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Health and Safety in Electromagnetic Fields in Welding
FunderEuropean Commission
Funder Contribution €255,109.00
Funded underERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training
Project code2015-1-AT01-KA202-004982
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"REASON FOR THE PROJECT: The risk of failing to implement the requirements of the new Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Directive willhave a negative impact in companies accross europe. This is foresseen to lead to an increase of costs for SMEs and consequently toan increasing number of internal difficulties in order to conform with the Directive. It will be applied to all sectors without exception,however our focus will be on the welding sector, and will stipulate mandatory exposure limit values established on the basis of therecommendations issued by the International Community on Non-ionizing Radiation Protection. The Directive itself underwentrevisions in 2008 and 2011 and is set to be transposed into national legislation until July 1st 2016 (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:179:0001:0021:EN:PDF). So the need for qualified personnel in this area willincrease considerably in the following years.AIMS & OBJECTIVES: The project aims at avoiding unfulfillment of the stipulated mandatory limit values of the Directive by Europeancompanies. This will be done by developing an harmonized training course of personnel involved in the risk assessment of EMF inindustry, focusing not only in large enterprises but also in SMEs in different European countries, and to create the profile of aElectromagnetic Fields Health and Safety Officer in Welding (EF-HSOW).This objective will be achieved through the definition of educational materials for the training of personnel involved in EMF riskassessements based on the the upcoming Directive and on the creation of a Professional profile for EF-HSOW.CONSORTIUM: The consortium is constituted by five partners. SZA will act as Project Coordinator, in direct contact with the National Agency from Austria. EWF is the European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting, with a Training and Qualification network covering 31 member countries that will be essential in the implementation and dissemination of HS-EMFW results. EWF is an official campaign partner of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). Two of the partners are the welding institutes of Portugal (ISQ) and Italy (IIS), which have strong knowledge and expertise in training and qualification at a sector-based level. HighSkillz is an innovative company focused on user transformation using ICT technology, namely serious games, gamification and social media. All partners also have plenty of experience in the implementation and training of European Directives.ACTIVITIES: The HS-EMFW project scheduling was agreed and prepared by all partners to run for 24 months; the work that was developed was organized in 7 distinct project Activity types (A), with the several tasks being carried out by 5 partners: A1 - Research & AdaptationA2 - EU Common Workshop & National Pilot SessionsA3 - Electromagnetic Fields Health and Safety Officer in Welding Profile including EQF and ECVETA4 - Quality Assurance and EvaluationA5 - Marketing & DisseminationA6 - Exploitation and ValorisationA7 - Project ManagementThe HS-EMFW project has been structured to develop a set of ""tools"" necessary for the creation of the profile of an Electromagnetic Fields Health and Safety Officer in Welding (EF-HSOW). The assembled consortium will develop this innovative process and maximize the post-project exploitation.OUTCOMES: The objectives will be achieved through the definition of a harmonized curriculum for the training of personnelinvolved in the risk assessment of EMF in industry. For this purpose, at the start of the project, a study will be carried out in order tounderstand the specific requirements in terms of EMF Risk Assessement in different countries and in different industries, wherewelding plays an important role. This will allow the development of an harmonized European training curriculum.IMPACT: The EMF Directive will supress mandatory demands for all companies involved in welding. This will have impact in theEuropean metal working sector which accounts for over 87€ billion of value added to the European economy, as well as over 2million jobs."
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"REASON FOR THE PROJECT: The risk of failing to implement the requirements of the new Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Directive willhave a negative impact in companies accross europe. This is foresseen to lead to an increase of costs for SMEs and consequently toan increasing number of internal difficulties in order to conform with the Directive. It will be applied to all sectors without exception,however our focus will be on the welding sector, and will stipulate mandatory exposure limit values established on the basis of therecommendations issued by the International Community on Non-ionizing Radiation Protection. The Directive itself underwentrevisions in 2008 and 2011 and is set to be transposed into national legislation until July 1st 2016 (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2013:179:0001:0021:EN:PDF). So the need for qualified personnel in this area willincrease considerably in the following years.AIMS & OBJECTIVES: The project aims at avoiding unfulfillment of the stipulated mandatory limit values of the Directive by Europeancompanies. This will be done by developing an harmonized training course of personnel involved in the risk assessment of EMF inindustry, focusing not only in large enterprises but also in SMEs in different European countries, and to create the profile of aElectromagnetic Fields Health and Safety Officer in Welding (EF-HSOW).This objective will be achieved through the definition of educational materials for the training of personnel involved in EMF riskassessements based on the the upcoming Directive and on the creation of a Professional profile for EF-HSOW.CONSORTIUM: The consortium is constituted by five partners. SZA will act as Project Coordinator, in direct contact with the National Agency from Austria. EWF is the European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting, with a Training and Qualification network covering 31 member countries that will be essential in the implementation and dissemination of HS-EMFW results. EWF is an official campaign partner of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). Two of the partners are the welding institutes of Portugal (ISQ) and Italy (IIS), which have strong knowledge and expertise in training and qualification at a sector-based level. HighSkillz is an innovative company focused on user transformation using ICT technology, namely serious games, gamification and social media. All partners also have plenty of experience in the implementation and training of European Directives.ACTIVITIES: The HS-EMFW project scheduling was agreed and prepared by all partners to run for 24 months; the work that was developed was organized in 7 distinct project Activity types (A), with the several tasks being carried out by 5 partners: A1 - Research & AdaptationA2 - EU Common Workshop & National Pilot SessionsA3 - Electromagnetic Fields Health and Safety Officer in Welding Profile including EQF and ECVETA4 - Quality Assurance and EvaluationA5 - Marketing & DisseminationA6 - Exploitation and ValorisationA7 - Project ManagementThe HS-EMFW project has been structured to develop a set of ""tools"" necessary for the creation of the profile of an Electromagnetic Fields Health and Safety Officer in Welding (EF-HSOW). The assembled consortium will develop this innovative process and maximize the post-project exploitation.OUTCOMES: The objectives will be achieved through the definition of a harmonized curriculum for the training of personnelinvolved in the risk assessment of EMF in industry. For this purpose, at the start of the project, a study will be carried out in order tounderstand the specific requirements in terms of EMF Risk Assessement in different countries and in different industries, wherewelding plays an important role. This will allow the development of an harmonized European training curriculum.IMPACT: The EMF Directive will supress mandatory demands for all companies involved in welding. This will have impact in theEuropean metal working sector which accounts for over 87€ billion of value added to the European economy, as well as over 2million jobs."
