Prevention in transportation

Maritime shipping industry conference 2021: “Asbestos on board – what to do?”

10. März 2021 | BG Verkehr, Germany

Prevention in transportation

Maritime shipping industry conference 2021: “Asbestos on board – what to do?”

10. März 2021 | BG Verkehr, Germany

BG Verkehr's online industry conference on maritime shipping “Asbestos on board – what to do?”

10 March 2021 - 01:00-05:00 PM CET

Time Speakers Lecture title
01:00 Dr. Jörg Hedtmann, Head of the Occupational Safety and Health Directorate, BG Verkehr Welcome and introduction
01:20 Dr. Markus Mattenklott, IFA Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the DGUV (German Social Accident Insurance) Use and hazards of asbestos in the past and today
01:40 Gerhard Aulbert, DNV GL SE Asbestos found during certification of the Hong Kong Convention and the EU Ship Recycling Directive
02:00 Volker Utzenrath, Exag GmbH Finding asbestos on board – Experience from operational practice
02:20   Break
02:30 Peter Kunzendorf, GSA Ratingen Professional determination – The task of asbestos experts
02:50 Armin Steinhoff, Hamburg Agency for Occupational Health and Safety The reflagging of asbestos-contaminated ships from the perspective of market surveillance according to chemicals law
03:10 Tilo Berger, Ship Safety Division, BG Verkehr

Stephan Schinkel, Occupational Safety and Health Directorate, BG Verkehr
Tasks of BG Verkehr – The Ship Safety Division and the Occupational Safety and Health Directorate
03:30   Break
03:40 Peter Kunzendorf, GSA Ratingen

Martin Küppers, Head of the Maritime Specialists Group, BG Verkehr

Prof. Dr. Michael Rachow, Deputy Chairman of the Prevention Committee for Maritime Shipping, BG Verkehr

Volker Utzenrath, Exag GmbH
Panel discussion
04:20 Martin Küppers, Head of the Maritime Specialists Group, BG Verkehr Summary and outlook
04:30   End of the event

Moderation: Katrin Degenhardt

Advance provision of background information
Tilo Berger, Ship Safety Division, BG Verkehr

Stephan Schinkel, Occupational Safety and Health Directorate, BG Verkehr
Tasks of BG Verkehr in maritime shipping
Dr. Birger Neubauer, BG Verkehr Asbestos from the perspective of occupational health
Klaus-Dieter Witt, BG Verkehr Asbestos on board – still a long way to go
Ship Safety Division, BG Verkehr Compilation of a ship owner’s obligations when operating an asbestos-contaminated ship