13 -14 JUNE 2022

Exchange of good practices in occupational safety and health (OSH)

organised by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work



EU-OSHA Good Practice Exchange Event and Campaign Partner Ceremony

EU-OSHA's 'Exchange of good practices in occupational safety and health (OSH)' is a Healthy Workplaces Campaign Partner event, dedicated to the Official Campaign Partners.

The event will take place on the 13 and 14 June 2022 at the NH Brussels EU Berlaymont Hotel and will combine interesting plenary talks and interactive workshops. The workshops will offer participants the opportunity to share their experiences on a range of OSH-related subjects, such as: mental health and musculoskeletal disorders, removing the barriers for OSH in education and training, digitalisation, and sustainability strategies.

A special highlight of the event is the hand-over ceremony, which will include the hand-over of the Campaign Partner certificates by Commissioner Nicolas Schmit.

Programme

MONDAY, 13 JUNE 2022:

  • 13:00

    Registration and lunch buffet

  • 14:00-14:45

    OPENING SESSION

    Moderator: Brenda O’Brien, Manager of the EU-OSHA Brussels Liaison Office
    Welcome by William Cockburn, interim Executive Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
    Key note speeches:
    - Marianne Vind, Member of the European Parliament
    - Stefan Olsson, Director, Working Conditions and Social Dialogue, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
    - Winning Official Campaign Partner of the Healthy Workplaces Good Practice Awards 2020-22
  • 14:45 - 15:15

    Coffee break

  • 15:15-17:15

    PARALLEL WORKSHOPS

    Workshop 1: Mental health and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs): Lessons learned from the pandemic
    Presenters:
    - Dr. Natalie Lotzmann (Chair), Global Head of Health, Safety & Well-Being, SAP SE
    - Marian Schaapman, Head of Health & Safety and Working Condition Unit, ETUI
    - Dr. David Tjong, EU-OSHA Honorary Campaign Partner, Retired Global Director HS&E, Ideal Standard
    - Carina Strömberg, Sustainability Controller, Toyota Material Handling Europe
    - Dr. Martin Grosshans, Head of Psychiatric and Psychological Counselling and of Return to Work Program, SAP SE
     
    Workshop 2: Removing the barriers for occupational safety and health (OSH) in education and training
    Presenters:
    - Prof. Gyula Szabó (Chair), Federation of European Ergonomics Societies (FEES), Óbuda University
    - Christina Wolverson, LFOH, Industrial Hygienist Europe, Air Products PLC (apologised)
    - Dr. Reinhard Obermaier, President of the International Safety and Health Construction Co-ordinators Organization (ISHCCO)
    - Dr. Ulrike Bollmann, ENETOSH Coordinator, Institute for Work and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV)
    - Dr. George Scroubelos, Chairman European Health, Safety and Environment Committee of European Federation of Maintenance Societies (EFNMS)
  • 17:15 - 17:45

    PRESENTATION OF THE MAIN FINDINGS OF THE WORKSHOPS

    Moderator: Dietmar Elsler, Project Manager EU-OSHA
    • Report from workshop 1
    • Report from workshop 2
    • Questions and answers
  •  

  • 18:15-20:00

    Networking Cocktail at the Residence Palace, including hand-over of Campaign Partner certificates with Commissioner Nicolas Schmit



TUESDAY, 14 JUNE 2022:

  • 9:00-9:30

    Welcome Coffee

  • 9:30-11:30

    PARALLEL WORKSHOPS

    Workshop 3: Digitalisation and occupational safety and health (OSH)
    Presenters:
    - Jose-Javier Larrañeta Ibañez (Chair), ETPIS/PESI - The European Technology Platform on Industrial Safety
    - Susana Romero, Consultancy Mgr. at CATIMA, PESI Advisory Board for Safety Culture, Health & Wellbeing, Secretary at AEPSAL Spanish OSH Professionals Association (member of ENSHPO)
    - Dr. Hansjörg Hagels, Head of Occupational Safety Germany at Boehringer Ingelheim
    - Andresa Hernandes, Vice President of Occupational Safety at Siemens AG
     
    Workshop 4: Sustainability strategies – inclusion of occupational safety and health (OSH)
    Presenters:
    - Prof. Ralf Giercke (Chair), President of the European Network of Safety and Health Professional Organisation (ENSHPO)
    - Carina Stromberg, Sustainability Controller, Toyota Material Handling Europe
    - Victor Santos, EE/HR, Wellbeing, Health & Safety, Stellantis
    - Carlene Smith, Assessments Manager, DEKRA Organisational and Process Safety (apologised)
    - Annick Starren, Project Manager, EU-OSHA
  • 11:30 - 12:00

    Coffee break

  • 12:00 - 12:30

    PRESENTATION OF THE MAIN FINDINGS OF THE WORKSHOPS

    Moderator: Brenda O’Brien, Manager of the EU-OSHA Brussels Liaison Office
    • Report from workshop 3
    • Report from workshop 4
    • Questions and answers
  • 12:30 - 12:45

    CLOSING

    Closing by William Cockburn, interim Executive Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
 

Summary

View the Summary Report.

Event photos

The event photos can be accessed via the following link .

Material

Workshop Description Good Practices exchange

Good Practices Exchange Event Programme

Workshop 1 - Mental health and MSDs

Speaker: Natalie Lotzmann

 

Workshop 2 – Removing barriers for OSH in education and training

Speaker: Reinhard Obermaier

Speaker: Ulrike Bollmann

Speaker: George Scroubelos

Speaker: Christina Wolverson

Workshop 3 – Digitalisation and OSH

Speaker: Jose-Javier Larrañeta

Speaker: Susana Romero

Speaker: Hansjörg Hagels

Speaker: Andresa Hernandes

Workshop 4 – Sustainability strategies – inclusion of OSH

Speaker: Ralf Giercke

Speaker: Carina Stromberg

Speaker: Victor Santos

Speaker: Annick Starren

Speaker: Carlene Smith

 

Online Recording

 

Day 1, 13th June 22

- Opening Session
- Workshop 1: "Mental health and musculoskeletal disorders: Lessons learned from the pandemic".
- Presentation of workshop findings and Closing of the 1st day.
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Workshop 2: “Removing the barriers for occupational safety and health in education and training”
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Day 2, 14th June 22

- Workshop 3: "Digitalisation and occupational safety and health".
- Presentation of workshop findings and Closing.
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