Training course for Managers – Occupational safety
Under the State-Regions Conference Agreement of 21 December 2011 (Official Journal No 8 of 11/01/2012), managers must receive specific training providing knowledge and skills suited to the executive and organisational functions they perform in occupational health and safety. Legislative Decree 81/08 was the first to clearly define the role and responsibilities of the manager, recognising […]
Worker Safety Training Course – General Part (Pursuant to Article 37 of Legislative Decree 81/08 and the State-Regions Agreement)
General safety training is the essential first step in building a prevention culture in the workplace. Article 37 of Legislative Decree 81/08 requires employers to provide all workers with adequate training covering the basic concepts of health and safety. The course lasts 4 hours, as required for all production sectors by the State-Regions Agreement of […]
Worker Safety Training Course – Job-Specific Part (Low – Medium – High Risk | Pursuant to Article 37 of Legislative Decree 81/08 and the State-Regions Agreement)
The Job-Specific Safety Training Course is the mandatory completion of the training pathway for all workers under Article 37 of Legislative Decree 81/08 and the State-Regions Agreement of 21 December 2011. Unlike the general part, this training is tailored to the company’s specific risk assessment. Content is defined on the basis of the activities actually […]
Refresher training for managers under Legislative Decree 81/08: responsibilities, prevention and safety management
Under the State-Regions Agreement of 21 December 2011, managers must attend refresher training at least every five years. The strategic role this figure holds in occupational health and safety, combined with the duties and responsibilities assigned by legislation, calls for periodic opportunities for in-depth study and reflection. This course provides participants with: an update on […]
Additional Specific Training Course for Supervisors (Pursuant to Article 37 of Legislative Decree 81/08 and the State-Regions Agreement of 21/12/2011, in force since 26/01/2012)
The supervisor plays a fundamental role in the day-to-day management of occupational health and safety, overseeing compliance with rules, the correct use of protective equipment and worker conduct. For this reason, legislation requires supervisors to receive specific training beyond the general component, aimed at strengthening awareness, responsibility and the ability to intervene. The course provides […]
Liability of the RSPP and external consultants
The legislation assigns specific responsibilities to designated roles within the corporate organisation. In particular, ongoing compliance with prevention obligations is also ensured through internal consultants (as provided for by the legislation itself) and external consultants, who must be qualified and actively involved in corporate processes.
Legislative Decree 231/2001 and offences relating to the environment and safety: from management system governance to OdV inspection and oversight
A management system addressing offences under Legislative Decree 231/2001 (environment and safety) has become a necessity — and in some cases an obligation — for companies. It calls for specific expertise in environmental law, occupational health and safety, and in managing procedures, roles and inspection controls.
Criminal liability of the RSPP for workplace accidents and occupational diseases
Thirty years after the RSPP (Head of the Prevention and Protection Service) was introduced, it is time for a retrospective on the advantages and drawbacks of this legislative change — particularly from a practical and organisational standpoint. In a field that constantly balances the urgency of effective workplace prevention against the threat of consequences for […]
Duties and responsibilities in the company: delegations, sub-delegations and organisational documents
A perennial challenge in organising occupational health and safety within a company is assigning appropriate powers at the right functional level to ensure adequate management of obligations. The placement and exercise of decision-making and managerial powers is, moreover, the paradigm underpinning the fundamental principles for attributing criminal liability.
The principal contractor in temporary and mobile construction sites: liability profiles and relations with other prevention actors
Legislative Decree 81/2008 introduced — or more precisely, specified and enhanced — the scope of liability for a new employer figure within temporary and mobile construction sites: the principal contractor (impresa affidataria), defined as “the company holding the contract with the client that, in carrying out the contracted works, may engage subcontractors or self-employed workers”.