Employer acting as RSPP, high risk

Programme

Module A, legal and regulatory (8 hours)

• Legislative Decree 81/2008 as amended: detailed analysis of the titles and annexes that apply to high-risk sectors
• The criminal and administrative penalty system: practical cases and relevant judgments in high-risk sectors
• Liability of the employer acting as RSPP in serious and fatal accident scenarios: analysis of case law
• Delegation of functions in large groups and structured enterprises: limits and case law
• Inspection and enforcement in high-risk sectors: ASL (local health authorities), ITL (territorial labour inspectorate), VVF (Fire Brigade), ARPA (regional environmental protection agencies); handling enforcement notices
• The organisational model under Legislative Decree 231/2001: predicate offences in health and safety (Article 25-septies)
• Contract work and construction sites: Title IV of Legislative Decree 81/2008, PSC/POS (site safety and coordination plan, operational safety plan), safety coordinators at the design and execution stages
• The REACH and CLP Regulations: implications for chemical and manufacturing companies

Module B, management (10 hours)

• The DVR (risk assessment document) for high-risk companies: quantitative and semi-quantitative methods (FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, bow-tie)
• Assessment of complex specific risks: carcinogenic and mutagenic agents, biological risk, work at height, confined spaces
• The SGSL (occupational health and safety management system) to ISO 45001: implementation, internal audit, certification
• Strategic planning of prevention: objectives, improvement programmes, lead and lag indicators
• Health surveillance in high-risk sectors: tailored protocols, exceptional health surveillance
• Analysis of accidents and near misses: advanced methods (Human HACCP, Why-Why Analysis, the Reason model)
• Managing high-risk contract work: supplier qualification, coordination plans, advanced DUVRI (interference risk assessment document)
• Managing major emergencies: internal emergency plans (PEI), coordination with external authorities
• Safety communication to senior management and reporting to the board: a risk-based approach

Module C, technical (24 hours)

• Specific risks in high-risk sectors: construction, the chemical and petrochemical industry, metallurgy and heavy manufacturing, healthcare, the food industry
• Advanced physical agents: noise risk assessment in complex environments, vibration, electromagnetic fields (CEM), artificial optical radiation (ROA)
• Hazardous chemical agents: risk assessment with the MOVARISCH, ECETOC-TRA and IOM models; containment measures
• Carcinogenic and mutagenic agents (ACM): the register of exposed workers, substitution, occupational limit values (TLV-TWA, OEL)
• Biological risk (Title X of Legislative Decree 81/2008): group 2, 3 and 4 agents; containment measures for laboratories and healthcare facilities
• Manual handling of heavy loads and repetitive operations: advanced methods (SNOOK, ACGIH TLV-HAL, MAPO)
• Hazardous work equipment: cranes, elevating platforms, industrial trucks, lifting appliances (Presidential Decree 459/1996, Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC)
• Work at height: risk of falling from height, fall arrest PPE (category III), anchor systems, fixed metal scaffolding (PiMUS, the scaffold assembly, use and dismantling plan)
• Confined spaces (Presidential Decree 177/2011): specific risks, entry procedures, detection and rescue equipment
• Advanced electrical risk: installations in areas with a risk of explosion (ATEX), medium-voltage substations, live working (PES skilled person, PAV instructed person, PEI suitable for live working)
• Advanced fire prevention: ATEX classification, sprinkler systems, automatic detection, emergency plans for large plants
• Explosion risk: ATEX atmospheres, zone classification, explosion risk assessment (DVEX), prevention measures
• Safety on construction sites: analysis of the PSC, management of interference, site machinery, risk of falling
• Category III personal protective equipment: harnesses, self-contained breathing apparatus, CBRN suits; management and periodic inspection
• Advanced ergonomics: biomechanical analysis, ergonomic design of workstations, corrective measures

Module D, relational (6 hours)

• Safety leadership: building an organisational culture geared to prevention
• Advanced risk communication techniques: the IOGP, ISRS and Safety-II frameworks
• Managing high-risk behaviour: behaviour-based safety (BBS) in industrial sectors
• Involving the RLS (Workers’ Safety Representative) and the territorial workers’ safety representative (RLST) in high-risk sectors
• Designing and managing specific training for high-risk workers: training on the job, simulations, practical exercises
• Advanced reporting to management, the board and the supervisory authorities: communication in a crisis

Objectives

To qualify the employer to carry out the duties of RSPP directly in high-risk companies, ensuring full command of advanced risk assessment methods, of the technical tools specific to the sector and of the managerial and relational skills needed to maintain an effective prevention and protection system, in accordance with Legislative Decree 81/2008 and the State-Regions Agreement of 21 December 2011.