ISSA-Mining Strategy Workshop, Maikammer, Germany – August 2014 Country Perspectives United Kingdom Martin Isles Health & Safety Special Advisor, Mineral Products Association (MPA), UK Chairman, European Aggregates Association H&S Committee, Brussels Past President, The Institute of Quarrying, UK martin@martin-isles.eu   ISSA-Mining Strategy Workshop, Maikammer, Germany – August 2014

To achieve a fully competent workforce The three most important tasks and challenges in occupational safety and health in the UK? To achieve a fully competent workforce To focus more on occupational health …. thereby to achieve and sustain Zero Harm ….. mpa is the Mineral Products Association, London, UK

‘Safer by Competence’ (Example: as at 27 Aug 2013)   REGULATORY REGIME relevant to Company activities OPERATIONAL EMPLOYMENT (Excluding Office-based) JOB FUNCTION METRICS Proportion of personnel signed up to or with Vocational Qualifications* meeting National Occupational Standards relevant to Job Functions **ENGAGED IN PROCESS ACHIEVED TARGET SIGNED UP WITH MPQC or equivalent  Aug 2013 ACTION PLAN & PROGRAMME ACTUAL CHANGE From May 2013 Activities subject to The Quarries Regulations 1999 (QR99) Directly Employed Management & Supervisors 31 Dec 2010 95% 30 June 2012 86% +1% Operatives & Maintenance 79% 84% 2014 72% 0% not subject to QR99 30 June 2013 55% 97% 30 June 2015 49% -2% 48% 30 June 2017 43% +5% All Activities Contractors (Other than Hauliers) 2013 Pending 31 Dec 2017 Contract Hauliers t.b.c. * Or programme of training, development & assessment appropriate to lob function(s) and levels of supervision that can be shown to meet the relevant National Occupational Standard(s) and any relevant legal requirements   ** “Signed up with MPQC”: Signed up to commence vocational training, or currently undergoing, or having completed vocational training “Action Plan & Programme”: Evidence of intention to enrol personnel on relevant vocational training (% figures include those already signed up with MPQC, as above) ● To demonstrate continuing competence, a record of relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to be kept, preferably in accordance with a professional scheme ● British Precast – an affiliate of MPA – is evaluating the adoption of a competence policy in parallel.

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Negotiating Platform for Silica “The Agreement on Workers Health Protection through the Good Handling and Use of Crystalline Silica and Products Containing it” To protect the health of Employees To minimise exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) by applying the Good Practices, and … To increase knowledge about potential health effects of RCS and about Good Practices

Risk Assessment and Dust Monitoring 2014 Improved KPI Improved KPI

Lost Time Injuries/million hrs worked: MPA Hard Target Activities Excludes British Precast; and Dimension Stone Direct Employees 8 8

Lost Time Injuries/million hrs worked: MPA Hard Target Activities Excludes British Precast; and Dimension Stone Direct Employees 9 9

My expectation for this workshop? To share world-class best practice and innovation My expectation re ISSA Mining for the next 3 years? To continue its excellent international programmes To introduce an annual OH&S Awards Scheme.

ISSA-Mining Strategy Workshop, Maikammer, Germany – August 2014 Thank you for listening! martin@martin-isles.eu uk.linkedin.com/in/martinisles   ISSA-Mining Strategy Workshop, Maikammer, Germany – August 2014