Results Good Practice Competition European Week 2005
The European Week Stop that noise concluded on 12 December 2005 with a European summit on Noise at work in Bilbao, Spain. During this conference the prize winners of the European Good Practice Award were announced. From all the EU member states 32 good practices were nominated for the Good Practice Award.
The Dutch entry by the Verbond Papier en Karton wins a European Good Practice Award. In total 7 entries received the Good Practice Award on 12 December 2005 in the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao during the Good Practice Award dinner.
The Verbond Papier en Karton wins European Good Practice Award 2005
From left to right:
- European Commissioner for Social Affairs and Employment, Vladimir Spidla
- Health and Safety Commissioner (chairmanship UK), Sayeed Khan
- Chairman Office of the Governing Board of the European Agency Bilbao, Luis F. Do Nascimento lopes
- Paper and Cardboard Federation, Frits Buddenberg
During the conference of the European Week 'Stop that noise' on 24 October 2005 state secretary Van Hoof awarded the prizes for the Good Practice Competition:
Dutch winner (10,000 euros), European nomination and public prize (2,500 euros):
Akzo Nobel Coatings & Akzo Nobel Chemicals with ‘Combat the risk at the source: Hear, Hear!’
Wearing hearing protection is often not popular on the work floor. Akzo Nobel is attempting to convince its employees of the importance of this with a combination of information, hearing tests and checks. The first results are favourable.
Shared 2nd prize (2,500 euros) and European nomination:
Verbond Papier en Karton with 'The NoiseReductionFactor'
What measures are effective against excessive noise levels from the economic point of view? The Verbond Papier en Karton maps out costs and results using an arithmetic formula. Employers are therefore more likely to invest.
Shared 2nd prize (2,500 euros):
Preventive Health and Safety Consultancy Firm with ‘Making yourself heard again in education’
Gym teachers at the Hooghuis Lyceum in Oss complained about excessive noise levels in gyms. Reason for the school to take acoustic and didactic measures. This resulted in reduced absenteeism.
Overview of all good practices:
Magazine with articles and photographs of all good practices 2005: Stop that noise [2.7 MB]
- Nationale Hoorstichting [National Hearing Foundation]
- Hearing vital sense for communication
- Arbo Unie [Health and Safety Union]
- PIMEX makes individual noise exposure visible
- Stichting Expotheek
- Travelling exhibition on Hearing and Understanding
- AKZO Nobel
- Combat the risk at the source: Hear, Hear!
- Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift Europe
- Behavioural change plan to prevent hearing damage
- Kloes Safety
- Sound damper for 'safe' music
- Hooghuis Lyceum
- Making yourself heard again in education
- STI Sound
- Sound masking: A new approach to noise
- Verbond Papier en Karton
- The NoiseReductionFactor
Composition of the jury:
An expert jury has judged the entries and chosen the Dutch winner and European nominations.
- Mr. Mario van Mierlo, MKB Nederland [Dutch Federation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises]
- Mr. Paul van Kruining, MHP [Federation of Managerial and Professional Staff Unions]
- Mr. Arie Woltmeijer, Vakbond CNV [Christian Trade Union Federation]
- Mr. Henk Schrama, Dutch Occupational Health and Safety Platform
- Mr. Paul Schuurmann, Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment
- Home page Stop that noise
- Conference European Week 24 October 2005
- Information material Stop that noise!
