Project designer of cableway wood skidding

An individual must have: appropriate level of education, namely 6/1 level of education in the field of forestry, completed cableway operator training or the certificate of the national vocational qualification. To obtain the national vocational qualification, the Certificate on the national vocational qualification must e acquired. The Certificate is acquired in the process of verifying and confirming national vocational qualifications, performed by contractors who are registered in the National Examination Centre's register, namely: The procedure or examining and confirming the NVQ is conducted:

with direct verification of professional knowledge, skills and qualifications, specified in the catalogue of professional knowledge and skills; by confirming professional knowledge and skills: an applicant prepares a personal portfolio, which is assessed by the commission and the contents of the catalogue are partially or entirely recognised; if the committee is not able to recognise all contents of the catalogue, further tasks for verification are determined.

Evidence

Evidence on the appropriate education and the certificate of NVQ.

Legal basis

• Rules on the minimum conditions to be met by the executors of works in forests
• Act on Forests (ZG)

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

• Rules on the minimum conditions to be met by the executors of works in forests

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

• Rules on the minimum conditions to be met by the executors of works in forests
• Act on Forests (ZG)

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

• Rules on the minimum conditions to be met by the executors of works in forests