Launched in 2014, the IMA-Europe Safety Award rewards member companies showing the best improvement performances in safety and health and as such, promoting a safer workplace. The IMA-Europe Safety Award actively supports the IMA-Europe Target Zero Injury initiative, focusing this year on “Injury Prevention and Health Protection”. More information on http://www.ima-europe.eu/award/safety-award

1. Applications in the category:
SAFETY
« Injury Prevention & Health Protection »

2. Brenda O’Brien Martin Isles Mark Ellis
JURY MEMBERS

3. CANDIDATE 1
Contact: Quentin Ménard
Quentin.menard@imerys.com
www.imerys.com
Imerys Carbonates
Europe Middle East and Africa
Senior Managers Involvement in an
Industrial Safety System

4. Senior Managers Involvement in an Industrial Safety System
Category:
Safety
Candidate 1
Imerys Carbonates
EMEA Challenge: Creating a safer working environment, improve attitudes and habits
through influencing behaviors; coach, motivate and inspire people to equip them
to perform better; improve overall safety culture through leadership,
commitment and ownership.
Imerys Carbonates EMEA implemented in 2013 an internal audit management
system: “Senior Manager Audit“ (SMA) in all 15 sites in 9 European countries.
These safety audits were initially performed by key Senior Managers to both
help increase leadership visibility while preventing injuries through hazards and
risks identification processes. In 2016, Imerys Carbonates is orientating its
focus on Visible Felt Leadership, increasing the involvement of all our Senior
Managers on engaging with our workers on site.
Outcomes: Over 3 years, increase in safety culture in terms of no. of Senior
Managers involved in SMA; no of audits performed by both senior managers
and other visitors; no. and quality of observations from audits; the % of action
plan completion from our operations to solve those findings.

5. CANDIDATE 2
Sibelco Europe
« No Dust » teams
Innovation in airborne dust measurements
Contact: Ingeborg Pensis & An Buttiens
Ingeborg.pensis@sibelco.com
An.buttiens@sibelco.com
www.sibelco.com

6. « No Dust » teams – Innovation in airborne dust measurements
Category:
Safety
Candidate 2
Sibelco Europe
Challenge: Committed to reducing exposure of its staff to airborne dust, incl.
respirable crystalline silica, Sibelco sought a new way of identifying individual
sources of airborne dust generation to be able to prioritise improvements.
Sibelco’s multidisciplinary team of experts – Health, Safety and Engineering
specialists – developed for the quarry and mineral processing environment a
concept in which real-time dust level measurements are combined with
video recording of the activity or process being carried out. The new
technology makes dust exposure visible. The equipment - a hand-held
monitor and miniature head camera - has been very popular with the
workforce, positively influencing worker’s behavior and their personal
involvement in Sibelco’s dust improvement efforts.
Outcome: This innovative, and now affordable technology is now being used
throughout Sibelco to assist site-based “No Dust” teams in their local dust
improvement projects.

7. CANDIDATE 3
Sibelco Europe
Effective Safety Campaigns for
Sibelco’s « lifesaving rules » to fuel
continuous improvement
Contact: Andy Price & An Buttiens
Andy.price@sibelco.com
An.buttiens@sibelco.com
www.sibelco.com

8. Effective Safety Campaigns for Sibelco’s « lifesaving
rules » to fuel continuous improvement
Category:
Safety
Candidate 3
Sibelco Europe
Challenge: Fuel continuous improvement and support the company’s health
and safety performance objectives through effective safety campaigns.
In 2013, Sibelco Europe launched its “Lifesaving Rules” with the aim of
protecting workers from the most significant safety risks. The rules are
supported by existing Performance Standards. Recognising that the rules
alone do not provide the necessary “fuel” in terms of understanding,
planning, resources and engagement to bring about continuous
improvement, a holistic campaign was designed. It clearly explains what
standards are expected, provides tools and guidance, raises awareness via
tailored campaign materials, provides a framework for measurement of
compliance, etc. and this in the 17 European languages.
Outcome: Three successive safety campaigns (mobile equipment / traffic
safety; lock-out, tag-out and machinery guarding) carried out by
multidisciplinary project teams – operational, engineering & communication -
contributed to enhancing greatly the awareness of safety risks.

9. CANDIDATE 4
British Lime Association
Road to Zero Harm
by Sharing Good Practice
Contact: Andy Howe
Andrew.howe@tarmac.com
www.tarmac.com

10. Road to Zero Harm by Sharing Good Practice
Category:
Safety
Candidate 4
British Lime
Association
Challenge: Improve the health and safety performance within the
lime industry with the aim to achieving zero harm in the workplaces
by sharing good practices.
The British Lime Association ’s Health & Safety Committee –
consisting of H&S experts from Tarmac Lime & Powders, Lhoist
and Singleton Birch, look at leadership initiatives that can be
shared, organise workshops for the exchange of best practices,
share health and safety equipment as well as organise peer
reviews on site. The latter involve management, the safety team,
plant operatives and the maintenance team of all three companies.
Outcome: A competency matrix has been shared within the group
to achieve a standard of training and competency for specific tasks
and roles in the industry, with an initial focus on the kiln burner. All
who contribute are recognized with CPD certification.

11. CANDIDATE 5
Tarmac Lime & Powders
Conveyor Safety Training Rig
Contact: Andy Howe
Andrew.howe@tarmac.com
www.tarmac.com

12. Conveyor Safety Training Rig
Category:
Safety
Candidate 5
Tarmac Lime &
Powders
Challenge: Reduce incidents with conveyor belts to improve safety
performance and achieve zero harm.
Two apprentices based in Tunstead Workshops were given a
project to construct a working rig which simulates a worker coming
into contact with conveyor moving parts and nip points. Abigail
Finney and James Gratton completed a mechanical and electrical
construction of the rig. It allows the employees to experience the
hazards of the conveyor and serves as an effective safety training
and awareness raising tool.
Outcome: The transportable Safety Training Conveyor Rig is used
for safety training on site as well as offered to other lime producers
in view of best practice sharing. Abigail and James have been
awarded by the mpa.

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Winners to be announced after 28 September on:
http://www.ima-europe.eu/award/safety-award