ASSE Safety

Professionals

Delegation to

China

NJ Chapter Meeting February 24, 2011

Kathy A. Seabrook, CSP, CMIOSH (UK)

President, Global Solutions, Inc.

www.globalehs.com

© 2011 Global Solutions, Inc.

Global FluencyDeveloping

Global

Fluency

Business & Industry trends

impacting OSH:

OHSMS/Nanotechnology

Identify Areas

for Future

Collaboration

Mutual

Training,

Educational &

Networking

Opportunities

Pam Ferrante

Administrator

ASSE Consultants PS

Chris Patton

ASSE Past

President

Bruce

Mengliangliang,

China People to

People Guide &

Translator

Certification

More Delegates

Mandarin Chinese

Lesson

#1

Nǐ hǎo

(nee-Ha-OW)

Hello© 2011 Global Solutions, Inc.

Special

Economic

Zones

Shanghai

Pudong Province

Tianjin, Beijing

Guangzhou & Shenzhen

Guangdong Province

Dalian

Hong Kong

14256.3

* The

World

Bank ** WSJ

State

Administration

of Work Safety

(SAWS)

“Safety Production”S

State Run,

Privatized &

Multinational

Enterprises

.

© 2011 Global Solutions, Inc.

SAWS

MINING

Focus

2009 - 2,631 coal miners

(7/day) died in 1,616 mine

accidents

2002 – peak 6,995 deaths

Down 18% from the previous year.

2/3 of

Electricity in

China from

Coal

State Inspections/employee input

Safety Standards, Fines, Shutdowns

Education, legislation & enforcement

What We Saw...

Some serious growth

And some serious problems

Photo by

Ethan Arpi

Big time problems

China Environmental Law

PHASE I

Max Conc Values –

Pollution Control

marksPhase II

Chem in Electronic

products, GHS,

phasing out of HS

Ministry of

Information Industry

Signage - Construction Site

CHINA – Baosteel Group Corp.

26 acre site

CHINA – Baosteel Group Corp.

EAR

PROTECTION

IN USE?

CHINA – Baosteel Group Corp2012

60 Million Tons

2010

40 Million Tons

Produced

Shanghai

Safety

Professionals

Networking

Meeting

ASSE Exploring

a New China

Initiative –

US & China

ASSE Members

YOU?

“Safety Culture”

Networking

Knowledge

OSHA/CSP

Best practices

Traveling

to

Shanghai

in May?

Beijing

Financial

Street

Pudong New

District, Shanghai

Shanghai Port -

Largest

Container Port

in World

Maglev –

268 mph

8 minutes!

China’s Bright

Future

Is China on YOUR Radar Screen?

“Once the world has been

flattened and the new forms of

collaboration made available to

more and more people, the

winners will be those who learn

the habits, processes and skills

most quickly.”

“The World is Flat”

Thomas Friedman

NY Times Columnist

© 2011 Global Solutions, Inc.

Mandarin Chinese

Lesson #2

Xiè xiè(she ah she ah)

谢谢

Thank you!