Start-up meeting Hotel Novotel Centre Tour Noire 23rd February Brussels Co-financed by DG Employment and Social Affairs - European Commission Under Construction II Improving Health and Safety in Construction SMEs Organising the twinning phase

OVERVIEW Twinning seminars in partner countries One day meetings Division in 2 rounds: First round – from March to May 2009 Second round – from June to September 2009

SCHEDULE SCHEDULE FIRST ROUND 1. Rome – 20th March 2009 ANAEPA - UNPR 2. Vilnius – 6th April 2009 LBA / LCA / Lithuanian BA – BOUWUNIE 3. Prague – 28th April 2009 SDMSZS - IPOSZ / CAPEB 4. Ankara – 15th May 2009 (tbc) INTES – FOBC / FMB

SCHEDULE / 2 SECOND ROUND 5. Bucharest – 29th May 2009 ANAEPA – UNPR 6. Riga – June 2009 LBA / LCA / Lithuanian BA – BOUWUNIE 7. Budapest – July 2009 SDMSZS - IPOSZ / CAPEB 8. Malta – September 2009 INTES – FOBC / FMB

Contents of seminars In each seminar: Detailed description: Structure Representation Role of social dialogue in addressing H & S Exchange of best practices What is done Which impact Potential for improvement Contribution from the national entities involved in H & S Invite to seminars the OSHA National Focal Points Invite officials from national agencies or ministers for H & S Invite social partners

Division of responsibilities EBC as Coordinator: Organising the travel and accommodation for the foreign guests Drafting the seminar agenda Collecting the working documents – to be translated Arranging for video material to be included in the final project film Hiring the interpreters

Division of responsibilities / 2 Seminar host: Inviting the national delegation, including representatives of trade unions Preparing the working documents Hiring the conference room Setting up the electronic equipment Organising the practical aspects of the seminar for the foreign guests

Practical aspects - Budget Budget reimbursements Expenses for each seminar will be covered by the project budget with the following maximum amounts: - 1,400 Euros for Interpretation costs Euros for room hire / including business lunch - All travel and accommodation costs depending on the city IBAN and BIC codes to be provided All expenses must be justified and a receipt must be provided

Conclusion and next steps Results of the twinning phase: Preparation of an evaluation questionnaire Submission of the questionnaire to all participants Collecting the results Drafting the conclusion publication Translation of the publication Organising the final conference in London (over 2 days) Editing and translation of the dissemination film Presentation of the results and of the multilingual publication

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