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Component 4 Validation of contractors competence

Component 4 Validation of contractors competence. Meeting in Höör, Dec 1-2, 2010. Presentation Oscar. PhD in Business Administration Expert areas entrepreneurship work enivironment development forest contracting sector Researcher at SLU since 2002 SKOP since 2006. Presentation of Ewa.

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Component 4 Validation of contractors competence

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  1. Component 4Validation of contractors competence Meeting in Höör, Dec 1-2, 2010

  2. Presentation Oscar • PhD in Business Administration • Expert areas • entrepreneurship • work enivironment development • forest contracting sector • Researcher at SLU since 2002 • SKOP since 2006

  3. Presentation of Ewa • PhD in Forest Technology • Expert areas • contractors working conditions • machine operators health situation • PEFC certification • SMF Certifiering AB since 2010 • Consultant in Germany since 1995 • Researcher at SLU 1974 - 1995

  4. Limitations • System to assess contractor labour competence on • safety • silviculture • ground transports • equipment • etc. • Economic restrictions, i.e. simple solutions • South Baltic region

  5. PEFC as basis • Pan-European system • Focuses on • Competence • Environment • nature protection and biodiversity • cultural preservation • machinery and equipment • Societal issues • We should not invent an additional system!

  6. PEFC certification • World‘s largest system • Ca 50% of Swedish forest land • Criteria are updated every 5th year • transparancy and participation

  7. National Standards Denmark Germany Lithuania Sweden No national standards Poland? Russia PEFC in the Baltic Countries

  8. Forest land certification

  9. Scheme for group certification PEFC Intl. SWEDAC PEFC Sweden Intertek TD SMF Certifiering AB Contractor Contractor Contractor Contractor Contractor Contractor Contractor

  10. PEFC-criteria for contractors • Fuels and lubricions • environmental approved • vegetable, if possible • Prevent spill • work ’clean’ by maintenance, etc • clearing equipment • Accidents and fire • first aid • routines for handling crises • fire protection equipment and prevention • Dangerous goods and waste • declaration • destruction • Competence • basic forestry education recommended • nature- and cultural environment • transportation of dangerous goods • competence development plan • Sub-contractors • guarantee fulfillment of demands • Legal restrictions and trade customs • taxes and fees • work environment legislation • forest protection law • and, and, and ... • Work environment and wellfare • occupational health service • systematic improvement (SAM) • safety controllers (in some cases)

  11. Forest standards • written assignments with maps • suitable methods and technics, to avoid impact on forest land • repair and/or report damages on strip roads • special care in zones next to water and the cultural landscape

  12. Additional needs • List of formal and mandatory education • Description of technics and equipment • Competence in preparation of wood • crosscutting • assortments • and …?

  13. Data collection • Input on • current systems to validate competence in partner countries and the EU • how they are composed • how they work in practice • specific needs in hardwood forestry • Input from • informed experts offering different perspectives

  14. Data collection methods • Data collection by partners on • national situation • European situation • Qualitative non-standardised methods • interviews • telephone • by visits • other meetings • literature and documents studies • etc.

  15. Analysis • Partner: • notes on interviews • short reports on document studies • short case descriptions on current validation systems • own reflections on material gathered • Together • further discussions partner-SLU/delo • SLU/delo • synthesis

  16. Testing the system • Testing of preliminary system autumn 2011 • Reporting of experiences of testing • needs for revisions

  17. Time schedule • November-December 2010 • developing of question guide and methods manual • January-March 2011needs for revisions • data collection; data delivered March 31 • April-June 2011 • compiling of preliminary report, and developing of test system • July -October 2011 • testing of the validation system; reports on delivered October 31 • November-December 2011 • revision of system and compiling of final report

  18. To discuss • What is of specific importance for contract labour in hardwoods, cf. PEFC? • What current validation and certification systems exist nationally? On European level? Internationally?

  19. Oscar Hultåker +46-018-672544 oscar.hultaker@sprod.slu.se Contact us: Ewa Lidén +49-561-60 21 21 ewa.liden@t-online.de

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