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Friday 19, November, 2004 17:45 - 19:30, No.2 Conference Room Workshop B Asbestos and Construction Chairs: Naoki Toyama and Anders Englund OSH Activities based on Participatory Approach at Construction Worksites Naoki Toyama Tokyo Occupational Safety and Health Center, Japan ABSTRACT More than 90% of imported asbestos was used for construction materials, and most of the asbestos materials are existing now. Japanese construction workers who work at demolition sites and reconstruction sites have been exposed asbestos, and risk control of asbestos will be necessary for long time in the future. A construction trade union organizing construction workers, self-employed worker and small business started integrated OSH activities including the asbestos risk control applying participatory approach. Construction workers of a district branch of the trade union formed a committee for improving OSH condition of construction worksites. The member of the committee agreed to provide a basic training course targeting small construction worksites applying participatory methods: risk assessment using action checklist, group work and action oriented approach, and they also agreed to implement the training course in associated local trade union. Independent OSH activities were developed through the following process 1)identifying risk profile, 2)providing the action checklist, 3)checklist application at construction sites and collection of local good examples, 4)developing basic training course and establishment of training materials, 5)expanding the training activities into the local trade unions. 1)Supporting construction workersf independent activity, 2)collection of good examples and their horizontal development, 3)trade union network, 4)simple and effective materials, were important for starting and facilitate the activities. |