Building with Wood – 21 November 2017 Innovative Sustainable Worker “Friendly” These are the topics for our event Others talked about innovation and sustainability Innovation: new products / new materials and combination of materials / new qualities of products Working conditions are touched Building with Wood – 21 November 2017

Building with Wood – 21 November 2017 Which aspects of the working conditions are touched ? Training Work organisation Occupational safety and health Building with Wood – 21 November 2017

Building with Wood – 21 November 2017 EFBWW essentials on VET Broad basic qualification / “Core Qualifications” Practical and theoretical knowledge Recognition of non-formal and informal learning Life Long Learning (as an individual right) Further training for all levels of qualification Anticipating structural changes and labour market effects Progressive work organisation Building with Wood – 21 November 2017

Building with Wood – 21 November 2017 Building with Wood - Training Areas Primary School Apprenticeship Trade Unions/ Social Partner Further Training (LLL) At the Job Why, primary School? Cultural change mostly is a question of decades. General knowledge. Therefore, we belive that all professions are touched – interrelation between all economic activites. Social Partner can influence directly External Training Building with Wood – 21 November 2017

Building with Wood – 21 November 2017 What is needed? Integration into existing curricula for all specific professions Focus on transferable key-competences Integration of new knowledge into the education of architects and OSH co-ordinators Train the trainer Stronger communication between training institutes/companies and cross-sector collaboration We are not in favour of creating new professions For initial vocational training, access to technology is neede. Often not possible for samll companies. Corporate training centres are one solution. Building with Wood – 21 November 2017

Building with Wood – 21 November 2017 Science Work organisation Work situation and working hours Working environment Work requirement and qualification Workplace and tools Lighting State of the art Ergonomics Breaks Noise Atmosphere Position in the hierarchy Work location Chemicals/ Dust Workplace Occupatioinal Safety and Health Many aspects and areas define a specific work situation New type of materials and their qualities have potentially an influence on specific hazards at the workplaces The red marked are in our focus but not exclusively New combinations of materials Industrial and organisational psychology Work sciences Building with Wood – 21 November 2017

Building with Wood – 21 November 2017 Which aspects of the working conditions are touched ? Ergonomics: new materials / prefabricated building materials / new tools / the work process itself Chemicals: dust / chemicals / surface treatment Holistic view: we need a precautionary approach - gathering people from science, design, manufacturing, building sector New combinations means that the requirement is to adopt konwledge from other sectors or professions. We consider that as a “Mdium degree of Change”. Holistic also means aspects like the interrelation with other professions/sectorial acitvities or the legal background. But also the combination with other policies in europe – demographic change. Building with Wood – 21 November 2017

Building with Wood – 21 November 2017 Work organisation The actual work organisation is decided on company level Partly decided by the social partners Highly relevant: the cooperation between professions and companies Design of technology Work organisation is of course also depending on existing professions – qualification of the workforce – traditions – technology and materail/tools But also the combination with other policies in Europe – demographic change. Building with Wood – 21 November 2017

Thank you for your attention Building with Wood – 21 November 2017 Wood is not only a wonderful material but serves for innovation with other materials Wood is sustainable and contributes to a greening economy Therefore it also contributes to the sustainability of our economy and society That will allow us to keep on to further invest in housing and not in new Noha’s Archs (Williamstown Kenntucky) Building with Wood – 21 November 2017