Chemicals Policy, Chemicals Policy, REACH and Health and REACH and Health and Safety in Central and Safety in Central and

Eastern EuropeEastern Europe

23-24 March 2006 23-24 March 2006

Prague, Czech RepublicPrague, Czech Republic

Languages

1. English2. German3. Polish4. Slovenian5. Hungarian6. Czech

+ Slovak (passive)

Social Partner DialogueSocial Partner Dialogueof theof the

European Chemical IndustryEuropean Chemical Industry

Conference organised by the European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers Federation (EMCEF) and the European Chemical Employers Group (ECEG) in cooperation with OS ECHO and SCHP CR, the Czech Social Partners of the Chemical Industry

Welcome addresses

Reinhard REIBSCHReinhard REIBSCH (General Secretary EMCEF)(General Secretary EMCEF)

Zdenek CERNYZdenek CERNY (OS ECHO Czech Republic, EMCEF)(OS ECHO Czech Republic, EMCEF)

Antonin MLCOCHAntonin MLCOCH(SCHP CR Czech Republic, ECEG)(SCHP CR Czech Republic, ECEG)

Presentation of Conference ProgrammePresentation of Conference Programmeby the Social Dialogue Secretariat of by the Social Dialogue Secretariat of

ECEG and EMCEFECEG and EMCEF

Reinhard REIBSCH (General Secretary EMCEF)

Lutz MÜHL (BAVC Germany, Secretary ECEG)

Agenda – Thu 23 MarchThursday, 23.3.06 10h00 Registration & Coffee Conference Moderator on 1st day: Reinhard Reibsch, EMCEF 10h30 Opening of the Conference

Welcome addresses by EMCEF Reinhard REI BSCH (General Secretary EMCEF) Welcome addresses from Czech Social Partners Zdenek CERNY (OS ECHO Czech Republic, EMCEF) Ladislav NOVAK (SCHP CR Czech Republic, ECEG) Welcome address by Zdenek SKROMACH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic Welcome addresses by ECEG Hans Paul FREY (BAVC Germany, President ECEG) Presentation of Conference Programme by the Social Dialogue Secretariat of ECEG and EMCEF Reinhard REI BSCH (General Secretary EMCEF) Lutz MÜHL (BAVC Germany, Secretary ECEG)

11h30 Social Partner Dialogue in the EU Chemical

I ndustry

Concept and policies regarding Social Dialogue from the EU-Commissions point of view Markus HANDKE EU-Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Statements on Social Partner Dialogue from the experience and the point of view of Central and Eastern Europe Tamás SZÉKELY (VDSZ Hungary, EMCEF) N. N. (CEE employers)

12h30 Lunch

13h45 Setting the Scene on REACH

Working Programme of Social Partner Dialogue in the European Chemical Industry on REACH By the Chairpersons of the Social Dialogue Working Group REACH J ean PELI N (UIC France, Vice-President ECEG) Reinhard REI BSCH (EMCEF General Secretary) State of play on REACH from the perspective of the EU Commission Paul ARNOLDUS, EU-Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry Statements on the impact of REACH for the chemical industry in the old and new EU-Member-States Waldemar BAHR (IG BCE Germany, EMCEF) Franco BI SEGNA (Cefic, ECEG) J ózef WOŹNY (FZZPCSC Poland, EMCEF) Ladislav NOVAK (SCHP SR Czech Republic, ECEG) and Lukas VYLUPEK (Arthur D. Little) Panel discussion with the presenters and the possibility for questions and short interventions by conference participants

16h15 Coffee Break 16h30 Health and safety strategies related to chemical

substances – challenges from a European point of view and the initiative of the social partners in the chemicals industry Facts and figures on occupational protection and experiences in the chemical industry Oraldo DE TONI (EMCEF) Presentation of a Finnish Social Partners initiative in the chemical industry Aimo KASTI NEN (KT Ry Finland, ECEG) Experiences in Central and Eastern European Countries on introducing new health and safety procedures and adopting EU regulation J ozef RAJ ZI NGER (OZ Chémia SR Slovak Republic, EMCEF) Gyula KÖRTEVÉLYESSY (MAVESZ Hungary, ECEG) Panel Discussion with the presenters and possibility for questions and short interventions by conference participants

Agenda – Fri 24 MarchFriday, 24.3.06 09h15 Re-Opening of the Conference

by Social Dialogue Secretariat ECEG / EMCEF Conference Moderator on 2nd day: Hans Paul Frey, ECEG 09h30 Different approaches on health and safety

concerning chemical substances – lessons to be learned because of history and existing national traditions and agreements

Andrzej KRZESLAK (PIPC Poland, ECEG) J ozef RAJ ZI NGER (OZ Chémia SR Slovak Republic, EMCEF) Klaus BARTELS (BG Chemie – Accident Prevention and Insurance Association of the German Chemical Industry) Elke SCHNEI DER (European Agency for Safety and Health at Work OSHA, Bilbao)

Panel discussion with the presenters and possibility for questions and short interventions by conference participants

11h00 Coffee Break 11h15 I mprovement of Health and Safety standards

via initiatives of the Social Partners in the Chemical I ndustry and the transfer of experience and information to downstream user industries

Statements from industry and employees Reinhard REI BSCH (General Secretary EMCEF) J ean PELI N (Cefic, ECEG)

11h45 Panel discussion on the role and position of Social Partners regarding Health and Safety aspects on REACH – voluntary initiatives and commitments versus legislative approaches

Moderated by N. N. Panellists: Waldemar BAHR (IG BCE Germany, EMCEF) J ean PELI N (UIC France, Vice-President ECEG) Pavel SKULI NA (OS ECHO Czech Republic, EMCEF) Ladislav NOVAK (SCHP SR Czech Republic, ECEG)

12h45 Vladimir ŠPI DLA, tbc

EU-Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

13h15 Conference Conclusions by ECEG and EMCEF

Hans Paul FREY (BAVC, Germany, President ECEG) Reinhard REI BSCH (General Secretary EMCEF)

13h45 Lunch 15h00 End of Conference

Social Partner Dialogue in the Social Partner Dialogue in the EU Chemical IndustryEU Chemical Industry (1) (1)

Concept and policies regarding Social Dialogue from the EU-Commissions point of viewMarkus HANDKE

EU-Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

Social Partner Dialogue in the Social Partner Dialogue in the EU Chemical IndustryEU Chemical Industry (2) (2)

Statements on Social Partner Dialogue from the experience and the point of view of Central and Eastern EuropeTamás SZÉKELY

(VDSZ Hungary, EMCEF)Vit SUBERT

(SCHP CR Czech Republic, ECEG)

Setting the Scene on REACHSetting the Scene on REACH (1) (1)

Working Programme of Social Working Programme of Social Partner Dialogue in the Partner Dialogue in the European Chemical Industry on European Chemical Industry on REACHREACHBy the Chairpersons of the Social Dialogue Working Group REACH:

Jean PELIN (UIC France, Vice-President ECEG)

Reinhard REIBSCH (EMCEF General Secretary)

Setting the Scene on REACHSetting the Scene on REACH (2) (2)

State of play on REACH from the State of play on REACH from the perspective of the EU perspective of the EU Commission Commission

Paul ARNOLDUS (EU-Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry)

Setting the Scene on REACHSetting the Scene on REACH (3) (3)

Statements on the impact of REACH for Statements on the impact of REACH for the chemical industry in the old and new the chemical industry in the old and new EU-Member-StatesEU-Member-States

Waldemar BAHR (IG BCE Germany, EMCEF)

Franco BISEGNA (Cefic, ECEG)

Józef WOŹNY (FZZPCSC Poland, EMCEF)

Ladislav NOVAK (SCHP SR Czech Republic, ECEG) and Lukas VYLUPEK (Arthur D. Little)

Panel discussionPanel discussion

Welcome address

Hans Paul FREY(President ECEG)

Health and safety strategies related to Health and safety strategies related to chemical substances – challenges from a chemical substances – challenges from a European point of view and the initiative European point of view and the initiative

of the social partners in the chemicals of the social partners in the chemicals industryindustry

Facts and figures on occupational protection and experiences in the chemical industry

Oraldo DE TONI (EMCEF)

Health and safety strategiesHealth and safety strategies

(2)(2)

Presentation of a Finnish Social Partners initiative in the chemical industry

Aimo KASTINEN (KT Ry Finland, ECEG)

Health and safety strategiesHealth and safety strategies

(3)(3)

Experiences in Central and Eastern European Countries on introducing new health and safety procedures and adopting EU regulation

Jozef RAJZINGER (OZ Chémia SR Slovak Republic, EMCEF)

Gyula KÖRTEVÉLYESSY(MAVESZ Hungary, ECEG)

Panel Discussion

Social Partner DialogueSocial Partner Dialogueof theof the

European Chemical IndustryEuropean Chemical Industry

Conference organised by the European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers Federation (EMCEF) and the European Chemical Employers Group (ECEG) in cooperation with OS ECHO and SCHP CR, the Czech Social Partners of the Chemical Industry

Agenda – Fri 24 MarchFriday, 24.3.06 09h15 Re-Opening of the Conference

by Social Dialogue Secretariat ECEG / EMCEF Conference Moderator on 2nd day: Hans Paul Frey, ECEG 09h30 Different approaches on health and safety

concerning chemical substances – lessons to be learned because of history and existing national traditions and agreements

Andrzej KRZESLAK (PIPC Poland, ECEG) J ozef RAJ ZINGER (OZ Chémia SR Slovak Republic, EMCEF) Klaus BARTELS (BG Chemie – Accident Prevention and Insurance Association of the German Chemical Industry) Elke SCHNEIDER (European Agency for Safety and Health at Work OSHA, Bilbao)

Panel discussion with the presenters and possibility for questions and short interventions by conference participants

11h00 Coffee Break 11h15 Improvement of Health and Safety standards

via initiatives of the Social Partners in the Chemical I ndustry and the transfer of experience and information to downstream user industries

Statements from industry and employees Reinhard REIBSCH (General Secretary EMCEF) J ean PELIN (Cefic, ECEG)

11h45 Panel discussion on the role and position of Social Partners regarding Health and Safety aspects on REACH – voluntary initiatives and commitments versus legislative approaches

Moderated by N. N. Panellists: Waldemar BAHR (IG BCE Germany, EMCEF) J ean PELIN (UIC France, Vice-President ECEG) Pavel SKULINA (OS ECHO Czech Republic, EMCEF) Ladislav NOVAK (SCHP SR Czech Republic, ECEG)

12h45 Vladimir ŠPIDLA, tbc

EU-Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

13h15 Conference Conclusions by ECEG and EMCEF

Hans Paul FREY (BAVC, Germany, President ECEG) Reinhard REIBSCH (General Secretary EMCEF)

13h45 Lunch 15h00 End of Conference

Re-Opening of the ConferenceRe-Opening of the Conferenceby Social Dialogue Secretariat of by Social Dialogue Secretariat of

ECEG and EMCEFECEG and EMCEF

Hans Paul FREY(President ECEG)

AddressAddress

Štefan DUHÁŇ(Director of Labour Market, Ministry

of Labour and Social Affairs)

Different approaches on health and safety Different approaches on health and safety concerning chemical substances – lessons to concerning chemical substances – lessons to be learned because of history and existing be learned because of history and existing

national traditions and agreementsnational traditions and agreements

Andrzej KRZESLAK(PIPC Poland, ECEG)

Tibor KACZOR(OZ Chémia SR Slovak Republic, EMCEF)

Klaus BARTELS (BG Chemie – Accident Prevention and Insurance Association of the German Chemical Industry)

Elke SCHNEIDER(European Agency for Safety and Health at Work OSHA, Bilbao)

Panel discussion

Improvement of Health and Safety Improvement of Health and Safety standards via initiatives of the Social standards via initiatives of the Social Partners in the Chemical Industry and Partners in the Chemical Industry and

the transfer of experience and the transfer of experience and information to downstream user information to downstream user

industries industries

Statements from industry and Statements from industry and employeesemployees Reinhard REIBSCH

(EMCEF General Secretary)

Jean PELIN (Cefic, ECEG)

Panel discussion on the role and position of Panel discussion on the role and position of Social Partners regarding Health and Safety Social Partners regarding Health and Safety aspects on REACH – voluntary initiatives and aspects on REACH – voluntary initiatives and commitments versus legislative approachescommitments versus legislative approaches

PanellistsPanellistsWaldemar BAHR (IG BCE Germany, EMCEF)

Jean PELIN (UIC France, Vice-President ECEG)

Pavel SKULINA (OS ECHO Czech Republic, EMCEF)

Ladislav NOVAK (SCHP SR Czech Republic, ECEG)

To Be Confirmed

Vladimir ŠPIDLAEU-Commissioner for Employment,

Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

Conference Conclusions Conference Conclusions by ECEG and EMCEFby ECEG and EMCEF

Hans Paul Frey(BAVC, Germany, President ECEG)

Reinhard REIBSCH (General Secretary EMCEF)

End of End of the Conferencethe Conference

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