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