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Needs and challenges in health, safety, education, training, qualification and certification Health, safety and environmental aspects ....................................................................... 55 6.2.1 Health and safety issues of welders ................................................................................... 55 6.3 Job, skill, career and competence developments .......................................................... 56 6.4 Communication and information technologies............................................................... 57 6.4.1 Training, education, qualification and certification ......................................................... 57 6.4.2 Use of IT and communication technologies ..................................................................... 59 6.5 Strategies to meet challenges in human and material resources, demographic developments ............................................................................................. 60 6.1 6.2 Human and material resources .......................................................................................... 54

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Through Optimum Use and Innovation of Welding and Joining Technologies

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