TECHNOLOGICAL DESIGN AND CONTROL FOR SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION SITE 1

The course aims to provide methods and tools to manage building and maintenance of architectural works. The project quality is indispensable for ensuring building quality, efficiency in construction processes and security - for workers and users - in the building and management phases.

The analysis of the governing law on safety in workplaces, particularly on temporary and mobile sites, highlights relationships between the design phase and the subsequent phases of building and management. The course shows the results of co-operation between designers and Coordinator for Safety and Health Matters at the Project Preparation Stage, both in terms of risk-reduction, and security promotion throughout the life-cycle of the building.

The analysis of issues concerning drawings and documents included in the project, in the Security and Coordination Plan, in the Safety Operational Plans, and in the Building File allows to define their contents and to highlight their relationships. The need to manage trans-disciplinary contributions in the detailed design requires a systemic approach to the building project. Such approach is transferred to the construction site, in order to outline the constraint system and the risk factors, referred to design solutions, construction site planning and business coordination.

The course includes lectures, seminars and practical exercises. Learning process check tests (optional) will be scheduled (open-ended questions and drawings).

Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.

The final examination consists of a discussion on the topics covered in the lectures and the practical exercises, in order to test the achieved knowledge.

Learning assessment may also be carried out on line, should the conditions require it.

Legal framework (28 hours)

• The relevant legislation on safety and hygiene at work; contractual regulations concerning safety and health at work; mandatory insurance of industrial accidents and disease;
• European regulations and their value; Standards of Good Practice; Product Directives;
• The Consolidation Act on health and safety in the workplace, with particular reference to the Chapter I. The subjects of the company prevention management: duties, obligations, statutory liability. Methodologies for risk detection, analysis and assessment;
• The legislation on health and safety in temporary or mobile construction sites and in work at height. Chapter IV of the Consolidation Act on health and safety in the workplace;
• The figures involved in building construction: duties, obligations, statutory liability;
• The Framework Law on public works and the main implementation decrees;
• The sanctioning system and the inspection procedures.

Technical framework (20 hours)

• Risks of falling. Scaffoldings and falseworks;
• The safety organization of the construction site. The Gantt chart and Cost/Schedule Control Systems;
• The documentation required to clients, commissioning bodies, contractors, security coordinators;
• Occupational diseases and first aid;
• Electrical risks and protection against lightning;
• Risks in the excavations, in demolition, in underground works and in tunnel construction;
• Risks connected with asbestos removal and handling.

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References:

1. Muzzolon A., Sanilippo M., Manuale del coordinatore per la sicurezza, 5a edizione aggiornata con la normativa emergenziale, Legislazione Tecnica, Roma, 2021
2. Lusardi G., Rischi di cantiere e costi della sicurezza per il PSC, EPC Editore, 2012
3. Mor G., La nuova progettazione esecutiva, UTET Scienze Tecniche, Torino, 2010
4. Hughes P.,‎ Ferrett E., Introduction to Health and Safety in Construction, Routledge, London & New York, 2015