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University College of Technical Architecture
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Grao en Arquitectura Técnica
 Subjects
  Security and Prevention
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Subject 01.- Work and health. Basic concepts. Danger and risk. The professional risks. Working conditions and risk factors. Damages and pathologies derived from work. Work accidents, occupational diseases and other associated pathologies. Surveillance and control of workers' health. Occupational accidents in the construction sector.
Subject 02.-
Prevention of occupational hazards. Preventive measures for the elimination, reduction and control of risks. Definition of general and specific risks. Risks linked to safety conditions and the work environment. The burden of work, fatigue and job dissatisfaction.
Subject 03.- Regulatory framework on the prevention of occupational risks. Obligations of preventive management of construction companies. Duties and obligations of employers and workers. Management of prevention of occupational hazards. Prevention services. Representation bodies: Prevention delegates, health and safety committee, designated and assigned workers. Public bodies related to health and safety at work. Collection of documentation, preparation and archiving.
Subject 04.- The plan for the prevention of occupational risks in companies. Organization and planning of industrial construction activities. Preventive action measures: technical, organizational and procedural. Collective protections and individual protection equipment. Other complementary measures: training and information for workers. Security signage. Preventive resources.
Subject 05.- Hygienic risks. Industrial hygiene in construction. Physical, chemical and biological products. Construction and demolition waste. Contaminants in cements, mortar and concrete additives, release agents, polyurethanes, asphalts, cleaners, resins, paints, creosotes and asbestos.
Subject 06.- Ergonomic risks. Work ergonomics. Risk factors at work. Physical and mental workload. Manual manipulation of loads. Preventive measures focused on the worker. Ergonomic requirements of machines and tools. Centers, places and work spaces. Environmental conditions in works and workshops.
Subject 07.- General organization of the work. Implementation of work. Enclosure, fencing and access to the work. Provisional installations. Deployment of equipment. Offices and booths, hygienic-sanitary facilities, meeting and rest, and dining rooms. Collections and workshops on site. Order and cleanliness in the work.
Subject 08.- Work equipment, installations, hand tools and machines. Security in the design. Risks in operation, storage and transport. Authorization of use and instruction manuals. Common machinery used on site. Common auxiliary means of work. Scaffolding and work platforms.
Subject 09.- General and specific risks in construction. Phases of work and production activities. Minimum health and safety provisions according to the general collective agreement of the construction sector.
Subject 10.- Works with special risks in construction. Works with asbestos. Electric risk. Electric and oxyacetylene welding. Confined spaces.
Subject 11.- Planning and organization of occupational safety prior to the start of construction activities. Analysis, identification and evaluation of occupational risks. Drafting of Health and Safety Studies and Plans. The foreseeable later works. Maintenance works.
Subject 12.- Planning and organization of occupational safety during the execution of construction activities. Health and safety coordination in project phases and execution of works. Safety and prevention of occupational risks in works without a project. Safety and prevention of occupational hazards in factories and workshops in the construction industry.
Subject 13.- Fire safety in buildings, industrial facilities and works. Dynamics of fire. Types of fire and extinction systems. Fire extinguishing equipment. General rules of action for fire prevention. Action plans.
Subject 14.- Rescue actions in work places. Cases of serious and imminent risk, general emergency and accident occurrence. General procedures and action plans in an emergency situation: Protect, warn, rescue (P.A.S.). First aid. Survival chain. Basic principles of action.
Subject 15.- Emergencies and evacuation of the buildings in use and exploitation. Basic norm of self-protection of centers, establishments and dependencies, dedicated to activities that may give rise to emergency situations. Self-protection plans.
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