Application of the Construction Sites Directive in civil and industrial maintenance works

Title IV of Legislative Decree 81/2008 defines a temporary and mobile construction site as any location where building or civil engineering works are carried out, as further specified in Annex X — namely “construction, maintenance, repair, demolition, conservation, renovation, restructuring, equipping, conversion, renewal or dismantling works on fixed, permanent or temporary structures, in masonry, reinforced […]

Risk Assessment Document (DVR): the essential tool for building workplace safety — parties involved, responsibilities of the employer, management and RSPP

When the risk assessment obligation was first introduced, companies sought to comply by balancing the need to understand the “philosophy” behind this new requirement with the need to identify the precise contents of the associated document. In the years since, there has been a gradual decline in the priority given to this topic, with the […]

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.