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Thinking and
acting globally
M
ost of us hold globalisa
tion in our hands every
day. We wouldn’t have
our smartphones without rare
earths from African mines, Chi
nese production and research from
Silicon Valley.
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This means that occupation
al safety and health must also be
without borders as was made pain
fully clear by the Rana Plaza disas
ter in Bangladesh. The German So
cial Accident Insurance has been
an exponent of international co
operation for many years. This in
ternational experience is now be
ing used in a current project with
Bangladesh which is supported by
the International Labour Organisa
tion (ILO) and the German Federal
Ministry for Economic Cooperation
and Development. Two delega
tions from the Bangladeshi tex
tile sector have already visited the
DGUV and learned about OSH and
social security in seminars lasting
several weeks.
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The DGUV is working at a prac
tical level at implementing the
“Safe Supply Chain” project. This
is just one example of how acci
dent insurance is actively involved
in the political sphere: whether
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at European level regarding free
trade agreements and VAT or at
national level in developing Work
4.0 and the new Preventive Health
Care Act. The latter has an ambi
tious goal: health promotion in
all walks of life—from day-care
to retirement. How can this be
achieved? The expertise of the ac
cident insurance will also be used
here. Prevention issues belong to
our core business. The fact that
we have a close eye on the future
is demonstrated by the upcoming
“Culture of Prevention” campaign
and Vision Zero.
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The last reform shows that so
cial accident insurance benefits
from clearly indicating its interests
in a timelymanner. Only those who
constructively participate in social
discussion will be heard. This also
applies to our core area of rehabil
itation. The newly formed Hospi
tal Group has given the BG trauma
hospitals a modern profile. Pro
jects for occupational reintegra
tion or participation for people
with disabilities are putting us on
the path to an inclusive society. A
goal which is strongly in line with
the historical mandate of the stat
utory accident insurance system.
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Dr Rainhardt Freiherr
von Leoprechting and
Manfred Wirsch
Manfred Wirsch,
Chair of the Governing Committee
Dr Rainhardt Freiherr von Leoprechting,
Chair of the Governing Committee
Foreword
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DGUV Yearbook 2015/16