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Planner of felling - skidding in less difficult working conditions
To plan felling and skidding in less difficult or stable working conditions, the adequate level of education, suitable work experience, passed safety-at-work course and proper working and protection equipment are required.
Conditions
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An individual must have at least 5th level of education in the field of forestry
Evidence
School certificate
Legal basis
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An individual must have at least three years' work experience in forest work.
Evidence
A written statement on a legal or natural entity who fulfils the legally prescribed conditions for the project designer, that an individual performed a certain type of engineer services, with the stated type and time of performance of these services and also the responsible project designer the individual was working with – in the original or certified copy must be submitted together with the certified translation in the Slovenian language.
Legal basis
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The contractors of works in forest and other users of forestry machinery are obliged to pass the safety-at-work course in the field of forestry. The main topic of the course is the following:
organisation of a safe and healthy work in forest; selection, application and maintenance of appropriate machines, equipment and tools; application of the proper working technique; application of the personal protective equipment.
The courses are implemented at the locations of the regional units of the Slovenia Forest Service (ZGS).
Evidence
The Slovenia Forest Service evidence on the successfully completed course
Legal basis
Competent Authority
Slovenia Forest Service
Večna pot 2
1001 Ljubljana -
The contractor of forest works must have appropriate working and personal protective equipment:
protective clothing which are made to discharge extra moisture and protect against external weather conditions; a protective helmet which should be equipped with a visor and earmuffs; forestry gloves providing a good grip and equipped with the fibres against the cut; protective footwear in a from of a forestry protective shoes or forestry rubber boots with the protection against the cut, strengthened with the toe cap, ankle support and ribbed sole.
Evidence
Appropriateness of working and protective equipment is checked by the on-site inspectors.
Legal basis
Recognition of qualifications acquired abroad
There are following systems for the recognition of professional qualifications acquired in the EU: