The role of the consultation of The role of the consultation of workers and workers workers and workers

participants in the extractive participants in the extractive industriesindustries

Vlastimil ALTNERVlastimil ALTNER

Czech Union of Mine, Geology Czech Union of Mine, Geology and Oil Industry Workersand Oil Industry Workers

(OS PHGN)(OS PHGN)

Communications between Communications between employers and employeesemployers and employees

• Not only from provisions of labour legislationNot only from provisions of labour legislation• Complex of customary law started since 16Complex of customary law started since 16th th

centurycentury• H&S problemsH&S problems

– High risk in extraction workHigh risk in extraction work– Difficult climate conditionsDifficult climate conditions– Heavy technology used to extract the Heavy technology used to extract the

mineralsminerals– High accident rateHigh accident rate

The role of the consultationThe role of the consultation

• EmployersEmployers• Workers representativesWorkers representatives• Legal regulations, collective Legal regulations, collective

agreements, long term experienceagreements, long term experience• Good practices in consultation Good practices in consultation

process in the field Health and process in the field Health and Safety of WorkSafety of Work

Health and safety audits at Health and safety audits at workplaceworkplace

• Obligation of the employer to organise Obligation of the employer to organise once a year H&S auditsonce a year H&S audits

• Agreement with trade unions - H&S Agreement with trade unions - H&S CommitteesCommittees– One-day audits H&S audits organised One-day audits H&S audits organised

by trade unions in the minesby trade unions in the mines– Least once a year a OKD mine is Least once a year a OKD mine is

subject to the Trade Unionssubject to the Trade Unions audit audit

H&S Committees auditsH&S Committees audits

• Controlled are underground and Controlled are underground and opencast working placesopencast working places

• Invited inspectors National Mining Invited inspectors National Mining Authority, Hygiene Authority, Labour Authority, Hygiene Authority, Labour inspectorate, professional H&S technical inspectorate, professional H&S technical from OKD head officefrom OKD head office

• Audits are performed by H&S inspectors Audits are performed by H&S inspectors from other OKD minesfrom other OKD mines

The audits aimThe audits aim

• H&S regulations at the workplaceH&S regulations at the workplace

• Used health protection toolsUsed health protection tools

• Fire protectionFire protection

• Evacuations waysEvacuations ways

• Mining documentationMining documentation

• Etc.Etc.

Own H&S Committees Own H&S Committees auditsaudits

• High professional prestige of auditsHigh professional prestige of audits• The mines do all they can to prepare The mines do all they can to prepare

duly for the auditsduly for the audits• 10 – 15 trade unions inspectors from 10 – 15 trade unions inspectors from

other OKD mines take part of auditsother OKD mines take part of audits• The audits perform 3-4 member The audits perform 3-4 member

teamteam

AuditsAudits• Information about present situation in the mineInformation about present situation in the mine• Performed special routes to visitsPerformed special routes to visits• Convening the management of mine, Convening the management of mine,

technicians, team of auditstechnicians, team of audits• Team leader after visit can point out some Team leader after visit can point out some

defectsdefects• To conclude management of mine inform all To conclude management of mine inform all

audits members to inform how and when such audits members to inform how and when such defects will be eliminated defects will be eliminated

The Committees audits – one The Committees audits – one from method preventionfrom method prevention

• Mine has to possibility to get preparedMine has to possibility to get prepared

• Technical management get prepare mine Technical management get prepare mine workplace before auditsworkplace before audits

• Eliminated possibility defectsEliminated possibility defects

• Eliminated Eliminated ddeffects at fire protection, effects at fire protection, health protection at work, safety of health protection at work, safety of machines etc. machines etc.

H&S structure of our Trade unions

(OS PHGN) Prague

H&S department – 1 head inspector

Nord Moravian DistrictBlack coal

2 inspectors

Nord Bohemia DistrictBrown coal1 inspector

West Bohemia DistrictBrown coal1 inspector

28 inspectors at OKD mines

250 voluntary inspectors

at workplace

1 inspector at mine58 voluntary

inspectors at workplace

1 inspector at mine30 voluntary

inspectors at workplace

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