Päivi PiispanenSafety officer Jorma LappalainenPauli Koponen TampereAbloy Oy, Tampere Successful and Practical Risk Assessment Training Model for Occupational Health and Safety Un modèle de formation pratique et réussi pour L'évalation du risque en STT

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health /Tampere/P. Piispanen 16/9/ Introduction Purpose: to review training in risk assessment for Finnish workplaces Training 2-day Risk Assessment -course based on experiences of in–house courses Case: Abloy Oy, Tampere (Abloy Oy is one of the leading manufacturers of locks, locking systems etc. and it is part of The ASSA ABLOY Group)

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health /Tampere/P. Piispanen 16/9/ In-house training Step 1: Pre consultation –Plan the risk assessment groups –Record typical work tasks by video Step 2: 1-day risk assessment course Step 3: Post consultation (some months later) –Experiences and results of the pilot risk assessment carried out in the company

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health /Tampere/P. Piispanen 16/9/ Participants Production manager Safety officer Safety representative Foremen from each department Process designer Work delegates from each department Company doctor Altogether about 20 people

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health /Tampere/P. Piispanen 16/9/ Content Risk management process (BS 8800) Basics of risk assessment Identification of hazards (with video and checklists) Determination of risk levels Risk management Use risk assessment software Guideline for pilot assessment continue…

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health /Tampere/P. Piispanen 16/9/ Post consultation Experiences from each department Discussion of the risk assessment : what was good, problems, other workers' attention and attitudes –Problem determination of risk levels –Workers eagerly identified hazards and suggested improvements –Chemical risks referred to a specialist group

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health /Tampere/P. Piispanen 16/9/ Abloy's Risk Profile

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health /Tampere/P. Piispanen 16/9/ Abloy's Results Improvements in every department Foremen received list of risks and proper proposals for improvements Employees attained long-awaited for improvements Improvements entered immediately into the database and also to the intranet.

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health /Tampere/P. Piispanen 16/9/ Drilling machine Guards designed and installed

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health /Tampere/P. Piispanen 16/9/ Roller conveyor Guards installed stairs

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health /Tampere/P. Piispanen 16/9/ Crossing the conveyor Stairs and handrail built

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health /Tampere/P. Piispanen 16/9/ Abloy's conclusions Management must show its importance. Monitoring done by internal audits. Only one responsible foreman for each improvement: must fix the problem or give a proposal to the manager New assessment not implemented before improvements completed Risk assessment is now made for new machinery Risk assessment is not a replacement of other inspections, for example, internal controls. Risk assessment proved to be a good tool for worker well-being

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health /Tampere/P. Piispanen 16/9/ An open 2-day course Contents: 1.Orientation 2.Basics of risk assessment 3.Implementation of risk assessment 4.Identification of hazards (by Abloy video) 5.Determining the levels of risks 6.Practical example of the implementation of risk assessment (Abloy case: safety personnel) 7.Occupational health professionals' role in risk assessment (occupational health care of Abloy) 8.Risk management and use risk assessment software.

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health /Tampere/P. Piispanen 16/9/ “Good was practising with the video example and discussions" “Tools to RM. A very good workplace case by different point of views by different doers at workplace." “Much new knowledge and "tools" to follow through with the risk assessment" “Simple model, enough repetition. The process came very clear. ” “I got a model to make risk assessment in practice. ” Initial comments from trainees

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health /Tampere/P. Piispanen 16/9/ Thank You! Merci! City of Tampere in summer