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
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
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
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
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
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
Examples
of existing OSH courses
Year 3 Assessed at Level 6
•
Client Based Study
•
Ergonomics
•
Hazardous Industries
•
Hazardous Agents
•
Sensible Risk Management
•
Honours Project
Examples
of existing OSH courses
Assessment Methods covered a range including
•
Exam based (unseen)
•
Project based
•
Research based
•
Team based
•
Open book assessments
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
• 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
