Year 2008

Project Type Transfer of Innovation

Status completed

Country SK-Slovakia

Marketing Text From November 2007 to October 2008, the Slovak firm AJS Management Slovakia s.r.o. collaborated with the Slovak Chamber of Entrepreneurs, Slovakia, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vratsa, Bulgaria, and Handwerkskammer, Trier, Germany, to implement the project 'European Certificate for Gearing up to Occupational Safety and Health in SMEs'.

Summary PROJECT OBJECTIVE
The main objective of the project was to implement the acquis communautaire on occupational safety and health at SMEs.

TARGET GROUP
The project was aimed at representatives of SMEs.

Description SPECIFIC PROJECT OBJECTIVES
- To adapt the Dutch training module in order to create an OSH course for SMEs
- To train trainers from SMEs in OSH
- To test the developed module in Bulgaria
- To disseminate project results in order to raise awareness of legal requirements for SMEs and decrease the number of occupational accidents and diseases

Themes     Lifelong learning
    Enterprise, SME

Sectors     Education
    Human Health and Social Work Activities
    Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities

Product Types website
teaching material
open and distance learning
modules
CD-ROM

Product information PROJECT RESULTS
- Fully developed OSH training courses for SMEs, tested in Slovakia and Bulgaria under the supervision of the German partner and accredited by two Slovak national authorities: the National Labour Inspectorate and the Ministry of Education. Available also as an e-learning course at http://ajs.eskolenie.sk. The e-learning course is accredited by the National Labour Inspectorate.
- Brochure on 'Occupational Safety and Health in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises', available in a printed and an electronic version in Slovak, German, Bulgarian and English.
- Training modules entitled 'Occupational Safety and Health in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises', available in a printed and an electronic version in Slovak, German, Bulgarian and English

Projecthomepage www.ajsman.com/eugosh