General and specific training for workers - Medium risk

Mandatory course under Article 37 of Italian Legislative Decree no. 81/2008, to be completed before starting work. It consists of general training and specific training, with a duration determined by the company's ATECO code. It can be delivered in all the formats provided for by the State-Regions Agreement.

Course structure:

• General training: 4 hours
• Specific training, medium risk: 8 hours
• Five-yearly refresher: at least 6 hours

Exam and certification:
At the end there is a mandatory final assessment by multiple-choice test. The minimum pass mark is 70% of correct answers. The training certificate is issued only to those who pass the assessment and attend at least 90% of the course, as required by current legislation.

Certificate:
A certificate of attendance is issued.

General training (4h)

• Introduction to Legislative Decree no. 81/2008: historical background and regulatory framework
• Concepts of hazard, risk, harm, prevention and protection
• Risk assessment document (DVR) and interference risk assessment document (DUVRI)
• Organisation of company prevention: definition of company and institutional roles
• Rights, duties and penalties
• Effective communication to spread a safety culture
  
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Specific training (8h)

• Introduction to the concept of risk and assessment criteria
• Ergonomics: posture, repetitive movements, use of portable ladders
• Physical risks: electrical, mechanical, noise, vibration, non-ionising radiation (EMF and AOR), microclimate, lighting
• Chemical risks: hazardous chemical agents and carcinogens
• Work with display screen equipment (DSE)
• Work-related stress and occupational disease
• Risks from substance use and abuse
• Commuting accidents and near misses
• Maternity protection
  
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• To provide basic knowledge of the concepts of hazard, risk and harm.
• To explain the principles of prevention and protection and how company prevention is organised.
• To present the role of workers, workers' health and safety representatives (RLS) and the institutional bodies responsible for oversight.
• To examine the specific risks of medium-risk work settings: physical, chemical, ergonomic and psychosocial.
• To encourage safe and informed behaviour in the workplace.