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Safety, Health, Environment and Security Committee (SHESC)
Formed 2008
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Membership
The SHESC includes the following companies:
Committee Objectives
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- To contribute in forming state policy in the health and safety, environment and security sectors, creating transparent and clear rules, which should stimulate the development of the market and guarantee equal access to it for all participants
- To adapt businesses of European companies in Russia by minimizing of operational and investment risks, administration barriers in conditions of modern Russia, to contribute to elimination of these risks
- To promote sustained, effective environmental, health and security standards and practices within the companies, operating in Russia
- To advocate Committee's position on HSE and Security regulations and legislation
- To promote the adoption of a clear system of regulations and non-overlapping roles and responsibilities on the part of the relevant authorities
- To promote performance-based regulations, which provide standards and guidelines for achieving desired HSE results as opposed to prescriptive ‘how to' regulations
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- To promote the practice of consulting and engaging industry representatives in legislative and regulatory process since it is industry that has the responsibility for implementing these proposals
- To improve industry security (license, registration, identification, unsafe industrial objects’ insurance and etc.)
- To promote the international in-house management system of labor protection and safety(management system ISO, OHSAS), exchange the experience and interact with Russian Authorities (RostechNadzor, Rospotrebnadzor) on these issues
- To monitor legal developments in the Russian market in the field of safety, health, environment and security
- To promote information exchange on different international practices/policies and their relevance to Russia
- To advise the AEB members on counter-terror measures, anti-counterfeiting operations, insurance fraud, features of anti-fraud measures in conditions of modern Russia
- To gather, encourage and participate in development of the body of knowledge relevant to the profession
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Here you can view the most recent POSITION PAPER
SHES Committee Update
March 25, 2011 - SHES Committee Meeting: The Committee met to discuss Safety on the Job The 80/20 Factor
Presenter: Kenneth Burgess, M.Ed., LPC, CEAP
Senior Behavioral Healthcare Consultant
Chestnut Global Partners
Bloomington/Chicago, Illinois
A rehabilitation psychologist, Mr. Burgess has worked as a counselor, trainer, and manager in industry since the late 1970’s. As manager of alcohol and drug programs for U.S. Steel, U.S.A. He implemented services that moved problem workers to seek help through his program, identifying, motivating, and successfully treating more than 1,500 employees over a three-year period. Kenneth has worked in all areas of alcohol, drug and mental health services, in physical rehabilitation, and more recently, in starting his own company, Solutions, Latin America, in Brazil. He has introduced his ideas about safety, productivity and health in more than fifty countries on four continents. Mr. Burgess has also worked in the area of behavior-based safety (BBS), and helped implement an intervention program for a large mining, smelting, and fabrications company located in the Caribbean. He is currently living here in Russia for three months working with a Russian start up company, Corporate Health (CH Russia).
Safety on the Job
Human error may be inevitable, but it need not be catastrophic.
Different from the Paredo Principle, the “80/20” rule in Safety refers to findings related to the causes of accidents/injuries at the workplace: Only 20 percent relate to equipment (machinery, etc.) and environmental causes; 80 percent are caused by people, by the workers themselves. Herbert Heinrich, a pioneer in the field of Safety and a strong supporter of principles that led to the Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) movement, felt that the human factor was even greater. According to Heinrich, 95-percent of all accidents and injuries can be attributed to human error.
Mr. Burgess discussed the concept of “impairment”, underlying conditions that “disable” employees, making them not only non-productive, but also unsafe at work. These conditions range from obvious impairments such as drug and alcohol use, abuse and addiction; mental health problems – depression, anxiety and others; the worry associated with trying to take care of one’s self and family in today highly competitive and fast-paced world; problems with children; problems with marriage and relationships; and sleep disturbances. All of these conditions have a direct and negative impact on Safety, yet few are addressed under many of today’s Safety efforts. Mr. Burgess will discuss his experience in this area of business, share examples of success, and provide a convincing argument about the need to be able to intervene with problem employees if the company is really serious about Safety.
October 27, 2010 - Business meeting: Recent Trends in Business Ethics, Compliance and Corporate Security
Corruption is now recognized to be one of the world's greatest challenges. It is a major hindrance to sustainable development. It impedes economic growth, distorts competition and represents serious legal and reputational risks. It is also very costly for business, with the extra financial burden estimated to add 10% or more to the costs of doing business in many parts of the world.
The AEB Safety, Health, Environment and Security Committee held on 27 October a special event dedicated to the corruption combating to draw once again attention of the official bodies and business society to this destructive phenomenon.
G. Gudkov, State Duma Security Committee presented an overview of the situation with corruption in Russia, stressing the fact that the real situation diferres significantly from what is officially presented. He draw attention of the audience to different ways of its fighting, especially focusing on the development of legislation, in particular expansion of the Duma control. This point of view was supported by E. Panfilova, Transparency International-R, who stressed the importance of distinguishing between bribes and corruption and further increase of transparency of state servants’ operations. The business meeting provided an opportunity to present practical experience of fighting corruption at different levels, from the highest one, presented by Ministry of Interior, followed by individual companies’ experience.
June 04, 2010 - SHESC Committee Meeting: Mrs. Zinaida Epp, Siemens, presented a modern concept of mobile office/home based working implemented by Siemens.
Business meeting titled, “Approaching post-Kyoto: opportunities and challenges for Russia."
Climate change is one of the most significant challenges the humanity has faced, affecting the fundamentals of the economic, social, and political life across the world. Our efforts to confront climate change and adapt to its unavoidable impacts are challenged by the uncertainties in the scientific forecasts and the limitations in our understanding of the business, social and economic complexities of impact and response strategies. In December, 2009, World leaders gathered in Copenhagen to discuss the results of implementation of the Kyoto protocol and essential measures in order to prevent a major threat to the environment as a result of climate change, as well as develop new mechanisms for long-term response to global warming.
The AEB business meeting on 01 October, 2010 focused on the current situation in the field of Kyoto Protocol implementation; its further perspectives, Presented by a WWF Expert, Alexei Kokorin; mechanisms of financial support, presented by Mr. Gavrilov, Sberbank, and representatives of international and national financial institutions. Speakers from SUEK, TNK-BP ENEL shared their experience of carbon projects implementation. The business meeting provided a platform for analysis and discussion of the implications of climate change issues on business, practicalities of carbon projects’ implementation, experiences of private companies and international financial organizations.
For more information, please consult the AEB Events Archive.
March 24, 2010 - "Второе дыхание Киотского протокола: реалии и ожидания" (Vegas Lex)
November 09, 2009 - Update on Kyoto Protocol Please read Article 6 Kyoto Protocol, Resolution No 843, Climate Change
September 11, 2009 - Influenza H1N1 Situation Update
May 22, 2009 - Please see the EHS UPDATE for MARCH-APRIL 2009
April 30, 2009 - The International SOS Swine Flu Website (Open to all International SOS members and the general public) This website contains the latest news, FAQs, travel recommendations etc. and is regularly updated
April 27, 2009 - AEB SHESC update: Should an employee take antiviral medication (Tamiflu) with them when traveling to Mexico?
In response to the latest developments surrounding the swine flu outbreak in Mexico and the United States, International SOS has launched a special website that has the latest information and travel advice for your international business travelers, expatriates and other globally-mobile workforce. Use this website as your primary source of information as we will be continuously updating it.
You'll find the: Latest information on the outbreaks, latest travel advice, FAQs Such as..."Should I travel to Mexico or the US" |
