TECHNOLOGICAL DESIGN AND CONTROL FOR SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION SITE 1

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 (32 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 associated with the use of machinery and work equipment, primarily concerning lifting and carriage equipment;
• Chemical risks in the construction site;
• Physical risks: noise, vibration, microclimate, lighting.

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References:

Lusardi G., Rischi di cantiere e costi della sicurezza per il PSC, EPC Editore, 2012

De Filippo D.G.M., Obblighi e responsabilità nel cantiere, Maggioli Editore, Rimini, 2011