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Chris Jones Chairman, WISH and Director, Cory Environmental Limited

WISHful thinking. Chris Jones Chairman, WISH and Director, Cory Environmental Limited. In the next 25 minutes or so…. • The legacy of the past • WISHful beginnings - The formation of WISH - The membership of WISH

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Chris Jones Chairman, WISH and Director, Cory Environmental Limited

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  1. WISHfulthinking Chris Jones Chairman, WISH and Director, Cory Environmental Limited

  2. In the next 25 minutes or so…. • The legacy of the past •WISHful beginnings- The formation of WISH- The membership of WISH • WISHes fulfilled- The work of WISH to date- The achievements to date • WISHing for the future- The new WISH strategy and structure- The Road Map or “blueprint”

  3. The issues, the challenge. • The legacy of the past - A neglected and unappreciated industry? - Seen as the problem, not the solution - Poor practices and high accident rates • Increasing recycling not increasing increase injury and ill health- increasing collection effort - increasing workforce • New technology, new injuries and potential health impacts- Move away from Landfill toward processing - MRF, MBT, AD, IVC, EfW

  4. The legacy of the past • Accident rates in the waste industry - Fatal injuries 2003/4 The Industry with the highest rate of fatal injury is the recycling of waste and scrap where the rate is nearly 40 times the national average.

  5. The legacy of the past • Accident rates in the waste industry - Bomel Report “Damming research was published yesterday by the HSE which showed that around 4,000 accidents are reported by the waste industry each year, or approximately 2,500 per 100,000 workers. This is nearly five times the national average accident rate, and the fatal incident rate of 10 in 100,000 is ten times the national average.” “The research, conducted by Bomel Limited, was based on 2001/02 figures and revealed that incidents were mainly reported from refuse or recycling collection crews manually sorting the waste.” From letsrecycle.com 17 June 2004 http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr240.htm

  6. WISHful beginnings Genesis • May 2001 - Initial proposal arose out of a ‘summit’ between the HSE and ESA. • July 2001- First meeting held • May 2002- First publication INDG 359

  7. WISHful beginnings Evolution Association for Organics Recycling British Metals Recycling Association Chartered Institute of Wastes Management Community Recycling Network* Container Handling Equipment Manufacturers (CHEM) Association Department for the Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs* Energy and Utility Skills Environment Agency* Environmental Services Association* Health & Safety Executive Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee Local Government Employers Organisation* Trades Union Congress Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) Waste Management Industry Training & Advisory Board (WAMITAB) • • Membership- Members- Observers • • Constitution- Adopted September 09 • - Revised May 2012 • • Strategy & Plan of Work- Strategy adopted Sep 08 • - Strategy revised and update Nov 12 • Plan of Work Sep 08

  8. WISHes fulfilled WISH Strategy 2009 • • StrategyLaunched on 14 January 2009 • Had five key commitments • Reduce Accidents by 10% year on year • Measure and then reduce working days lost • Adoption of safety management systems • Improvement in climate and attitudes • Increase levels of competence Objective 4: Health and safety climate and attitudes Improve attitudes within the workforce to health and safety. Develop and promote a climate survey tool that enables small and medium size organisations to measure the attitudes to health and safety within their workforce and identify areas where improvements can be made. Objective 3: Management of health and safety Gain widespread adoption of safety management systems such as those consistent with HSG 65[1] principles or compliant with OHSAS 18001. Publication of a simple online self assessment checklist could be used to help organisations identify whether they are meet these standards and provide information to help monitor progress with this objective. Large organisations may choose to benchmark themselves on the CHASPI index (www.chaspi.info-exchange.com). Objective 2: Number of working days lost WISH will produce a standard format for measuring the number of working days lost due to occupational health and safety incidents[1]. This will be used to analyse/ sample performance to promote engagement at company/ organisation level. WISH will establish and task a working group to identify metrics and agree a strategy to reduce the number of working days lost within 24 months. Objective 5: Competence Increase the level of competence within the industry, in line with the WISH “Commitment to competence” statement[1]. WISH will establish and task a working group to identify metrics for measuring progress with the Commitment to competence and agree a competence strategy within 24 months. Objective 1: Accident performance Reduce the overall RIDDOR reported accident rate by 10% year on year (2005/6 baseline) by December 2013.

  9. WISHes fulfilled WISH 2002 - 2012 • Best practice guidance notes • Leaflets and other publications http://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/wish.htm

  10. WISHes fulfilled Spreading the word Organisation/ body Place IOSH Warrington UK Safety Networks (UKSN) Essex (Chelmsford) RoSPABirmingham RoSPAReading RoSPALondon UKSN East Anglia (Norwich) WISH NI Belfast LA group (Lincs) Lincoln LA group (Northampton) Hemel Hempsted and Aylesbury (sep talks/events) South West Waste Recycling forum Cornwall AIRMIC Bournemouth FEAD/EU joint meeting Amsterdam LA group (London) Hammersmith West Midlands Waste Forum Kidderminster Environmental Media Group (Letsrecycle) Solihull and London (sep talks/events) Manchester Waste Forum Manchester Airport SESA Glasgow LA group (Gloucester) Cheltenham SW Safety forum Bristol ORGREA conference Stockport LARAC Nottingham FEAD Brussels http://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/waste-management/hse-event http://www.shponline.co.uk/commentcommunity-content/full/hse-challenges-waste-industry-to-improve-its-safety-record

  11. WISHing for the future WISH Strategy 12 - WISH Plan of work 2013 - • Strategy Officially launched 7th Feb 2013. http://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/charter.htm • • Road Map (or “blueprint”)A plan of work for the industry, devised and supported by the industry under five key headings • Strong Leadership • Involving the workforce • Creating Healthier, Safer workplaces • Supporting SME’s • Build competence

  12. WISH Plan of work 2013 - • • Progress to date • Strong leadership • Several meetings culminating in the publication of the leadership tool. Now merging with the workforce involvement strategy group. • Involve the workforce • Several meetings, developing the proposals on worker engagement and communication best practice. Merging with leadership working group.

  13. WISH Plan of work 2013 - • • Progress to date • Build competence • Only recently started, had first meeting and agreed an outline of key areas of concern • Support SME’s • Two meetings so far, have identified a number of areas of potential interest.

  14. WISH Plan of work 2013 - • • Progress to date • Creating healthier, safer workplaces • Sub groups working on: • Safety Aids on vehicles; • Safe operation of AD and MBT; • Machinery sourcing; • Health surveillance; • Noise from glass collections; wasteandrecycling@hse.gsi.gov.uk http://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/wish.htm http://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/wish-blueprint-progress-update.pdf

  15. WISH Plan of work 2013 - • • Progress to date • Fires on Waste Management sites • Fire Futures forum (Nov 13) • Guidance to replace TGN 7.01 being produced by WISH, led by Geoff Smallwood, with support and involvement from EA, FRS, insurers and others • First draft of WISH guidance circulated End of June, second draft 1st September. Publication of final document 3rd October 2014 WISH Secretary : toni.gladding@open.ac.uk WISH Chair: cjones@coryenvironmental.co.uk

  16. WISHing for the future WISH Plan of work 2013 - • • What can I do after today? • Participate /consult on emerging guidance documents • Review your practices against the best practice guidance produced by WISH (see the HSE/WISH website) http://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/wish.htm

  17. WISHes fulfilled Achievements to date • ESA accident charter Accident rate fell from 4150 to 2428 between 2003 and 2007. More than a 12% year on year reduction. Following renewal of the charter in 2007 the accident rate has fallen to stand in 2013 at 1313.

  18. WISHes fulfilled Achievements to date • RR701 BOMEL II - Accident rates fell by 15% from 03/04 to 07/08. HSE's Head of Manufacturing Sector, Geoff Cox said: "There has been a lot of work by all parties to improve the industry's poor record since we published the first analysis of the injury rates in 2004.” "The declining performance at the beginning of this decade has been halted and we can now see improvements that equate to 800 fewer injuries per year.”  http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr701.htm

  19. WISHes fulfilled Achievements to date • HSE 2012/13 annual report- Accident rates fell by 2.4% in 2012/13. HSE's Head of Waste and Recycling, Graham Walker said: "Waste and recycling remains one of Britain’s higher risk industries. Everyone has a responsibility to ensure the number of people killed or harmed in this sector is reduced year on year. “Though the numbers are slightly down on last year, too many people still fail to return home safely from work and we are continuing to work together with the industry to change this” http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/reports/1213/

  20. WISHing for change • WISH is committed to change by: - Establishing and sharing best practice - Improving the safety performance of the industry - Developing the competence of those who work in the industry - Improving perception of the waste industry as a safe place to work “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win”. John F Kennedy (1917-1963) • We need your help “You must be the change that you wish to see in the world” Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

  21. http:www.hse.gov.uk/waste/wish.htm

  22. For discussion…. • • Culture and motivation- The perception of the public- The effects of that perception • •Duty of Care and waste descriptions • Waste description responsibility – EWC • Transfer notes and the current EA prosecution approach • EDoC • •Recycling- Should energy be considered as a recyclate?- Judging the environmental benefits of recycling • • RDF, SRF and waste fires- Waste export and producer responsibility- Waste fires, the public, the politicians, resilience and reputational risk. • • Case examples

  23. http:www.hse.gov.uk/waste/wish.htm

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