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Setting of roof struts

In the event that the activity is being pursued as a craft, it is necessary to obtain a craft business permit and be entered in the register of crafts at the Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia.

The following must be provided by the provider in case of construction or other jobs: 

  • for demanding facilities he/she must appoint a responsible works manager for demanding facilities;
  • and for non-complex, simple and less complex facilities a responsible works manager for non-complex, simple and less complex facilities.

When the provider only performs individual jobs in the construction, he/she must appoint a responsible manager of individual works for those works he/she is qualified for.

Applies for SKD:

  • Roofing activities F43.910

Conditions

  • The right to pursue a craft activity for which suitable vocational qualifications are necessary, is obtained based on the craft business permit and entrance in the Craft Register at the Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia.

    Craft business permit is proof of fulfillment of the conditions for performing an activity.

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  • The works manager at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS) is a person who meets the prescribed requirements and is entered in the register of works managers at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS). 

    Persons shall be entered in the register who:

    • meet the requirements for construction site foreman

    The works manager is responsible to the contractor of construction works for the completed works’ compliance with the design documents, the regulations specifying in detail the essential and other requirements, as well as the regulations governing safety and health at the construction site.

    Works managers at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia (GZS) shall carry out:

    • management of particular works of COMPLEX and LESS COMPLEX structures
    • management of construction of UNCOMPLEX structures.

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  • The works manager at the Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia (OZS) is a person who meets the prescribed requirements and is entered in the register of works managers at the Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia (OZS). 

    Persons shall be entered in the register:

    • those who meet the requirements for a master craftsman in construction activities, or
    • craftsmen in construction who hold a crafts licence.

    The works manager is responsible to the contractor of construction works for the completed works’ compliance with the design documents, the regulations specifying in detail the essential and other requirements, as well as the regulations governing safety and health at the construction site.

    The tasks of the works manager at the Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia (OZS) are as follows:

    • management of particular works of COMPLEX and LESS COMPLEX structures;
    • management of construction of UNCOMPLEX structures.

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  • A works manager at the Slovenian Chamber of Engineers (IZS) is a person who meets the prescribed requirements and is entered in the register of works managers at the Slovenian Chamber of Engineers (IZS).

    Persons shall be entered in the register who have successfully passed professional examination for a works manager after having acquired adequate formal qualifications and gained at least three years of work experience, who took out the adequate liability insurance for damages, and who are not prohibited from practising the profession.

    The works manager is responsible to the contractor of construction works for the completed works’ compliance with the design documents, the regulations specifying in detail the essential and other requirements, as well as the regulations governing safety and health at the construction site.

    Responsible works managers are certified in individual professional fields as follows:

    • construction;
    • mechanical engineering;
    • electrical engineering;
    • technology, forestry and safety at work;
    • geotechnology and mining;
    • fire protection.

    Depending on the type of the structure or the works, a different level of education is required for works managers.   Accordingly, the Slovenian Chamber of Engineers (IZS) classifies the profession of a works manager into:

    • Vz – Works Manager – first-cycle study programmes
    • Vm – Works Manager – higher technical education 
    • Vnp – Works Manager – secondary technical education
    Work carried out by works managers certified in individual professional fields: Vz Vm Vnp
    Management of the whole or a major part of construction of COMPLEX structures X    
    Management of the whole or a major part of construction of LESS COMPLEX structures X X  
    Management of particular works in COMPLEX and LESS COMPLEX structures X X X
    Management of construction of UNCOMPLEX structures X X X

     

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Cross-border/temporary provisions of activity

Performance of the activity in Slovenia is possible on cross-border/temporary basis. Prior to commencing the service, you must submit a written application to the competent authority.


The provider that is established and meets the conditions for the pursuit of craft activities in the EU Member States, EEA or the Swiss Confederation, may occasionally carry out craft activity without establishment in the Republic of Slovenia. Before the first pursuit of an activity, the provider must lodge an application with the Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia.