Training in health and safety in companies is a very hot topic.
Every employer is obliged to guarantee its employees the right training through courses with duration and minimum contents defined by the State-Regions Conference. Therefore, all the people who participate in the life of a company are involved both in the risk prevention activity and in that necessary to face a possible emergency.
The legislation required by law requires companies to explain in an easily understandable way all the following concepts:
- risk, including that related to the different tasks;
- damage;
- prevention;
- protection;
- organization of company prevention;
- rights and duties of workers and managers;
- supervisory bodies;
- control;
- assistance
Even the managers are subject to training on health and safety in companies specific and appropriate by the company. In addition to this, it is necessary to periodically update their duties on health and safety at work. In particular:
- the subjects involved and the related obligations;
- the definition and identification of risk factors;
- the evaluation of hazards and technical, organizational and procedural prevention and protection measures
Training in health and safety in companies can not be delegated to anyone. It must be carried out by professional trainers or teachers who have specific requirements in the field and experience in the field of health and safety at work.
The duration of these courses is proportional to the risks present and, in any case, must be between 16 and 48 hours. For the refresher courses there is a duration between 6 and 14 hours. The minimum content must include modules of type:
- normative-legal;
- management and security organization;
- identification and assessment of risks;
- training and consultation of workers.
The qualified trainers must therefore respond to criteria that have been published in this document
Training in health and safety in companies must be done during working hours and the training path must take place when the employment relationship is established, when a worker is transferred from the department or has to change jobs or when the worker must use new equipment, new technologies or new harmful or dangerous substances.
What is the risk of the company if it does not comply with the law that establishes the obligation to train workers? The defaulting debtor can be punished with arrest for two to four months or with a fine of € 1,315.20 to € 5,699.20.
The amount of the penalty is doubled if the violation affects more than five workers and tripled if it affects more than 10 workers.
