The Occupational Safety Card Tyturvallisuuskortti

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The Occupational Safety CardTyöturvallisuusko
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Päivi Rauramo THE CENTRE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY,
Finland
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The Occupational Safety Card, Finland

• Introduction
• Background
• Advantages
• Organization
• Training system
• Occupational Safety Card Course
• Safety passport view
• Future plans and discussion

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Introduction

• In Finland, the National Occupational Safety Card
  has rapidly become a popular way to complete the
  basic training in safety and health at work.
• It is a training system developed to enhance
  occupational health and safety in the shared
  workplace.
• Implementing is voluntary
• Currently over 400 000 Occupational Safety Cards
  have been granted.
• Over 3000 Safety Card trainers.

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Background

• The Occupational Safety Card, Finland
• The following organizations participated in the
  development process
• companies
• labor market organizations
• insurance sector
• training organizations.
• The training has been designed first and foremost
  for the shared workplaces of manufacturing
  industry, but it is equally applicable for the
  building industry, public sector, shipbuilding,
  etc.
• The card was implemented extensively 2003 (the
  first regional version 1997)

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Advantages and goals

• The Occupational Safety Card, Finland
• Enhances practical collaboration between
  employers and contractors in shared workplaces
• Supports job introduction in shared workplaces
• Provides basic information on occupational health
  and safety
• Reduces overlapping training provided by
  different employers
• Arouses interest and motivation also for the
  occupational safety skills of the companys own
  personnel
• Seeks to decrease work accidents and hazards

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Organization
The Occupational Safety Card Commetee
Guidance, monitoring,
development
The Centre for Occupational Safety Registration
of course leaders and card holders, cource
material and cards
The Occupational Safety Card trainer training
(2 days) Renewal (Different organisations
providing trainer training)
The Occupational Safety Card training(1 day)
Renewal (Organized by Workplaces)
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The Training system
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The Occupational Safety Card Course

• is held by a course leader who has qualified in a
  specific trainer training.
• The quality of the training is monitored to
  ensure the common practice and quality.
• The persons who pass the course are granted the
  Occupational Safety Card, valid for five years.
• The renewal of the card requires at least four
  hours of further training.

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• The participants will receive the Occupational
  Safety Card after successfully passing the
  written exam.

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The following topics are covered by the training

• Safety and Health at Workplaces
• Safety at Shared Workplaces
• Target Zero Incidents
• General Safety Rules
• Major Hazards and Prevention
• Emergency Preparedness
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The main goals

• A person who has passed the Occupational Safety
  Card course has
• Basic knowledge about the cooperation and general
  hazards of the shared workplace
• Knowledge about the key principles and good
  practices of occupational safety
• Basic preparedness to adopt also workplace and
  job specific orientation

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The course material

• is provided by the Centre for Occupational
  Safety.
• The course guide Occupational Safety in the
  Shared Workplace is available in Finnish,
  Swedish, English, Estonian and Russian.

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Safety passports

• Finland
• Occupational Safety Card
• United Kingdom
• Safe Pass Alliance (SPA)
• ECITB/CCNSG Safety Passport Scheme
• Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS)
• Metals Industry Health Safety Passport
• ACTA Passport
• Vantage - Offshore Passport
• The Netherlands
• SCC Basic Elements of Safety
• Sweden
• SSG ENTRE

Uusitalo, VTT 2007
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• Ireland
• FAS Safe Pass
• USA
• OSHA Outreach Training Program
• Portugal
• Safety Passport
• Canada
• Safety Passport (Manitoba)
• Certificate of Recognition (Alberta)
• New Zealand
• Site Safe Passport
• Malesia
• NIOSH Safety Passports

Uusitalo, VTT 2007
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Future plans and discussion

• The global environment brings new challenges for
  enterprises.
• Often the requirements for basic occupational
  safety training differ from country to country.
• Currently there is no internationally recognized
  practice for safety passports
• There is a challenge for us!

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Step 1

• Define the requirements for ENSHPO-card and
  describe it as an addition to the EurOSHM
  EurOSHT qualification system.
• The main goal is to get every person involved and
  committed to the safety work at the shared
  workplace.
• The requirements
• Content, length (minimum)
• Common or partly common competence test
• Quality evaluation (must be shown, reported?)
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Step 2

• Involve and inform the ENSHPO member
  organizations and ask them to inform further the
  existing Safety Card Organizations" about the
  possibility to join this European Safety Card
  system when meeting the requirements.
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Step 3

• Let the existing card organizations to apply for
  the acceptance from ENSHPO.
• Price /Individual Card or
• Price /Card Organization?

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Safety Training ..is important!
from the start! Thank you!