Development of Vocational Health and Safety Skills 27th May at 9-11 Organiser: Skills Finland Language: English Target group: teachers, developers, visitors of WorldSkills Competition and everyone interested in occupational health and safety, development of vocational education and training, and vocational skills competitions. Chairperson/Contact: Ms. Riikka Ruotsala, Skills Finland, riikka.ruotsala@skillsfinland.com Exemplary management of occupational health and safety (OHS) communicates an important message about vocational skills: top skills and craftsmanship mean not only that the work is performed quickly and carefully but that it is done safely, without putting one’s own or other people’s safety or health at risk. The aim of the seminar is to discuss how safety culture can be promoted in the field of vocational education and training and vocational skills competition. The objective is to present good examples e.g. how to facilitate occupational health and safety skills, raise safety awareness, incorporate OHS issues into vocational education and training and into the vocational skills competitions. PROGRAMME: 9.00 Welcome to WorldSkills Competition - an occupational health and safety viewpoint Project Manager, Riikka Ruotsala, Skills Finland Youth and work 9.05 How to promote health and safe work culture among young people? Dr. Timo Leino, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health/Youth and Work Action Programme 2002-2007 9.20 Management of occupational safety and well-being at M-real corporation Assist. Vice President, Kari-Pekka Martimo, M-Real Corp OHS in vocational education and training 9.35 How teachers can prevent occupational accidents of young people? Dr. Simo Salminen, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health/Department of Occupational Safety 9.50 Development of OSH by co-operation between authorities, schools and other partners Senior Engineer, Outi Nysten, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health / Occupational Safety and Health Department Safety and skills competitions 10.05 How to arrange skills competition safely? Technical Manager, Mr Peter van Swol, Bureau Top, the Netherlands 10.20 Young people as occupational health and safety change agents Project Manager, Ms Riikka Ruotsala, Skills Finland Alexander Strakh, competitor in WorldSkills Competition 2001 Soul 10.35 Questions and Discussion
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