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Component 4
Validation of contractors competence
Meeting in Höör, Dec 1-2, 2010
Presentation Oscar
PhD in Business AdministrationExpert areas
– entrepreneurship– work enivironment development– forest contracting sector
Researcher at SLU since 2002SKOP since 2006
Presentation of Ewa
PhD in Forest TechnologyExpert areas
– contractors working conditions– machine operators health situation– PEFC certification
SMF Certifiering AB since 2010 Consultant in Germany since 1995Researcher at SLU 1974 - 1995
Limitations
System to assess contractor labour competence on
• safety• silviculture• ground transports• equipment• etc.
Economic restrictions, i.e. simple solutionsSouth Baltic region
PEFC as basis
Pan-European systemFocuses 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 systemCa 50% of Swedish forest land
– Criteria are updated every 5th year– transparancy and participation
PEFC in the Baltic Countries
National StandardsDenmarkGermanyLithuania Sweden
No national standardsPoland?Russia
Forest land certification
Certified contractors
Operationalplanning
Green forest plans
Scheme for group certificationPEFCIntl.
SWEDAC
IntertekTD
SMF Certifiering AB
PEFCSweden
Contractor Contractor Contractor ContractorContractor ContractorContractor
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 educationDescription of technics and equipmentCompetence 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
+46-018-672544
Oscar Hultåker
+46-018-672544
Ewa Lidén
+49-561-60 21 21
Ewa Lidén
+49-561-60 21 21
