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

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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  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

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

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!

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

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

Forest land certification Certified contractors Operational planning Green forest plans

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

PEFC-criteria for contractors  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)  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

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

Additional needs  List of formal and mandatory education  Description of technics and equipment  Competence in preparation of wood –crosscutting –assortments  and …?

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

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.

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

Testing the system  Testing of preliminary system autumn 2011  Reporting of experiences of testing –needs for revisions

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

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?

Contact us: Oscar Hultåker Oscar Hultåker Ewa Lidén Ewa Lidén