RSPP/ASPP training - D.Lgs. 81/08

The Head of the Prevention and Protection Service (RSPP) and the Prevention and Protection Service Officer (ASPP) are the technical roles of the company prevention system, responsible for risk assessment, drawing up the risk assessment document (DVR) and organising company training. The qualifying course has three progressive modules under Article 32 of Legislative Decree 81/2008 and State-Regions Agreement Rep. Atti no. 59/CSR of 17 April 2025: Modules A and B are mandatory for both roles; Module C is for RSPPs only. Each module's final assessment must be passed before moving on to the next.

Course structure:

• Module A: 28 hours
• Common Module B: 48 hours
• Module C (RSPP only): 24 hours

Holders of the specific degrees listed in Annex I of State-Regions Agreement Rep. Atti no. 59/CSR of 17 April 2025 are exempt from Modules A and B; they are only required to attend Module C for RSPPs.

Mandatory five-yearly refresher from the completion of Module B: 20 hours for ASPPs, 40 hours for RSPPs.

Exam and certification:
There is a mandatory final assessment at the end of each module, which must be passed before moving on to the next. Module B includes a test and a simulation. The minimum pass mark is 70% of correct answers. The time for the final assessments is in addition to the duration of the modules.

Certificate:
A certificate of attendance is issued.

Module A (28 hours):

• Introduction to Legislative Decree no. 81/2008: reference regulations
• The institutional prevention system and the inspection system
• Company prevention roles
• Risk assessment
• Emergency management
• Criteria for training, information and instruction

Common Module B (48 hours):

• Specific risk assessment techniques
• Work environments and workplaces
• Fire risk: ATEX high-risk zones
• Accident risk: ergonomics
• Physical, chemical and biological agents
• Substance use and abuse
• Organisation of production processes

Module C, RSPP only (24 hours):

• The approach to prevention established by Legislative Decree no. 81/2008
• Role of training and information
• Risk assessment as a process for planning prevention
• Organisation and management systems
• Relationships and communication
• Statistics

• To know the regulatory framework of Legislative Decree no. 81/2008 and the institutional prevention system.
• To acquire the skills to carry out risk assessments and draw up the DVR.
• To identify and manage the main risks present in the workplace.
• To organise emergency management in the company.
• To acquire management, interpersonal and communication skills for the role.
• To plan and organise training and information in the company.