The construction companies Companies that provide vertical work services are required by law to provide their workers with specific training so they can perform their duties properly. This is established by the Royal Decree 2177/2004, where we also find that the minimum curriculum requirements are specified.
These have to do with the restraint and fall-arrest systems that they must use in each specific situation. This also includes the rescue techniques they must employ when assisting an injured worker who is suspended in the air.
Another important issue that needs to be addressed concerns the systems for moving along structures and using ropes. We must also address the issue of the measures that need to be taken to ensure safety in situations involving adverse weather conditions.
In addition, it is important to teach the guidelines for the proper maintenance, care, and inspection of work equipment and safety systems. And, furthermore, the safest methods for handling loads at heights while minimizing the risk of accidents.
Occupational Safety and Health in Construction Companies
When we talk about working at heights, we are actually referring to one specific specialty among the many that the Occupational Safety and Health in Construction Companies. This department is responsible for ensuring that safe work environments are created.
If we consider that we are talking about an industry in which there are real risks of accidents, we believe that adherence to the guidelines established by this discipline is crucial—even more so than in other areas, such as those related, for example, to office work.
Therefore, occupational safety and health (PRL) training is generally mandatory for these workers as well. This is stipulated by the Article 19 of Law 31/1995. It stipulates that it is the employer’s obligation to ensure that employees receive the necessary training and information so that they can perform their duties safely.
In short, to provide sufficient knowledge, both in general and in specific terms, in terms of preventive measures to identify and avoid or minimize their exposure to the hazards inherent in their job.
Our Occupational Safety and Health Training Courses
The most prestigious companies in the industry, both nationally and internationally, rely on Pharos, the lifelong learning service from Structuralia. Our extensive course catalog includes several courses that provide training and certification in occupational hazard prevention:
- Occupational Safety and Health in Highway Maintenance and Operations.
- Drones: Occupational Safety and Human Factors in Operations.
- Occupational Safety and Health Prevention in Cement Manufacturing Plants.
- ISO 45001. Occupational Health and Safety Management in Offices.
- International Occupational Safety and Health. General Section.
What risks do workers performing work at heights face?
The specific case of workers who perform tasks at heights deserves our special attention. Primarily because the risks arising from their activities are even greater. The main challenges they face are:
- Falls at different levels.
- Hits against stationary objects.
- Musculoskeletal disorders.
- Stress and fatigue.
- Direct contact with electrical installations.
- Adverse weather conditions.
Until the entry into force of the RD 2177/2004, the vertical workers' sector was in a legal limbo, as these workers were considered mountaineers or rock climbers. It was in this context that the National Association of Companies Specializing in Vertical and Work-at-Height Operations (ANETVA).
An agency that seeks to ensure that, in fact, these workers from the construction companies member organizations receive adequate training and work under the best possible conditions. In this regard, in Structuralia We offer an up-to-date and accredited training program, the content of which complies with the legal requirements we have mentioned.
