Programme
Module A, Legal and regulatory (6 hours)
- Legislative Decree 81/2008 as amended: structure, titles and annexes relevant to medium risk
- The penalty system: criminal and administrative offences, mandatory prescriptions, fines and imprisonment
- Liability of the employer acting as RSPP: analysis of case law in medium-risk sectors
- Delegation and sub-delegation of functions: requirements, limits and established case law
- Supervision and inspections: powers of the ASL (local health authority), the ITL (labour inspectorate) and the Fire Brigade; handling inspection reports
- The organisational model under Legislative Decree 231/2001 and its integration with the SGSL (occupational health and safety management system)
Module B, Management (8 hours)
- The risk assessment document (DVR) for medium-risk companies: structure and methods
- Assessment of specific risks: work-related stress, night work, pregnant workers and new mothers, young workers
- The occupational health and safety management system (SGSL): BS OHSAS 18001 / ISO 45001 models for SMEs
- Planning and monitoring of preventive measures: performance indicators (KPIs)
- Health surveillance: protocols for medium risk, fitness opinions and appeals
- Managing accidents: cause analysis (fault tree method), notifications to INAIL (national accident insurance institute)
- Periodic safety meetings (Article 35): organisation, minutes and follow-up
- Contracts and management of interference risks: DUVRI (interference risk assessment document) and coordination with contractors
Module C, Technical (14 hours)
- Specific risks in medium-risk sectors: transport, agriculture, public administration with particular risks, small healthcare facilities
- Physical agents: noise risk assessment (Legislative Decree 81/2008, Title VIII, Chapter II), hand-arm and whole-body vibration
- Chemical agents: CLP/GHS classification, safety data sheets (SDS), assessment and preventive measures
- Manual handling of loads and musculoskeletal risks: NIOSH method, OCRA index, RULA method
- Work equipment and machinery: CE conformity, inspection register, planned maintenance
- Working environments: workplaces, stairs, internal traffic routes, lighting, indoor climate
- Electrical safety: installations in medium-risk environments, protection against lightning
- Fire risk in medium-risk settings: assessment, preventive measures, emergency plan
- Personal protective equipment: selection based on the risk assessment, CE marking, categories I/II/III
- Safety signage: types, positioning and management
Module D, Interpersonal (4 hours)
- Communication techniques for promoting a safety culture within the company
- Consultation and participation of the RLS (Workers’ Safety Representative): practical tools and handling disagreement
- Designing and delivering training for workers: needs analysis, methods, assessment of learning
- Managing at-risk behaviour: behaviour-based safety (BBS)
- Safety reporting to senior management and communication with the supervisory authorities
Objectives
Enable the employer to carry out the duties of RSPP directly in medium-risk companies, providing the legal, managerial, technical and interpersonal skills needed to identify, assess and manage the risks specific to their sector and to meet the obligations of Legislative Decree 81/2008 and the State-Regions Agreement of 21 December 2011.