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Safety and Health at the workplace. Spain.

Fundación Laboral de la Construcción

INDEX

1 – Fundación Laboral de la Construcción (Labour Foundation for the Construction Industry)

2 – Construction industry in Spain: economic and social context

3 – Safety and health in the new National Collective Agreement

4 – S&H Training Accreditation

Tarjeta Profesional de la Construcción – TPC (Construction Professional Card)

• Non-profit bipartite organization (employers confederation + trade unions)

• Financial resources: industry contribution and public subsidies

• Nationwide (regional councils)

Promotion of occupational training

Promotion of safety and health at work

Promotion of employment and craftsmanship

1. Fundación Laboral de la Construcción

AIMS

Construction industry in Spain: economic and social context

Economic data

Labour data

Business structure

2. Construction industry in Spain: economic and social context

17 % of GDP

448.446 enterprisesmore than 14% of total

Economic data

2. Construction industry in Spain: economic and social context

Year 2006

More than 2,6 million workers

21% foreign workers

More than 13% of total employment

Labour data

Economic data

Year 2007

2. Construction industry in Spain: economic and social context

Fragmentation Business structure

self-employed or 1 employee

more than 20 employees

between 10 and 19 employees

between 2 and 9 employees

4,1 %

4,9 %

41,6 %

49,4 %

2. Construction industry in Spain: economic and social context

Fatal accidents 2007

844

Construction

282

(33,41%)

Total accidents 2007

934.351

Construction

253.222

(27,10%)

2. Construction industry in Spain: economic and social context

Safety and Health in the new National Collective Agreement

• The new National Collective Agreement includes a specific section regarding safety and health at work

3. Safety and health in the new National Collective Agreement

Information Training

Minimum health and safety regulations

3. Safety and health in the new National Collective Agreement

OPPC (Paritarian Organism for Prevention in Construction)

Main activities:

• Follow- up of work accidents and creation of statistics

• Organization of visits to check working conditions

• Development of programmes of itinerant training at work places

OPPC

3. Safety and health in the new National Collective Agreement

OPPC

The Fundación has created a tool for statistical analysis of work accidents registered in the construction sector.

The aim is to use the information in order to establish the appropriate actions

3. Safety and health in the new National Collective Agreement

OPPC

The Fundación visits 10.000 work places per year by means of the OPPC

The OPPC examines the work places to propose safety and health measures if needed.

The OPPC staff receive specific training and are provided with a PDA to take notes

3. Safety and health in the new National Collective Agreement

OPPC

Mobile classroom

Training at worksite

15.000 workers trained throughout 2007

More than 45.000 Km

3. Safety and health in the new National Collective Agreement

Information Training

Minimum health and safety regulations

OPPC (Paritarian Organism for Prevention in Construction)

3. Safety and health in the new National Collective Agreement

Information

Analysis of publicity campaigns

Project: Línea Prevención(prevention hot-line)

3. Safety and health in the new National Collective Agreement

“Study of the efficiency of publicity campaigns”

The project is divided in three phases:

- Identification of all campaigns developed- Determination of the criteria of each of

them- Measurement of their impact

Information activities

3. Safety and health in the new National Collective Agreement

Creation of a communication channel for and by the sector, to solve the doubts and queries in safety and health professionals.

www.lineaprevencion.com900 20 30 20

An assistance and assessment technical service for the prevention of work risks in SMES within the building sector

3.000 enquiries through the freeline in 20071.500 enquiries through the website in 2007

Information activities

3. Safety and health in the new National Collective Agreement

OPPC (Paritarian Organism for Prevention in Construction)

Information Training

Minimum health and safety regulations

3. Safety and health in the new National Collective Agreement

Formación

El Convenio distingue 2 tipos de formación

- Inicial: aula permanente- Específica (puesto de trabajo o

oficios)

3. Training in Fundación Laboral de la Construcción

Safety and Health training system

Training

The National Collective Agreement establishes two types of training:

- Initial: aula permanente- Specific: depending on the type

of work developed or post in the work place

3. Safety and health in the new National Collective Agreement

S&H Training

Initial training: Aula Permanente

This is the basic training in S&H required to work in the construction sector

The goal is for workers to acquire the knowledge to identify the most frequent risks and the preventive measures that must be taken.

3. Safety and health in the new National Collective Agreement

Specific training: depending on the type of work developed or post in the work place

3. Safety and health in the new National Collective Agreement

S&H Training

Studies developed by the Fundación have proven the need for less theoretical and more practical prevention training

The Fundación has centres for prevention practices in 20 of its 42 training centres.

3. Safety and health in the new National Collective Agreement

S&H Training

Typology

• Crafts

• Management

• Safety and health

Number of students (2007)

Crafts34.128

S&H30.374

Management6.778

47,88 %

9,51 %

42,61 %

3. Safety and health in the new National Collective Agreement

Training in the Fundación

S&H Training accreditationTarjeta Profesional de la Construcción – TPC project

Accreditation

Document issued by the Fundación Laboral de la Construcción with the aim to certify:

- Training in S&H

- Work experience and occupational level

- Any other vocational training

- Compulsory medical check- ups

S&H Training AccreditationTarjeta Profesional de la Construcción – TPC Project

1. Introduction

S&H Training AccreditationTarjeta Profesional de la Construcción – TPC Project

Information points

- Centres of the Fundación Laboral de la Construcción

- Employers associations

- Trade unions

- Collaborating centres

- Fundación website

- Free information number 900 11 21 21

- Others

S&H Training AccreditationTarjeta Profesional de la Construcción – TPC Project

S&H Training AccreditationTarjeta Profesional de la Construcción – TPC Project

Information process

- To inform and motivate the workers to use the card

- To inform about the procedure centres (address, timetable, etc.) and the procedure to get the card

- Attention for any question on the TPC

S&H Training AccreditationTarjeta Profesional de la Construcción – TPC Project

S&H Training AccreditationTarjeta Profesional de la Construcción – TPC Project

- Centres of the Fundación Laboral de la Construcción

- Employers associations

- Trade unions

Procedure points

S&H Training AccreditationTarjeta Profesional de la Construcción – TPC Project

S&H Training AccreditationTarjeta Profesional de la Construcción – TPC Project

Procedure process

- Information to the workers about procedures and documentation needed to obtain the card (work experience record, training certifications, ID card, photograph, etc.)

- Reception and procedure of the applications

- Recording of the application on the system

- Classification and filling of the files

- Sending of the file to the validation centre

S&H Training AccreditationTarjeta Profesional de la Construcción – TPC Project

S&H Training AccreditationTarjeta Profesional de la Construcción – TPC Project

Validation centres

- Fundación Laboral de la Construcción

Validation Process

- Application reception

- Checking and validation

- Card issuing

- Sending the card to the procedure centre

- Control and quality auditing of all the processes

S&H Training AccreditationTarjeta Profesional de la Construcción – TPC Project

S&H Training AccreditationTarjeta Profesional de la Construcción – TPC Project

Handing process

- The procedure centre receives the cards applied for (in case of mistake they will make the claim to the corresponding validation centre)

- The procedure centre issues a collecting call to the person applying (mail, phone, call, sms, etc.)

S&H Training AccreditationTarjeta Profesional de la Construcción – TPC Project

www.trabajoenconstruccion.com

900 11 21 21

Safety and health at the workplace. Spain.

Fundación Laboral de la Construcción

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