the final demonstration of the European Week for Health and Safety at Work on Monday 22 November in Bilbao, Spain.
Nederlandse Frees Maatschappij B.V. won the European Good Practice Award 2004During the conference of the European Week 'Construction Safety' on 18 October 2004 the state secretary Van Hoof presented the awards for the Good Practice Competition 2004:
Dutch winner (10,000 euros) and European Nomination:
Nederlandse Frees Maatschappij B.V. – Modifications to the milling machine to remove dust and quartz from the breathing zone of the machinist
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A lot of dust and quartz is released when milling asphalt on the road surface. Exposure to dust and quartz can cause a variety of illnesses. As a solution to this the Nederlandse Frees Maatschappij has modified the milling machine. The milling box has been made air tight and air is extracted from the milling box. The percentage of dust and quartz in the breathing zone of the machinist of the milling machine can therefore be reduced. In addition, the people working in the vicinity of the milling machine are less exposed to dust and quartz. In this way Frees Maatschappij has considerably improved the working conditions for a number of workers in a very practical manner.
Shared second prize and public prize (2x 2500 euros):
Stichting Leerplanontwikkeling Enschede [Curriculum Development Foundation Enschede] – Integration of safety, health and welfare in construction technology education
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De The work environment in the construction industry frequently involves major risks, particularly if the people walking round are not sufficiently familiar with the dangers of the work environment. The Curriculum Development Foundation therefore concluded that it is important in pre-vocational secondary education to teach students to perform tasks in a safe manner. Moreover, the Foundation considers it important that students develop a positive work attitude to health and welfare. A new teaching format has been developed for this, the ‘Leerwerkhuis’ for construction technology. By simulating a company in the ‘leerwerkhuis’, real-life situations are provided that resemble the reality at work as much as possible. In this way future employees in the construction industry are already made aware of safety, health and welfare whilst they are in secondary education. You can’t start early enough!
Shared second prize (2500 euros):
Aan de Stegge – Reduce work pressure and stress for the foreman by increasing influence and responsibility
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Communication between foreman and designers is unfortunately often poor. At construction firm Aan de Stegge in Roosendaal this was also found to have a negative impact. There were a lot of communication problems between execution, design and project management. Foremen often had to work with incomplete information or information not relevant for the execution. This resulted in extra work pressure and frustration. To solve this a lot of attention has been paid to improve communication and coordination within the organisation. And with results! The work pressure has been reduced enormously and projects are executed more efficiently.
Flow diagram for selection of correct work material; reduction in the use of and safer use of the ladder as workplace DEMO DOE DAK and safety hall; new training approach for safe and healthy working on roofsSemi-automatic sampling arm for taking samples in an asphalt mixing installation Design of an ergonomic counter Integration of safety, health and welfare in construction technology education
Lightweight scaffold platform with improved operator comfort Procedure to guarantee safety and quality for producers, distributors, lease and construction companies Vakkundig en Gezond aan het Werk [Skills and Health at Work] Campaign Safe repair of brickwork by contractors during maintenance stop at the Modifications to the milling machine to remove dust and quartz from the breathing zone of the machinist Reduce work pressure and stress for the foreman by increasing influence and responsibility Noise-reducing pile Safe working on the track with GPS and GSM process control Composition of the jury:
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