IOSH No Time to Lose How our supporters use tailored campaign resources and pledges to tackle occupational cancer

Dr Vincent Ho President, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)

Shared objectives: EU-OSHA Healthy Workplaces and IOSH No Time to Lose

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No Time to Lose aims to:

raise awareness of occupational cancer – a significant health issue facing workers globally

provide free, practical, original materials to help organisations and individuals manage the risks

secure commitments from organisations to improve preventative measures

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How we developed the campaign:

Surveyed our members

Held workshops with industry experts

Tested our resources

Developed a pledge committing organisations to improvements

Set key performance indicators

Planned a phased approach targeting biggest killers

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The four phases of No Time to Lose

Phase 1 –

Diesel Fumes

Launched 2014

Phase 2 –

Solar Radiation

Launched 2015

Phase 3 –

Respirable

crystalline silica -

Launched 2016

Phase 4 –

Asbestos Launched 2018

Free practical resources

More than 100 businesses have

pledged to take action

They are now…

■ assessing the risks in their organisations

■ developing and delivering prevention strategies

■ briefing their managers

■ engaging with their employees

■ demanding the same standards from their supply chain

■ reporting on progress made

Over 250 organisations in 33 countries

are supporting the campaign

Resources translated into different

languages

Good practice case studies from

pledge signatories and supporters

Working together to raise awareness of

occupational cancer

My organisation, MTR – a No Time to Lose pledge signatory

Heavy rail Airport Express

Disneyland Resort Line

Light rail

Bus Intercity

NP360 cable car

Where are we today?

UK

Sweden

Beijing

Hangzhou

Shenzhen

Melbourne

Sydney

London Crossrail

Metro Trains

Melbourne

Hangzhou Line 1 + Extn

Tiara

Beijing Line 4

Beijing Daxing Line

Beijing Line 14

Beijing Line 16

Shenzhen Line 4

South Western Railway

* MTR Express is an intercity service and operates under open access. MTR competes with other operators on the route by applying for track usage directly with the government. # As MTR only commenced operation of the South Western Railway in August 2017, the average weekday patronage figures for 2017 are based on the 2016 figures released by the Office of Rail and Road in the UK.

MTR Express

Metro (MTR Tunnelbanen)

MTRStockholm Tech (renamed from TBT)

Stockholm Commuter Rail (MTR Pendeltågen)

EM Tech AB

Sydney Metro Northwest

PPP

PPP

O&M

O&M O&M

Open

access

O&M

PPP

PPP

Carries more than 5.76 million passengers every

weekday in Hong Kong

And 6.49 million passengers outside of Hong Kong

About MTR Construction Projects

in Hong Kong:

Our vision and strategy to ensure buy-in

Strategy:

Commitment from the top boss

Find a champion

Engaging supply chain (equipment suppliers)

Engaging contractors

Informing workers and families of the risks and controls

Generating positive media coverage

Influencing enforcement departments

Vision: To bring a step-change to the construction industry

with the safety, health and wellbeing of workers as the

primary consideration!

Making a public pledge and gaining support

Starting the engine

- High-profile launch

- Enhance statement of

importance

- Success depends on

engagement

Creating and maintaining momentum

Diesel fume Solar radiation Silica dust

Simple guidance workers understand

Achieving a paradigm shift

Caring for life’s journeys is an opportunity to promote business

and motivate / attract a workforce

Families make great campaign partners!

The media can be an opportunity if the issue is framed correctly

The supply chain is under-consulted and under-utilized: they

make excellent partners in safety campaigns

Fundamentally, contractors care and need to be consulted early

and often on opportunities for health promotion

As health and safety practitioners, we need to raise attention of

health issues today and be the catalysts for partnership-forming

Co-operating to raise awareness in Europe Center for Safety and Health at Work in Bulgaria

Working with trade partners to help at-risk groups

Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) and National

Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC)

Campaign highlights

Support the campaign – go to

www.notimetolose.org.uk

Thank you for your attention!

Name: Dr Vincent Ho

Organisation: Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)

Phone: +44 (0)116 257 3100

Email: campaigns@iosh.com