EUSAFE - European Qualification for Occupational Safety and Health Professionals

EUSAFE - European Qualification for Occupational Safety and Health Professionals Program Name: Leonardo Da Vinci Project Number: 510362-2010-LLP-IT-LEONARDO-LMP Grant Agreement Number: 2010-3541/001-001 Project Title: EUSAFE - European Qualification for Occupational Safety and Health professionals Start date of project: October 1st 2010 Duration: 24 Months End of project: October 28 th 2012 Milano, Italy

Abbreviations OSH Occupational Safety and Health ENSHPO European Network for Safety and Health Professional Organizations EQF European Qualification Frameworks ECVET European Credit System for Vocational Educational and Training IOSH Institution for Occupational Safety and Health EurOSHM - European Occupational Safety and Health Manager EurOSHT - European Occupational Safety and Health Technician

Scope Eusafe addresses the development of new harmonized profiles for OSH professionals (Technicians and Managers) - considering previous work by ENSHPO - making now reference to EQF and ECVET system and of new training models Eusafe originated from the deployment of European Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Legislation and from the European OSH professional scenario

Background Workplace Safety and Health are EU core values art. 31 of 2000 Charter of Fundamental Rights Extensive common legislative framework (89/391/ EEC followed by subsequent individual Directives) Although EU legislation is enacted in different forms in the national legislation, there are no common or consistent requirements so far The limited mobility and lack of recognition of competence and qualification of OHS professionals

Collective outcomes Review of the current situation of training and competence of OSH professionals A template to measure with standard criteria (EQF) existing qualification and competency schemes and assist in developing future harmonized training products An opportunity to identify commonality across the competency spectrum or areas for improvement An opportunity to device suitable bridges to enable professionals to develop their skills and work opportunities further in respect of international knowledge in OSH To develop an European Occupational Standard for Technicians (levels 4 & 5) and Managers (levels 6 & 7). Professional recognition across Member States and mobility opportunities. Creating flexible instruments to validate, transfer and recognize learning results, ready to be transferred also in the other EU countries where the consortium members are not active.

Benefits EU and local Governmental Bodies To compare competence schemes - Recognition across Member States OSH associations and professionals Basis for improved recognition and mobility Vocational Training Providers Harmonized training models Employers and Trade Unions Common/shared interpretation of competences and methodology for a more effective workplace safety

Perspectives Provide an OSH qualification search tool Provide a platform for regulated profession register and qualifications Expand the basic skills matrix of Eusafe base case Facilitate networking and sharing of best practices to develop integrated OSH profession standard Make Europe more competitive in the global market (facilitate benchmarking)

Current provision of Education across the European States Tools: IOSH Private Database European Qualification Framework (EQF) EurOSHM/EurOSHT Standards Internet Research on Regulatory requirements in European States

Analysing the results Requirements for Practice 14 Countries have some form of legislative requirements 4 Countries have non-governmental recognition bodies 10 Have no specified regulation

The EU Educational and Vocational Lifelong Learning System

Examples of existing OSH courses Level 6 Bachelor s Degree from Leeds Metropolitan University, UK UK Credits used are 10 points per 100 hours study overall so 1,200 hours per annum needed to deliver the course.

Examples of existing OSH courses Year 1 Assessed at Level 4 Collection and Analysis of Data Environmental Science Introduction to Health and Safety Introduction to Law and Constitution Introduction to Health and Health Promotion Investigating Health Microbial World

Examples of existing OSH courses Year 2 Assessed at Level 5 Environmental Protection Health and Safety Legislation Health and Safety Regulation Strategies Organisation and Safety Management Professional Practice Toxicology, Occupational Health and Hygiene Understanding Research

Examples of existing OSH courses Year 3 Assessed at Level 6 Client Based Study Ergonomics Hazardous Industries Hazardous Agents Sensible Risk Management Honours Project Quantitative Risk Assessment

Examples of existing OSH courses Assessment Methods covered a range including Exam based (unseen) Project based Research based Team based Open book assessments Client studies

Examples of existing OSH courses OSH COURSE OF STUDIES FOR EQF LEVEL 7 Master of Science in Occupational Safety and Health The aim of this programme is to develop professionals who have high level management and strategic skills in the context of organisations which possess a range of risks which need to be managed.

Examples of existing OSH courses Master of Science in Occupational Safety and Health, offered by the Bergische University of Wuppertal, Germany With a Master of Science degree in safety engineering, the student has the knowledge, skills and methods needed on the job today to accomplish and fulfill job responsibilities taking current requirements and coming changes into consideration. The practical component is combined with engineer- scientific thinking and working. The study program based on the Wuppertal model provides the student with a Master of Science degree in safety engineering/occupational safety and health with competent engineer-scientific skills to find solutions and to become a future expert in this field.

Examples of existing OSH courses

Examples of existing OSH courses Outline of the Course of Studies The course of studies to obtain a Master of Science degree in safety engineering focuses on the scientific and methodical enhancement and broadening of the thinking and working methods of the safety engineer with a Bachelor s Degree. Studies specifically focus on the integration of scientific approaches in numerous fields to obtain an engineer-scientific perspective to enable solid methodical identification, assessment and solving of safety engineering problems. In addition to the theoretical and scientific base of the studies, the keeping in touch with practice is ensured by having to complete an internship in a company, dealing with interdisciplinary case studies.

Useful links http://www.eusafe.org/index.php/en/ http://osha.europa.eu/en/news/eusafe-project-toestablish-a-standard-set-of-qualifications-for-oshprofessionals-launched http://www.enshpo.eu/ http://www.iosh.co.uk/ http://www.euroshm.org/ http://www.enshpo.eu/index.php?option=com_content &view=article&id=49&itemid=56 http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learningpolicy/ecvet_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learningpolicy/ects_en.htm