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K - knowledge
L - language skills and knowledge
S - skills
S1 - communication, collaboration and creativity
S2 - information skills
S3 - assisting and caring
S3.0 - assisting and caring
S3.1 - counselling
S3.2 - providing health care or medical treatments
S3.3 - protecting and enforcing
S3.3.0 - protecting and enforcing
S3.3.1 - complying with health and safety procedures
S3.3.2 - complying with environmental protection laws and standards
- apply road transport environmental measures
- apply sustainability principles in health care
- assess environmental impact
- assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products
- carry out environmental audits
- check construction compliance
- comply with wildlife hazard management programmes
- conduct erosion control
- conserve forests
- conserve natural resources
- coordinate environmental efforts
- create crop protection plans
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production
- ensure the safety of endangered species and protected areas
- execute disease and pest control activities
- follow an environmental friendly policy while processing food
- follow environmentally sustainable work practices in the veterinary sector
- implement environmental protection measures
- inspect silo systems
- issue penalties to violators of the sanitation code
- manage environmental aspects of inland waterway transportation
- manage environmental impact
- manage environmental impact of operations
- manage environmental management system
- manage habitats
- manage rivers and streams
- measure company's sustainability performance
- mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects
- monitor the farm environmental management plan
- perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way
- perform environmental remediation
- perform pest control
- plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas
- prevent sea pollution
- produce sustainable products
- protect game
- protect plants during pest control
- protect surrounding area during chimney sweeping process
- protect the environment from the impact of the digital technologies
- protect trees
- protect wilderness areas
- reduce tanning emissions
- safeguard biodiversity
- use environmental friendly materials
- use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality
S3.3.3 - complying with operational procedures
S3.3.4 - verifying identities and documentation
S3.3.5 - maintaining and enforcing physical security
S3.3.6 - protecting privacy and personal data
S3.3.7 - ensuring compliance with legislation
S3.4 - providing information and support to the public and clients
S3.5 - preparing and serving food and drinks
S3.6 - providing general personal care
S4 - management skills
S5 - working with computers
S6 - handling and moving
S7 - constructing
S8 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
T - transversal skills and competences

This concept is obsolete

use sustainable materials and components

skills

assisting and caring

protecting and enforcing

complying with environmental protection laws and standards

use sustainable materials and components

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Description

Identify, select environmentally friendly materials and components. Decide on the substitution of certain materials by the one that are environmentally friendly, maintaining the same level of functionality and other characteristics of the product.

Alternative Labels

apply sustainable components

deploy sustainable materials

Skill type

skill

Skill reusability level

cross-sector skills and competences

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DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission developed ESCO in collaboration with stakeholders and with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop).

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Current version: ESCO v1.2 (Last update 15/05/2024)