in the Finnish chemical industry - Kemia-lehti

the form of pilots within at least threeregional networks, Hamina, Oulu, andKilpilahti. The paint industry is alsostarting its own network.In the current year the developmentof well-being in cooperation with thesocial partners with Good Morning—Good Tomorrow project will continuein the chemical industry. This year’stheme is early intervention practices inthe companies.In 2010–2012, the well-being wasdeveloped in cooperation with workplacesand chemical industry companies withinthe network. Each involved companychose one or more projects to developwell-being at workplaces. Early interventionwas the single most popularproject developing well-being.As a new initiative, the sector has incollaboration with Motiva started thedevelopment of tools for the managementof material efficiency. Testing of a modelintended for material audit is about tobegin.ContinuousimprovementThe results of sustainability have beensignificant. The emissions from thechemical industry in Finland havedecreased to a fraction as comparedwith the early 1990’s. Safety level ofthe sector has improved crucially, andthe energy and material efficiency of theproduction have developed well duringthe follow-up years.The companies involved in theprogramme invested 109 million eurosinto the development of environmental,health and safety work in 2012, 24 per centmore than in 2011. The correspondingoperating costs increased by 9 per cent,being 115 million euros in 2012.The development of safety at worktook a step forward again in 2012. Thenumber of injuries leading to an at leastthree days absence from work within thesector was 8.2 per one million workinghours. The corresponding figure in2011 was 8.7. Although this representsa leading figure in the Finnish industry,it still remains below the internationalfigures of the sector.Several indicators describe materialefficiency. The amount of waste createdin 2012 to be disposed of by landfillingwas 7 grammes per kilogramme produced.The amount was 15 per centlower than in the previous year. Waterconsumption was 1 litre per kilogrammeproduced, representing a decrease of 9per cent.Energy consumption within the5/2013 KEMIA23