Active in Prevention for 40 Years 1970–2010

Active in prevention for 40 years 1970–2010 International Section for Electricity, Gas and Water Active in prevention for 40 years Table of Contents Greeting from the ISSA President . 4 Greeting from the ISSA Secretary General . 5 Taking the High Road . 6 Section Members’ Greetings . 7 The History of the Section . 9 The International Film and Multimedia Festival . 19 Appendix The Board . 21 Membership . 21 Ordinary Members . 22 Corresponding Members . 23 International Events . 24 Publications . 26 Imprint Publisher: ISSA Section for Electricity, Gas and Water c/o BG Energie Textil Elektro Medienerzeugnisse Gustav-Heinemann-Ufer 130, 50968 Cologne, Germany www.issa.int/prevention-electricity Editor: Waldemar Becker, Redaktionsbüro für Wirtschaft & Soziales, 42799 Leichlingen, Germany Photos: ISSA Section for Electricity, Gas and Water, www.istockphoto.de – Igor Smichkov (Titel), Gabriel Bobes (S. 22), Siegfried Boes (S. 24), David Iliff (S. 28), ictor (S. 28) Layout: bleydesign, Cologne, Germany Printed by: Warlich Druck Meckenheim, Meckenheim, Germany All rights reserved. May not be reproduced or reprinted in whole or in part without the express permission of the publisher. 3 Active in prevention for 40 years Corazon de la Paz-Bernardo President of the International Social Security Association Greeting from the ISSA President Over decades, the ISSA’s Special good occupational safety and health technical advice provided to ISSA Commission on Prevention with its (OSH) practices in the electricity, members and to the international 11 International Sections has been a gas and water supply industries, occupational safety and health pillar for the prevention of occupa- contributing to ISSA’s overall man- community. I am convinced that the tional risks worldwide. By providing date to promote and develop social ISSA’s new focus on proactive and good practice, information, research, security worldwide. preventative social security provides expert advice and platforms for ex- a unique window of opportunity to change the Special Commission and As the Section’s membership continue these successful activities its Sections contributes significantly includes both social security organi- and to further promote the ISSA’s to the ISSA’s dynamic social security sations, sector organisations and prevention activities worldwide for concept, in particular with regard OSH-experts, it provides a unique many more years. to social security policies that foster platform of knowledge exchange preventative approaches in a com- and expert advice, which is, on the prehensive, integrated and multi- one hand beneficial for ISSA mem- sector manner. ber institutions and, on the other, focussed on practical solutions to The International Section of the improve safety and health directly ISSA for Electricity, Gas and Water at the workplace with a view to is a highly appreciated part of the reducing occupational accidents ISSA’s prevention activities in social and diseases. security, which is coordinated through ISSA’s Special Commission I would like to congratulate and on Prevention. The Section has thank the Section and its members always been a valuable promoter of for 40 years of committed work and 4 Active in prevention for 40 years Greeting from the ISSA Secretary General Safety and health at work lies at tricity, Gas and Water has demon- the heart of social security. The strated its capacity to promote prevention efforts rendered by social prevention and to provide technical security organisations to society advice and assistance to its diverse have over the past led to a significant membership in the sector. It has also decrease in occupational accidents published numerous guidebooks on Hans-Horst Konkolewsky and diseases. This has not only how to manage occupational risks Secretary General of the International saved millions of lives and prevented and has organised important ISSA Social Security Association enormous human suffering, it has events. A special highlight is the also helped social security institu- Section’s organisation of the Film- tions to better anticipate and manage and Multimedia Festival during the risks and reduce costs for compen- triennial World Congress on Safety sation and rehabilitation. and Health at Work, organised by the ISSA in cooperation with the ILO The prevention of occupational and a national host organisation. The safety and health (OSH) risks has Festival is widely cherished by the consequently been at the centre of numerous safety and health policy ISSA activities for many decades makers, experts and practitioners led by the Special Commission on attending the World Congress and Prevention and its International has developed into a main ISSA Prevention Sections. These unique event, contributing to the promotion sector-specific OSH-networks have of a prevention culture on a global contributed significantly to the scale. development of prevention worldwide due to the wide range of inter- Let me once again congratulate and national prevention events and thank the Electricity, Gas and Water know ledge exchange. It therefore Section for 40 years of committed gives me great pleasure on the occa- work in the interest of the safety, sion of its 40th Anniversary to thank health and wellbeing of workers in the International Section for Electric- the sector. ity, Gas and Water for its important contribution to the ISSA’s prevention activities over the past four decades. As part of the Special Commission on Prevention, the Section for Elec- 5 Active in prevention for 40 years Olaf Petermann Rafael Torres Tercero Serge Curlier Martina Hesse-Spötter President Vice-President Vice-President Secretary General Taking the High Road To contribute and gain experience, to gather and pass The high road – or best approach – in modern social on knowledge, to obtain and offer solutions: This was policy, particularly in the area of occupational safety the way that the Section’s founders formulated the and health, is prevention. Along this road, the Section operational principles of their work 40 years ago. Today, will certainly encounter new challenges presented by the we are able to conclude – with no small amount of pride global processes of technological and socio-economic –that our consistent adherence to these “guidelines” change. The knowledge and experience gathered in has led to the tangible, beneficial application of the 40 years of preventative work, a resource pool of tried Section’s work for thousands of businesses and millions and tested strategies, and the commitment of the actors of employees worldwide. in the Section give us the assurance that the Section and its supporting members will be able to master the Above all, we can attribute the Section’s success to the challenges that the future brings. dedication of the specialists and leaders of its member organisations. This group of people believed and con- Thanks and recognition is due to all of those people tinue to believe in the vision of the Section’s founders who founded the Section and to those who have for a humane and safety-oriented working world. They accompanied it and moved it forward. To those who have worked tirelessly on the realisation of that vision, are preparing and travelling on this road toward the and continue to do so to this day. globalisation of preventative thinking, we wish you courage, confidence and many comrades-in-arms. Thanks to a network of communications that extends Safety and health for working people all over the world beyond borders and continents, and through its inter- is our goal. national conferences, colloquia, seminars, workshops, roundtables and publications, the Section has become If you wish to accompany and support us on this a “stock exchange” for knowledge and experience from journey, we cordially invite you to become a member all over the globe in the area of occupational safety and of the Section. health in the electricity, energy, gas and water industries. Olaf Petermann Rafael Torres Tercero Serge Curlier Martina Hesse-Spötter President Vice-President Vice-President Secretary General 6 Active in prevention for 40 years Section Members’ Greetings workshops that we have attended work with the over many years of membership ISSA over the have provided a great opportunity coming years to learn lessons and share good to address new practice with colleagues from all health and safety over the world. The expert techni- risks affecting cal publications produced by the our sector as ENA would like to congratulate Section have proven very useful technologies and David Smith, Chief the ISSA Electricity Section for 40 to our member companies. ENA work practices Executive of ENA successful years. The meetings and looks forward to continuing to change. KOREA association will greatly contribute ISSA in 2008. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH AGENCY to the improvement of occupation- Furthermore, al safety and health not only in I look forward Europe but also across the globe. to closer cooper- On behalf of all the members of The ISSA’s pioneering activities for ation and more the Korea Occupational Safety and occupational accident prevention active technolog- Health Agency, I send my sincerest in the areas of electricity, gas and ical exchanges in congratulations. Based upon the water, as well as information ex- the future. Noh, Min-Ki, ISSA Electricity Section’s rich changes in safety and health, have President of the Korea experience for the last 40 years, I been a valuable help to our agency, Occupational Safety have no doubt that your

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