Regional Health and Safety Training in the South Asia Region 26 to 29 August 2024 Colombo, Sri Lanka The Asian Development Bank’s Office of Safeguards conducted a 4-day training for South Asia DMC representatives in Colombo, Sri Lanka entitled ‘Regional Health and Safety Training in the South Asia Region.’ The training is aimed at strengthening safeguards implementation at project level for occupational and community health and safety for ADB funded projects within the Region. The training will be an ideal opportunity for ADB to: (i) Provide an overview of ADB’s policy requirements to ensure safe and healthy working environments on ADB supported projects including a brief overview of the draft provisions within the Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) on standards 2 and 4. (ii) Provide health, safety and security including labor and working conditions awareness and understanding of the requirements and processes associated in the management and implementation of ADB-funded projects. (iii) Provide guidance on risk assessment and management planning for typical hazards associated with the nature of projects within the DMCs of the Pacific Region. (iv) Discuss and propose solutions for persistent Health, safety and security challenges including labor and working conditions in ADB supported projects within the DMCs. (v) Outline good international practice to manage major incidents and accidents at the workplace including issues regarding Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment (SEAH). (vi) Provide guidance on the critical overlaps between effective procurement of contractors to ensure effective implementation of safeguards management plans including the health and safety management plan. Program and Learning Materials 26 August 2024 27 August 2024 28 August 2024 29 August 2024 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) 8:45 – 9.00 Registration 9:15 – 9:25 Safeguards and Course Introduction Nianshan Zhang Chief, OSFG Bruce Dunn Director, OSFG Felix Oku, Principal Safeguards Specialist, OSFG 9:25 – 9:40 Participants Introduction Ricardo Barba Charmayne Galarpe Safeguards Analyst, OSFG Saranga Gajasinghe Senior Safeguards Officer, SLRM 9:40 – 10:00 Introduction to ADB’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) requirements on Health, Safety and Security in ADB supported projects »Heads up on policy provisions in the Draft Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) ESS 2: Labor and Working Conditions and ESS 4: Health, Safety… Felix Nii Tettey Oku, Kassiyet Tulegenova 10:00 – 10:30 Environmental, Health and Safety incorporation on Procurement The slides present environmental, health and safety as an important aspect in ADB procurement. Procurement integration in physical works, consulting… Jenny Yan Yee Chu 10:30 – 10:45 Tea Break 10:45 – 12:00 MODULE 1 – Introduction to Health & Safety (H&S) Foundations in ADB »Outline the scope and nature of Occupational, Health and Safety requirements under ADB »Appreciate potentially significant occupational health… Felix Nii Tettey Oku 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch 13:00 – 14:00 MODULE 1 continued - Safety Culture »Discuss perceptions of risk and repercussions of serious incidents »Understand the elements and benefits of a strong safety culture »Describe… Felix Nii Tettey Oku 14.00 – 15.00 MODULE 2 – Health & Safety Risk Assessment »Explain the principles of Risk Assessment »Know the relationship between a Hazard and a Risk »Understand the principle of As Low As Reasonably… Felix Nii Tettey Oku 15:00 – 15:15 Working Tea Break 15:15 – 16:00 Practical Exercise on hazard identification and risk assessment 16:00 – 16:45 Completion of practical exercise on hazard identification and risk assessment Group Presentation by Reps from EA/IA 16:45 – 18:30 Networking Reception Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) 9:00 – 9:30 Recap and Feedback Discussion on Day 1 Training 10:00 – 10:15 Tea Break 10:15 – 12.00 12:00 -13:00 Lunch 13:00 - 15:30 MODULE 4 & 5 – Community H&S and Security »Understand Project Risks to Communities »Identify when a borrower or contract worker would require security personnel. »Understand the… Felix Nii Tettey Oku 13:00 - 15:30 MODULE 6 – Incident Reporting and Investigation »Understand Roles and Responsibilities for Incident Management and Reporting »Describe incident investigation techniques including Root Cause… Michelle Dooley, Malika Shagazatova 15.30 – 15:15 Tea Break 15:15 – 16:30 Feedback Discussion on Day 2 Training Ricardo Barba Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) 8:00 – 16:00 Travel to site Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) 9:00 – 9.30 Presentation on Bangladesh Case Experience from ADB’s BRT Project in Dhaka Farhat Jahan Chowdhury 9:30 – 9:45 Q & A 9:45 – 10:15 H&S challenges and opportunities in Bhutan (BHU) & Solutions »Understand challenges and prepare measures and actions. 10:15 – 10:30 Q & A 10:30 – 10:45 Tea Break 10:45 – 11:15 H&S challenges in the Maldives (MLD) & Solutions »Understand challenges and prepare measures and actions. 11:15 – 11:30 Q & A 11:30 – 11:45 H&S challenges in the Nepal (NEP) & Solutions »Understand challenges and prepare measures and actions. 11:45 – 12:00 Q & A 12:00 -13:00 Lunch 13:00 – 13:30 H&S challenges in the Sri Lanka (SRI) & Solutions »Understand challenges and prepare measures and actions. 13:30 – 13:45 Q & A 13:45 – 14:15 Brief Recap on each DMCs’ H&S challenges & solutions and experience 14.15 – 15:15 MODULE 7: Emergency Preparedness and Response »Understand the best practices involved in emergency response situations »Outline the escalating Levels of Emergency »Explain the Incident… Felix Oku 15:15 – 15:30 Tea Break 15:30 – 16:00 Completion of practical exercise on HAZID and RA considering the Hierarchy of Controls 16.00 – 16:30 Feedback discussion Including presentation on last exercise 16:30 – 16:45 Way Forward Ricardo Barba Felix Oku 16:45 – 17:15 Certificate Presentation Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Editha Aguilar Ma. Rebecca R. Salvo Felix Nii Tettey Oku Ricardo Carlos Barba Related Full Agenda ADB Organizer/s Office of Safeguards Topics Health