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Mennonite Economic Development Associates
Improving Occupational Safety and Health through
Microfinance
Improving OSH through the provision of MF, MI and Banking Services
December 2009
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EACID’s OSH Interventions
Origins:
Children worked in many client businesses … how to respond ?
Developed a series of interventions with working children and business owners including:
Hazard analysis and mitigation by loan officers Code of conduct Dual purpose loans
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EACID’s OSH Interventions
During routine visits loan officers work with business owners to identify how to improve working conditions including OSH
Costs of improvements are included in the dual purpose loan that improves business performance as well as OSH
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EACID’s OSH Interventions
Tire repair shop …
… installation of guarded machinery
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EACID’s OSH Interventions
Laundry … installation of modern equipment and a safer production line layout
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EACID’s OSH Interventions
Rationale for loan officer involvement …
Incentives
Professional development
Organizational culture
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EACID’s OSH Interventions
Rationale for an MFI … Social mandate Risk reduction / portfolio
quality Organizational reputation
with clients and government / community
Accessing loan fund capital
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Training Loan Officers in OSH
PPIC-Work training manual
Loan officers and other MFI staff
3 day training
Maximum support for trainer (usually non-OSH specialist)
Goals: – teach non-OSH specialists to see a
range of hazards – understand mitigation techniques
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Microfinance and OSH
Main actors:
Successful hazard mitigation: process of negotiation
MFI Management
Loan Officers Business owners
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Instructor’s Training Manual
Slide from power point presentation
Trainer’s Notes
Additional Information
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Key Tools for Assessing Hazards
Type of Hazards Examples in the
Workplace
Possible Mitigation
Accident
Chemical
Physical
Ergonomic
Working Conditions
Biological
Psychological
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Key Tools for Assessing Hazards
5
The Hazard Scoring Tool
Negligible _Negligible _ _Medium __Low Probability
Low _Low _ _High _ __Medium Probability
Medium _Medium __High _ __ _High Probability
MinorModerateSerious
Severity
Probability
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Key Tools for Assessing Hazards
The Hazard Control Hierarchy
Gloves, shoes, masks
Provide personal protective equipment
Warning signs, educate workers, limit tasks to adults, train staff
Provide warning systems or administrative controls
Chemicals, machines, guards on machines
Reduce risks by substituting less hazardous methods or materials
Restaurant storyEliminate the hazard through system design, “engineer out ”the hazard
MOST
LEAST
ExamplesMitigationEffectiveness
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Thank you very much