A proposal for improving safety in construction projects by strengthening coordinators’ competencies in health and safety issues


Autoria(s): Ros Serrano, Antonio; Ortiz Marcos, Isabel; Palomo Sanchez, Jose Gabriel; Uruburu Colsa, Angel
Data(s)

01/04/2013

Resumo

The figure of the coordinator in health and safety issues in the construction sector first appeared in our legislation through the incorporation of the European Directives (in our case Royal Decree 1627/97 on the minimum health and safety regulations in construction works), and is viewed differently in different countries of the European Union regarding the way they are hired and their role in the construction industry. Coordinating health and safety issues is also a management process that requires certain competencies that are not only based on technical or professional training, but which, taking account of the work environment, require the use of strategies and tools that are related to experience and personal skills. Through a piece of research that took account of expert opinions in the matter, we have found which competencies need to be possessed by the health and safety coordinator in order to improve the safety in the works they are coordinating. The conclusions of the analyses performed using the appropriate statistical methods (comparing means and multivariate analysis techniques), will enable training programmes to be designed and ensure that the health and safety coordinators selected have the competencies required to carry out their duties.

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://oa.upm.es/15373/

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

E.T.S.I. Industriales (UPM)

Relação

http://oa.upm.es/15373/1/INVE_MEM_2012_126736.pdf

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092575351200286X

info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.ssci.2012.12.004

Direitos

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Fonte

Safety Science, ISSN 0925-7535, 2013-04, Vol. 54

Palavras-Chave #Empresa #Medicina
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article

Artículo

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