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Final Announcement and Draft Programme
International Conference on
Partnershipsin Occupational Safety and Health Inspection:
Strategies, methods and ideas for working in harmony across government and with industry to deliver integrated OSH inspection
13-14 April2006
Beijing, China
Organised by
the State Administration of Work Safety, China
And
the International Association of Labour Inspection
In co-operation with
the International Labour Office
WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER, SAWS PR CHINA
The International Conference on Partnerships in Occupational Safety and Health Inspection, which is jointly organized by the State Administration of Work Safety, P. R. China (SAWS) and the International Association of Labor Inspection Association (IALI), will be held in Beijing on April 13 and 14, 2006. In the capacity of the Minister of SAWS, I would like to invite friends of different countriesand areas to participate in this conference.
This conference will offer a platform for in-depth research and open discussion on a theme that could be interpreted as finding innovativeinspection solutions to ensure the development of OSH. It will be of significant value by helping to: define the conceptual framework and grasp the principles of OSH inspection; encourage innovations in developing OSH inspection methods; safeguard the OSH undertaking; and promote safe, harmonious and sustainable development of human society.
One of the work targets consistently pursued by the Chinese Government is to continuously improve the working environment, create safe workplaces, protect the workers’ right to a productive yet safe and healthy life, and ultimately harmonize work safety with economic and social development. This target offers essential insights into the scientific, people-oriented outlook on development. Acting on that, over recent years the Chinese Government has taken a string of major measures to encourage institutional reform, methodological innovation and improvement of legislative models and policy support, helping to stabilize the overall work safety situation and to create new momentum for its improvement.
However, as China is still in the middle of industrialization, restricted by such factors as low productivity as a whole and imbalanced development of regional economies, the OSH infrastructure stays weak, major accidents occur from time to time in certain industries and areas and occupational health concerns remain serious. We must face up to the arduous tasks in our endeavor to fill the gap that exists between China’s OSH status and what is required for all-round building of a well-off, harmonious society.
The year 2006 marks the first year to implement China’s 11th five-year plan. Sketching the roadmap for the work on OSH for a period of time to come, we have felt the heavy responsibility on our shoulders, yet are encouraged to find quite a number of advantages. The guiding principle of safe development is established to drive OSH powerfully towards further improvement; the integrated law enforcement mechanism is taking shape under the unified governmental leadership and with partnerships within the Government; both direct and deep-rooted causes of OSH problems are being addressed, with measures focusing on the latter; progress is being made, though one step at a time, on the uphill battles on gas control in coal mines and closure of unsafe coal mines, as well as on the safety rectification campaigns in other industries and areas; and through practice, new improvement has been made to the professional competence and enforcement capability of OSH supervisors and inspectors. Looking into the future, we are full of confidence about OSH in China.
To meet the needs of the new situation, we will open wider to the outside world in the field of OSH, strengthen our exchanges and cooperation with all relevant international organizations and foreign governments, social groups and non-governmental organizations, and learn the advanced OSH concepts, science and technology and management approaches from other countries and regions. It is hoped that by doing this while continuously exploring new methods to strengthen OSH supervision and inspection, we can further stabilize and improve the OSH situation in China.
Li Yizhong
Minister, State Administration of Work Safety, P. R. China
WELCOME AND UPDATE FROM THE PRESIDENT, IALI
On behalf of the State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS), China, and the International Association of Labour Inspection (IALI), thank you for your response to the First Announcement for the second IALI conference to be held in Asia, in co-operation with the ILO.
IALI is most grateful to the Minister, SAWS, PR China, for hosting this important Conference at a time when IALI is aiming to extend its work to all parts of the globe.
The International Conference theme for Beijing on Partnerships in Occupational Safety and Health Inspection, is of significant interest to all IALI members and the First Announcement has produced an excellent list of speakers from all across the world as well as a wide range of conference participants from every continent. A draft Conference Programme is now attached for your information.
The Conference will focus on strategies, methods and ideas for working in harmony across government and with industry, to deliver successful and effective integrated OSH inspection services - particularly in high risk industries such as coal mining, chemical and construction industries. The emphasis will be on practical examples from around the world that demonstrate successful OSH inspection in countries of different size, with different Government arrangements and different social and economic characteristics. No matter what country you represent, the conference will provide you with examples of effective ways to help you run your OSH inspection services.
I encourage all IALI members to consider registering for this important event. The Second IALI Conference in Asia promises to be extremely interesting and of significant educational value and I look forward to seeing you there.
Michele Patterson
IALI President
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS AND DRAFT PROGRAMME
A Draft Conference Programme is attached to this Announcement, together with updated registration and hotel details. The Conference language will be English with translation into Mandarin.
If you will be attending the Conference and have not yet submitted your registration form, can you please send in the attached registration form and your hotel reservation form as soon as possible – to the email addresses on the forms.
If you are giving a presentation at the conference:
-the conference organisers would be most grateful if you could please submit your abstracts by Monday 20 March 2006 and your full conference paper by Friday 31 March 2006(this will allow the papers to be translated and printed prior to the conference).
Thank you very much for your cooperation!
CONFERENCE ARRANGEMENTS
The Conference Venue
The Conference venue will be the Hotel Kempinski in Beijing. Please note that the Conference venue has changed from the Hotel Kunlun since the First Announcement. However, if you have already reserved a room in the Hotel Kunlun, a room has now been automatically reserved for you in the Hotel Kempinski (please see the new instructions on the attached Hotel Information sheet). If you are booked in to the Hotel Huadu, no change has been made to your booking.
The Organisers
The Department ofInternationalCooperation, SAWS is the official Conference Organiser and the main point of contact for arrangements.
In Beijing, Ms. Shi Yanping, Director of the Department of International Cooperation,SAWSand Vice President of IALI, is responsible for coordinating the conference locally and Ms. Michele Patterson, Executive Director, SafeWork SA, South Australia and President of IALI, is the IALI contact. Their contact details are listed below.
Ms. Shi Yanping Ms Michele Patterson
Director Executive Director
Deptartment of International Cooperation SafeWork SA
SAWS – China Department for Administrative and Information Services
21 Hepingli Beijie 1 Richmond Road
Beijing100713 KESWICK, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 5062
Tel: + (86-10) 64463654,64213949 Tel: + 61 8 83030230
Fax: + (86-10) 64235838 Fax: + 61 8 8463 4978
E-mail:
Conference Fee
The conference fee is US$200. This fee allows for full participation in the conference programme and covers relevant documentation, satchel, simultaneous interpretation facilities, two lunches, and refreshments. SAWS will host a Conference banquet for delegates on Thursday night 13 April (at no cost to delegates).
Accommodation
Special conference rates for accommodation have been arranged at 2 hotels (one 5-star and one 4-star) in Beijing, ranging from US$60-168 per night. Information on both hotels is attached and you are advised to reserve your room as soon as possible. Please email your hotel booking to the email address on the hotel information sheet.
Visas
Please note that every person entering China will require a visa. For this reason, the conference organisers will need to know if you intend to bring a partner or any other person to Beijing for the Conference. They will need the name, title, job (and if relevant, relationship to delegate eg wife, husband), nationality, passport number, expiry date - in order to send a formal Letter of Invitation by fax or post. You will need this letter to apply for a visa in your own country.
DRAFT CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
SAWS - IALI CONFERENCE – BEIJING 13-14 APRIL 2006
Second IALI Conference in Asia - in cooperation with the ILO
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PARTNERSHIPS IN
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH INSPECTION
- strategies, methods & ideas for working in harmony across government and with industry to deliver integrated OSH inspection services
Wednesday 12 April 2006 - Prior to conference
14.00 – 17.00IALI Executive Committee Meeting
16:00－20:00 Registration of conference participants
Day 1 - Thursday 13 April 2006
8.00Registration (continued from Wednesday)
9.00amOpening Ceremony and Welcome
Welcome speeches will be provided by:
-Vice Minister of the State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS), PR China, Mr Liang Jiakun
-Director, International Labour Organisation (ILO) Beijing Office, Ms Constance Thomas
-International Association of Labour Inspection (IALI) President, Ms Michele Patterson
9.40 – 10.10Coffee Break
10.10 – 12.30 Session 1 – Morning
The strategic framework for building partnerships to achieve safe and healthy work – international approaches
This session will focus on the strategic level – including the ILO’s Global Occupational Health and Safety Strategy, partnerships through globalisation, the history, theory and importance of delivering integrated labour inspection, and the proposed Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health. It will describe strategies for creating a national OSH culture.
Keynote Addresses
Gerd Albracht, Coordinator, Development of Inspection Systems, ILO, on behalf of Jukka Takala, Director of SafeWork, ILO, Geneva, Switzerland - The ILO approach to international partnerships for Safe Work
Huang Yi Director General, Dept of Policy and Legislation SAWS, China – The Present Situation and Challenges of partnerships in OSH inspection in China
Speakers
Brian Bradley, Chief Executive, Department of Consumer and Employment Protection and Nina Lyhne, Commissioner for OHS, Western Australia - Using Australia’s National OSH strategy to build partnerships in OSH inspection
Nils-Petter Wedege, IALI Technical Advisor, Norway - The promotional framework for occupational safety and health – creating an OSH culture in the workplace
Discussion panel
14.00 – 17.30 Session 2 – Afternoon
Delivering Integrated OSH inspection through partnerships in Government
This session will focus on the importance of working together across all levels of government and across different government authorities to ensure effective service delivery. The session will look at how inspection services can be organised for success and provide practical examples of co-operative models for integrated OSH inspection from around the world.
Keynote Address
Wolfgang von Richthofen, IALI Technical Advisor, France - Organising OSH inspection services to create harmony across government
Speakers
Dorthe Preuss, International Advisor of the Danish Working Environment Authority, Denmark – topic to be confirmed
Michele Patterson, IALI President and Executive Director, SafeWork SA, South Australia - Using Memorandums of Understanding to coordinate government resources in OSH and labour inspection
Sammy Nyambari, IALI Vice President and Director, African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC), Zimbabwe Partnerships across countries for better Labour Inspection – the ARLAC Experience – to be confirmed
Yang Qingsheng, Deputy Director General of the State Administration of Coal Mine Safety, China – The challenges of coordinating central and local authorities to deliver safe and healthy coal mining
Mr Hong-Ji Rhee, President of Korean Industrial Safety Association, Korea - Status and Prospects of Inspection Systems for Hazardous Machines and Instruments
Adrian Ellis, IALI Technical Advisor and former President, United Kingdom – The Control of Major Hazards in Developing Countries – Partnerships and Priorities
Discussion Panel
18.30Conference Banquet hosted by SAWS
Day 2 - Friday 14 April 2006
9.00 – 12.30Session 3 – Morning
Partnerships between OSH inspection services and industry to improve OSH in the workplace
Delivery of effective and professional OSH services requires the building of partnerships with industry and other organisations such as research institutes, associations, scientific centres, teaching institutions and semi-government bodies. This session will focus on examples and models from around the world where Government–Industry partnerships have been successfully used to create an OSH culture at industry and workplace level – particularly for high risk work such as coal-mining, chemical handling, and construction.
Keynote Address
Maureen Shaw, President and CEO of Industrial Accident Prevention Association and Helle Tosine, Assistant Deputy Minister of Labour, Ontario,Canada- Partnerships in Prevention Strategy
Speakers
Kevin Myers, Vice President of IALI and Director of Hazardous Installations, Health and Safety Executive, United Kingdom, United Kingdom - Better OSH inspection through partnerships with industry and other organisations
Mohtar Musri and Rosli Hussin, Directors, Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Malaysia - Partnership between government inspection services and industry to improve OSH in the workplace
Gerd Albracht, Coordinator, Development of Inspection, SafeWork, ILO, Geneva, Switzerland - Enhancing OHS Standards and Productivity through Supply Chain Management
Wan Shibo, President of China Chemical Safety Association,China- Partnerships in OSH inspection from the enterprise perspective
Cesar Guedeja-Marron de Onis, former Chief of Area, Senior Labour and Social Security Inspector, former Vice President of IALI, Spain, - Collaboration on risk management between public administration and enterprises in the construction industry in Spain
John Merritt, Executive Director, WorkSafe, Victoria, Australia - Managing Major Hazard Facilities in Victoria – partnershiplessons learnt
Germany – industry presentation on Effective OSH Campaigns - to be confirmed
Discussion Panel
14.00 – 17.00Session 4 – Afternoon
Achieving results through professional and ethical OSH inspection
A key to the delivery of professional OSH inspection services involves working constructively with people in the workplace and their representatives. Topics in this session include people-oriented approaches to inspection services, how the inspector can influence both workers and employers to improve conditions, and overcoming difficulties and barriers faced by inspectors in delivering their message. Examples will be provided of innovative, practical and effective approaches for organising the modern inspectorate.
Keynote Address
Liu Tiemin, President of China Academy of Safety Science, China– Capacity Building for OSH inspection in China
Speakers
Paul Weber, Secretary-General of IALI and Directuer, L’Inspection du travail et des mines, Luxemburg - Luxemburg’s Integrated Labour Inspection System
Totyu Mladenov, Executive Director, General Labour Inspectorate Executive Agency (GLI-EA), Bulgaria- The Integrated Labour Inspection in the Republic of Bulgaria – Results and Effectiveness of its operation
Marc De Greef , Managing Director, Prevent, Belgium – to be confirmed
Laurence Svirchev, Investigations officer, Fatal and Serious Investigations, Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia, Canada – to be confirmed
Liri Amone Abongomera, Commissioner, Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Uganda – to be confirmed
A special feature of this session will be a discussion of the need for a Global Code of Ethics for Labour Inspectors to underpin their activities and assist their professional standing in the community. It will include a discussion of how IALI might develop such a code – led by IALI Technical Advisor, Wolfgang von Richthofen and involving IALI members who already have a code of ethics in their country or are interested in participating in developing such a code.
Wolfgang von Richthofen, France, and international panel from audience - Developing a global code of ethics on labour inspection – discussion on how IALI might achieve this objective
17.00 – 17.30 Conference summary and closing ceremony
HOW TO REGISTER
Step 1 – Submit your Registration Form
The attached registration form may be completed and submitted electronically to the following email addresses(Note: please include all 3 emails addresses to ensure your registration form is received):
E-mail:,
With a copy to:,
Or you may fax or mail your registration form to:
Ms. Shi Yanping, Mr.Chen Xiaojun, Department of International Cooperation
SAWS, 21 Hepingli Beijie,100713
Beijing
Tel: (86-10)64463654, 64213949 Fax: (86-10) 64235838
(Note: When mailing your registration form, please write “IALI Conference 2006” on the envelope)
Step 2 - Payment
Payment of the US$200 Conference fee may be made by credit card when you send in your registration form, or by cash (in US $) or credit card when you arrive at the Conference.
(Note: Please note that electronic funds transfers (ie bank drafts) are not recommended as they may take several months to process)
Step 3 – Arranging your Visa
When you send in your Registration Form, SAWS will send you an email confirming receipt and advise that SAWS will be sending you a Letter of Invitation by fax or post. You will then need to take the Letter of Invitation to the Chinese Embassy in your country to apply for a visa.