Introduction:Technological advancement has led to the increased reliance on machines in place of human construction workers. Advanced robotic systems are becoming commonplace on construction sites, including autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles. However, it is widely acknowledged that construction trades still require human skills thus creating working environment with high interaction between humans, advanced driven and autonomous machines and materials. As a result of these developments, the EU commission of Safety and Health has forecast that one of the greatest occupational safety risks will emanate from Machine-Human-Interactions (MHI) (EU-OSHA, 2016). Despite the efficiency gains of automation and robotics on sites, emergent MHI risks needs to be mitigated through improving workers training and skills in the perception and mitigation of risks related to their usage and interactions.More than 20% of fatal accidents is attributable to machine-human-interaction (MIA) on site within Europe (Eurostat 2014). The UK construction industry recorded 196 fatalities between 2012/13 to 2013/14 with 10% resulting from collisions with moving machines (HSE, 2017). Furthermore, the most commonly reported workplace risk related to the use of ‘machines or tools’, with ‘vehicle’ related accidents regarded as one of the top three self-reported risks by construction workers (HSE, 2017). In Germany, 54,440 notifiable, 1,676 serious and 52 fatal industrial accidents were as a result of vehicles (i.e. forklifts) between the years 2010 to 2014 (DGUV, 2014). Furthermore, there were 336 collision related accidents involving earthmoving equipment between 2008 and 2015 with 36 associated fatalities. In addition to fatalities, MIA has ergonomic implications including mental overload from monitoring Visual-Display-Units (VDU) to the operation of many complex controls which are a key feature of advanced machinery, equipment or robots (EU-OSHA, 2016).Consequently, despite the broader benefits of automation, there remains several risks associated with their application of advanced technology (i.e. robotics and automation) both to operators and other human workers interacting with these systems within the same workspaces. Despite safety features incorporated in machines and robots there remains a high degree of fatalities from their interactions with humans. Therefore, a construction worker’s ability to recognise hazardous situations is an essential skill for accident prevention. Self-regulation is therefore regarded as the last but most critical defence line in the elimination of accidents emanating from failures in safety systems incorporated in occupational machinery, equipment and robots.Many researchers have promoted ‘experiential’ learning for improving hazard perception as well as inculcating safe working training. However, it may be costly to expose workers to such risk for the purposes of training. Thus, safer training environments can be created through virtual reality (VR) and 3D simulation of real-life construction MIA scenarios for the purposes of training novices. These VR environments are now extensively used for cost effective and risks free training and upskilling through virtual representation of risky scenarios in which workers can interact with supported immersive technologies. Such simulations for safety have been successfully used in industries such as aviation that is recognised among the best in terms of safety. VR interactive applications will thus provide an opportunity for simulating the working conditions and identifying MHI associated risk of robotics and advanced machinery use in construction sites.Aim:The main aim of the project is the creation of a very innovative immersive and interactive training environment based on Virtual Reality (VR) technology to impart construction workers essential skills and education to interact with machinery and materials. Mobile phone based immersive application will be adapted to simulate real life construction scenarios with characteristics of use of robots and equipment for workers across Europe, particularly for the low skilled workers and disadvantaged groups, with low level of experience on sites with advanced machinery. Awareness of the risks and safety needs of automation is gradually becoming an essential skill in current and future workplace as a result of the complex interactions imposed by the associated machines and materials in the same work environment. It will allow different stakeholders from the construction sector (professional associations, unions, administration) to achieve the desired awareness and upskilling about the impact robotics and automation on health, safety and environment in the construction industry across Europe.

BACKGROUNDThe BIMstone project is, in its nature, the production and development of multimedia materials based on BIM and taking into account challenges related to LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) of stone products, to be used as training material for both VET students and professionals in the sector, in order to satisfy a series of main objectives. The motivation behind the project BIMstone is the consideration that stone products is one of the most sustainable construction materials and, in spite of the changes of technology and design across the years, it lasts as the main construction material for different works: building facade, outside pavements, inside pavements, inside walls, etc. But the value of stone products totally depends on the quality of manufacturing and quality of the placement. Related to the manufacturing, during the last decades, the most of European companies in this industry have increased a lot the quality of their products. However, concerning placement, the development has not been the same, and it is much lower than required by the sector. Furthermore, if in the stone products manufacturing European stakeholders have created clear standards, in placing the stone products it has not been the same, using, except for some specific products, as building facades, the traditional methods, whether they are the most suitable or not.It is necessary to define and compile the most appropriate methods for placing stone products using the latest BIM technologies, those which bring high levels of effectiveness, starting from the local traditional methods, but comparing them, selecting the best ones for any specific stone product, and incorporating them into the curricula of the training organisations in the sector, both for initial training and for continuous training.Taking advantage of this situation of raising the BIM tool in countries with scope of our consortium, and also counting on a partner of a leading country and precursor of this tool, we consider that a perfect framework for the realisation of this project is created with the firm purpose to make education more plausible in the processes of placement and execution of stone products.Life Cycle Thinking implies a form of global analysis that not only includes the traditional parameters (manufacturing and production), but also considering all the processes that take place throughout its life cycle (from the cradle to the grave). In this way, the hidden impacts surface and the transfer of loads is avoided; Helping to make decisions and identify options.Institutions such as the United Nations Environment Program (through the UNEP-SETAC Life Cycle Initiative) or the European Commission (through the European Platform for LCA) promote its application for the environmental improvement of products and processes in all sectors, Including construction.OBJECTIVES The idea of the proposal has arisen from the conclusions of different meetings of the European associations, aimed to solve the multiple demands of the national associations whose member companies, were aware that the placement has a big influence in the market of the stone products and manufactured products, giving an extra value to the product, when it is placed following the best practices, or making it looks like an “unsuitable” material, when the placement procedures are not the proper ones.PRODUCTSThe main results of the project are:O1. Establishment of common learning outcomes on stone placing methods, life cycle analysis and relative regulations.O2. BIMstone Multimedia Materials. New Interactive BIM-learning methods (IT production of BIMstone Multimedia Cards and Interactive BIM Tool).O3. ONLINE RESOURCE CENTRE.CONSORTIUM AND IMPACTDNV (DEUTSCHER NATURWERKSTEIN-VERBAND E.V) and RoGBC (Asociatia “Romania Green Building Council”), decided to start a project to improve the quality of stone products placement across Europe, and got in contact with CTM (Business Association of Research for Marble, Natural Stone and Materials Technology Centre), COAMU (Association of Architects of Region of Murcia) and Klesarska (Klesarska skola), organisations with a wide experience in coordinating EU projects in these fields. These partners have the biggest competences in placing the stone products, being aware of the importance of them represent the main European stone products areas and, then, the most comprehensive knowledge about this matter. Finally, the schools in the project come from different countries, where all partners have close cooperation with VET providers.In addition, all of them can bring to the project different uses of the stone products and different techniques for placing it, as well as the energy saving and sustainable design with the aim to achieve the foundation of a good design, and the whole society is aware of these facts.

<< Background >>BACKGROUNDAt least 16% of the EU working age population has a disability, many with the ability and the will to work. People with disabilities constitute a significant potential for contribution to the economy and the labour market. The employment rate of disabled people is 50% as opposed to over 68% for non-disabled people, is already an indication that the potential of people with disabilities remains greatly underused. People with disabilities are almost twice as likely to be inactive compared to non-disabled people. Moreover, the likelihood of disability increases with age, and, in the light of the current EU demographic situation, the occurrence of disability is expected to increase. It is crucial to address the needs of people with disabilities in order to allow them to better integrate into the labour market and to participate in society.Many of the disabled people who can and want to work are unemployed. The unemployment rate among disabled people is considerably higher than in the total active population, reaching over 80% in some countries. When people with disabilities work, they often do it in jobs where they are paid less and where they have little chance of career advancement. Employment is a determining factor for inclusion.The development of a Training path and Training Content on Therapies for Disabled based on Manufacturing Processes and Techniques employed in the Stone Sector will be a tool for the recognition and validation of knowledge, skills and transversal capacities for promoting Labour Inclusion of disabled people in sectors as traditional as Stone is. The objective of the project is to help the integration of people with disabilities in the world of work through the use of innovative training systems adapted to the digital age and encourage the development of skills and abilities through the Stone sector.The main target groups are both persons with disabilities and all those involved in the support of the disabled (therapist, occupational staff, entrepreneurs, students and professionals in Human Resources, etc). Also, companies and associations, because they will learn by doing and participating in their cooperative learning process as a key for the implementation of the project in the labour market of the stone sector.NEEDSAlthough there are some initiatives at the individual level, in the case of the stone sector, accessibility is a pending issue. The stone sector is a highly mechanised sector at present, which offers the possibility of adjusting jobs to the different abilities of the worker. It is necessary to consider labour inclusion in order to value both the added value of diversity and the potential economic impact of integrating a new labour force into vocational training. This is one of the most important issues, which does not receive the attention it deserves. In general, people with disabilities are one of the groups with the highest risk of exclusion when it comes to accessing a job, and those who suffer the most significant wage gap.Companies should try to have a socially responsible inclusion policy to favour the access of people with disabilities. Valuing the skills and abilities as the improvement that members of this group have, including issues such as equal opportunities, non-discrimination of people with disabilities and universal accessibility to the values and philosophy of the company. It is essential to address the needs of people with disabilities in the stone sector professions so that they can be better integrated into the labour market in this sector. This industry offers the possibility of adapting the workplace to the needs of the person and still obtaining the best results.<< Objectives >>The project for the development of an itinerary and Training Contents on Therapies for the Disabled based on Processes and Manufacturing Techniques used in the Stone Sector, InclusiveSTONE, will be a tool for the recognition and validation of knowledge, skills and transversal abilities to promote the labour Inclusion of people with disabilities in a traditional sector such as the stone sector, which requires adaptation to a new society of social integration, and which is possible thanks to new technical and technological advances in the sector, which allow greater accessibility for all and at all levels of the industry's production chain.The main objectives of this project are the following:- To help the integration of people with disabilities into the world of work and to promote the development of skills and abilities through the stone sector.- To raise awareness in education with learning phases in order to implement a series of steps, results that guarantee a good impact on the target group and a sustainable effect over time.- Sensitise and create awareness in the companies of the sector about the recruitment of people with disabilities.- Providing employers with mechanisms to adapt workspaces to people with physical or motor disabilities. A company where all workers have the same profile cannot be considered inclusive. It is not a positive environment for those who work there.- Encourage diversity in a sector as traditional as the stone sector, thus facilitating the promotion and awareness of equality at all levels.- Provide support tools for the development of actions that enable the inclusion of people in vulnerable situations in the labour market, adapted to the digital transformation and focused on distance learning.- Provide information, increase the strengths in labour inclusion and redefine the weaknesses.- To provide digital training adapted to the current situation so that no person is left behind and to face the challenges that conventional training currently presents.- Create resources that promote the social, functional and occupational integration of people with disabilities.- Extend the training levels of workers, preparing them to access a job with guarantees of success.- To offer innovative training resources to social educators, teachers, workers and employers with the aim of providing them with the necessary skills to be able to promote and facilitate the integration of people with disabilities in the stone sector.In essence, the main objective of the InclusiveSTONE project is to support the integration of people with disabilities into the labour market and to promote the development of skills and abilities through the stone sector.Raising awareness in education with learning phases. For example: a first initiation phase in which a first contact with stone is made, to move on to the handling of small machinery (drill, grinder, etc.) and sanding by hand. Always taking into account the percentage and type of disability that the person has, adapting the job to the specific needs of the person. In order to raise awareness among companies in the sector so that they hire people with disabilities.<< Implementation >>In order to achieve the main objective of the project, a series of steps will be put in place, products that will guarantee a good impact on the target group and a sustainable effect over time. All expected results of the project are listed in the project outcomes, activities and multiplier events, as well as in the sharing and promotion of the project results and outputs.The three main results to be implemented in the project are as follows:R1 Educational approach for people with different skills focused on transversal capacities in stone sector.R2 Complete Training Path Guide for teaching stone sector's professions for people with different skills.R3 VR-Adaptative Training Content and Evaluation.All these results will be implemented in different activities and tasks that will be developed during the whole process of project execution, as specified and developed in the point Production of Project Results of the present proposal.In short, people with disabilities or functional diversity will strengthen work and personal skills, enabling a sustainable improvement in the possibility of getting and keeping a job. Individual awareness and responsibility will be created in people, also in companies, thus avoiding mismatches in the supply and demand of employment, by offering a quality adaptive Virtual Reality (VR) learning methodology based on the digital era. The number of unemployed will be reduced and jobs will be adapted to the specific needs of each individual, thus promoting an increase in diversity and the social added value that this entails.The overall methodology of implementation of the InclusiveSTONE project to achieve the objectives and expected results will be divided into different parts: 1. Management and quality plan. 2. Development. 3. InclusiveSTONE Course Curriculum.4. Exploitation of products. Implementation of training courses.5. Sharing, Promotion and Use of the Project's Results.<< Results >>All the expected results of the project are listed in the project results, activities and multiplier events, as well as in the sharing promotion and use of the project’s results. In summary, InclusiveSTONE assumes the following products and activities:PROJECT RESULTS:R1. Educational approach for people with different skills focused on transversal capacities in stone sector.R1-A1. Roadmap of the Methodology.R1-A2. Awareness of needs surveys to identify specific learning difficulties.R1-A3. Report of data analysis and conclusions.R1-A4. Handbook for an educational approach for people with different skills focused on transversal capacities in stone sector.R1-A5. Report on the results of First International Seminar in Split.R2. Complete Training Path Guide for teaching stone sector's professions for people with different skills.R2-A1. Definition of Training Units and Learning Outcomes.R2-A2. Design and Organization of Training Paths.R2-A3. InclusiveSTONE Course Curriculum.R2-A4. Report on the results of Workshop in Murcia.R3. VR-Adaptative Training Content and Evaluation.R3-A1. Implementation plan.R3-A2. Training materials.R3-A3. Defining and structuring the key VR-scenarios.R3-A4. Production of virtual reality (VR) immersive Adaptative Training Path.R3-A5. Define a Recognition and Validation tool for the assessment of all skills and transversal competences.R3-A6 Recognition and Validation of Knowledge, Skills and Competences (EQF – ECVET).R3-A7. Implementation of the pilot courses.MULTIPLIER EVENTS:E1. First International Seminar in Split (Croatia) of Educational approach for people with different skills focused on transversal capacities in stone sector.E2. Workshop in Murcia (Spain) of Complete Training Path Guide for teaching stone sector's professions for people with different skills.E3. Final International Seminar on InclusiveSTONE project in Würzburg (Germany) on VR-Adaptative Training Content for people with different skills in the stone sector.

<< Objectives >>-Personal and professional development of professionals related to the subject matter of the project. -Awareness of the importance of the environmental impact of nanotechnological products.-Integration of the innovative curriculum created in the NanOER project in the curricula of universitites to introduce knowledge in LCA of nanotechnological products for the professions of the future.-Creation of quality material freely available online that can be used for self-training.<< Implementation >>The most relevant activities are: -Establishment of common learning outcomes on the calculation of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of building materials with nanoproducts.-Creation of an e-Guideline for LCA calculation methodology for nanoproducts.-Creation of 5 NanOER Interactive Flashcards.-IT production of Open Educational Resource.-3 Pilot NanOER Courses in the countries of the project partners.. -3 Face-to face Transnational Project Meetings.-3 Hybrid seminars.-1 Online Workshop.<< Results >>Quality educational material about calculation of LCA of nanoproducts in construction materials that contributes to the education and preparation of future agents of change for Green Jobs.A comparison of European and national information about LCA and nanomaterials.A transversal and innovative HE curricula.An e-Guideline on the curricula.5 interactive Flashcards on the environmental impact of nanoproducts.An easily accessible and free OER with the contents of the NanOER project.

"BACKGROUNDHealth and safety in the workplace is currently one of the most important aspects of developing an EU policy in regard to employment and social affairs. In 2006 Eurostat agency has estimated near 5720 deaths per year related to labour accidents and the International Labour Organization stated an average of 159,500 workers who died due to labour diseases. SME’s workers show the worst numbers, with 82% of all accidents and 90% of fatal accidents. The European Commission also noted that ""changes in work are leading to new occupational risks, and increasing the number of work-related diseases”. According to the European Commissioner for Employment, economic losses related to the absence of prevention strategies on workers costs in a billion € per year.This situation is particularly relevant in the cement industry. The cement production process can be divided into two aspects of manufacturing processes and quarrying activities. The different hazards and types of activities in quarrying as compared to cement production may mean that different management system priorities, approaches and training and educational programs may be needed to improve safety and health performance in these two areas.Ensuring healthy and safe working conditions for employees is one of the most important issues for the cement industry.OBJECTIVESThe main aim of this project is to promote the use of risk prevention measures in the cement quarries and processing plants through the production of innovative training material based on 3D animations. It will be based on transferring the methodology of a previous transnational consortium working in the field of risk prevention for other sectors, which results are widely promoted and disseminated by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. Specific objectives:a) To research on the main risk situations during the production of cement.b) To define the key situations for the multimedia materials' production.c) To produce an ICT based learning tool and enable awareness a rising in the risks' prevention field from a practical-orientated approach.PRODUCTSThe main results of the project are:a) A compilation of EU and Country-specific regulations relative to safety at work and risks' prevention in the cement sector. b) A report related to cement sector with: 1) the situations with highest risk of accident or injury 2) the current situation of the companies in relation to the use of individual and collective safety equipmentc) A multimedia learning tool for training and raising workers' awareness of the importance of risks' prevention. This tool will include 10 sketches of 90 seconds each.d) A website for the project and its products.CONSORTIUM AND IMPACTThe project is coordinated by ATIC - Associação Técnica da Indústria de Cimento from Portugal, grouping the three main companies of the cement sector. Fundación Laboral del Cemento y el Medio Ambiente, Spanish organism which represents the main interests of the cement sector on sustainable use of resources with environment respect and workers health and safety in agreement with the trade unions UGT and CCOO and the Spanish Cement Association (OFICEMEN) will contribute to the legal requirements development for the cement industry in Portugal from Spain. Marble and Natural Stone Technology Centre from Spain has a wide previous experience in the field of industrial safety innovative projects. The participation of Chalmers Tekniska Hoegskola from Sweden ensures the impact of the results on trainees to be hired by cement sector companies and the participation of CEMEX Latvia ensures the final application of the results of the project on a real big company."