Intervención de David de Teresa Escolar, responsable de I+D+i de la Fundación Laboral de la Construcción, en la XXX edición del Coloquio Internacional del Comité de Construcción de la Asociación Internacional de la Seguridad Social (AISS-C), celebrado del 16 al 18 de octubre de 2012 en Boston

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Spanish Construction Sector
David de Teresa Escolar
David de Teresa Escolar
Head of R&D Department Boston, October 16th, 2012

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Background
The Foundation is a non-profit paritarian organization,
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created by virtue of the National Collective Agreement in
1992.
Its Board is composed of:
26 members on behalf of the trade unions.
26 members on behalf of the employers’ organizations.
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Main figures
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180.000
158,094 >400 training
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alumnos courses:
courses: 42 training
workers
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formados en Management,
trained in
2009 the country
2011 Craftmanship,
and OSH
and OSH
21 OSH Quality:
practice More than More than 140 ISO 9001:2008
centers 1,700 trainers own textbooks ISO 14001:2004
300+EFQM

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The importance of OSH training
Training of the agents involved in the
construction work:
Influences on the factors causing
accidents.
Directly determines the worker’s
worker s
attitudes, motivations and skills.

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Agents involved
DESIGNERS EMPLOYER
EMPLOYEES
COORDINATORS CONSTRUCTORS

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Spanish legal framework
According to the National
Collective Agreement of
the Construction Sector:
Two levels of Safety & Health training
First level: initial training
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Second level: specific training

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Initial training
Minimum training in S&H
required to work in the
construction sector
(8-hour
(8 hour long)
Acquiring the competences:
To identify the most frequent risks at the worksite
To implement the necessary preventive measures

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Initial training
Main f
M i features
Homogeneous, participative and proactive.
Practical and intuitive
intuitive.
As well as adaptable to every worker profile.

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Initial training
Main
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Trainer multimedia DVD
Trainee t tb k
T i textbook
More than 400 real pictures from construction sites.
Multilingual contents.
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Initial training
Outcome, last 3 years
Workers trained: + 800,000
Workers year 2011 845 509
ear 2011: 845,509

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Specific training
Focused on the specific job/occupation
of each worker.
Depending on the types of works developed.
There are 13 courses: bricklayer, coffin carpenter,
iron specialist electrician etc
specialist, electrician, etc.

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S&H acreditation system
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The Construction
Professional Card (TPC)
> 600 000
600,000

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How to improve S&H conditions in construction site?
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Mainly, improving the following factors
• Workers training and motivation.
motivation.
• Materials & equipment used.
used.
• Organization and construction techniques.
techniques.

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How to reach it now?
Among others requirements
Ensuring the proper training and motivation of all
the agents involved in the construction works,
including engineers and architects.
Considering safety and health in the worksite
since the early stages of the project design.

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How to go further?
Through th i d t i li ti
Th h the industrialization of
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the construction process.
Designing safety projects taking into account the
prevention of construction accidents.
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Promoting R&D on S&H for the construction
sector, and creating ways to spread the research
outcomes.
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EU Directive 92/57/EEC
The transpositions of this directive into the Member States
show significant differences in the:
Scope and depth of content.
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Specificity.
Adaptation.
Adaptation
Implementation.

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Some key conclusions
It would be convenient
Establishing minimum requirements
concerning the initial S&H training for the
construction sector at European level.
Introducing and spreading of the concept
“Prevention Through Design (Design for
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