20th Vienna Forum for Occupational Medicine Protection against carcinogenic substances simple measures great success! Presentation Team Styria Werkstätten in the Europahaus Vienna on April 12th, 2019 DI Dietmar Hammer, academy manager & EHS manager Slide 1 from xxx
Team Styria One of the largest integrative companies in Austria 420 employees; 68% of them with disabilities 4 locations in Styria Close to the first job market, no handicraft workshop Well-known customers from the economy: Remus, Sebring, Team 7, JUFA Hotels, RTA, KWB etc. ISO 9001 certified IATF 16949 (QMS of the European automotive industry) Slide 2 from xxx
Locations Headquarters Graz Kapfenberg plant Spielberg plant Trieben plant Slide 3 of xxx
Good practice in dealing with carcinogenic substances Case study: Kapfenberg site with 81 employees thereof 64 employees with carcinogenic substances welding smoke, and dust chromium VI and nickel 2014: nationwide, the second most frequent early follow-up examination Package of measures in close cooperation with the labor inspection, the AUVA and preventive forces Slide 4 from xxx
TS-Kapfenberg In cooperation with our AM Fr. Dr. Apoloner-Kurz (from AMZ medicon) implemented the following measures: T (technical) O (organizational) P (personal) Slide 5 from xxx
Package of measures for dealing with carcinogenic substances Technical measures: Combination of stationary extraction system and mechanical ventilation measures instead of mobile extraction systems Installation of a new extraction system according to the state of the art (from aigner) Discharge chute to waste container for soiled work clothing Slide 6 from xxx
Package of measures in dealing with carcinogenic substances Organizational measures: Implementation of annual and event-related instructions by SFK and AM Half-yearly instruction on respiratory protection Cleaning of the hall floor at regular intervals (after the end of the shift) Demand for the consistent implementation of the measures with corresponding event-related follow-up training Slide 7 of xxx
Package of measures for handling carcinogenic substances Personal measures: In heavily polluted areas, additional respiratory protection through the use of welding helmets with integrated blower and filter unit 3 sets of work clothes / worker 2 lockers per worker Skin protection plan slide 8 of xxx
TS-Kapfenberg Result of the implementation of the measures within three years: Pollutant reduction partly below the limit of quantification Only occasional shortening of the examination intervals In the follow-up examinations, such low values were reached that partly below the biological reference values for substances (BAR) slide 9 of xxx
TS-Kapfenberg Initial situation: In 2014, 25 employees examined chromium VI 2 MA below the BAR value nickel … 10 employees below the BAR value 2017: 50 employees examined chromium VI 4 MA below the BAR value Nickel 28 MA below the BAR value slide 10 from xxx
TS-Kapfenberg Conclusion: Hygiene measures were effective No eating or drinking at the workplace, personal hygiene (cleaning) Work clothing (clothing) remains in the company Special consideration for diversity. Cleaning and storage of the helmets slide 11 from xxx
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TS-Kapfenberg Outlook: Good cooperation with institutions (AUVA; AI) We will continue to keep an eye on carcinogenic substances 2018/2019: Wood dust pollution in the carpentry production workshops Goal: Elimination of the obligation to examine Slide 14 of xxx
Thanks for your time Slide 15 of xxx
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