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Skills in Occupational Risk Prevention in the Construction Sector

From May 27 to June 6 from 2019

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Skills in Occupational Risk Prevention in the Construction Sector

Description


Sustainable development goals


Health & Wellness

Health & Wellness

Decent work and economic growth

Decent work and economic growth

Contents


Chapter 1: Prevention of occupational risks.

· Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety.

· Basic concepts:

Ø Danger, consequence, work accident and occupational disease.

Ø Risk.

Ø Substandard actions and conditions.

Ø Incident, work accident.

Ø Urgency and emergency.

Chapter 2: Legal basis of Occupational Health and Safety.

· Legal regulations on occupational health and safety.

Ø Policy and regulation of hygiene and safety at work.

Ø Kelsen Pyramid, the role of the Ministry of Labor and the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security.

Ø Regulation of the Andean Instrument, in SSO.

Ø Health and Safety Regulations for construction and public works.

Ø The General System of Work Risks and its regulations.

Chapter 3: Risk factors.

· Occupational risks and risk factors at work.

Ø Physical risk factor.

Ø Mechanical risk factor.

Ø Chemical risk factor.

Ø Biological risk factor.

Ø Ergonomic risk factor.

Ø Psychosocial risk factor.

Ø 0 Identification and risk matrix.

Chapter 4: Safe work.

· Prevention and control measures.

Ø Planning and organization of work

Ø Safe work analysis.

Ø Execution: technical procedures according to activity.

Ø Security measures before, during and at the end of the work.

Chapter 5: Collective and individual protection.

· Collective and individual protection equipment.

Ø Prevention at the source and in the middle.

Ø Applicable legal regulations.

Ø Protection of the head, ears, eyes and respiratory system.

Ø Body protection.

Ø Selection and importance of the correct use of personal protective equipment.

Ø Anti-fall equipment.

Chapter 6: Signage in occupational safety.

· Signage and color in the industry.

Ø Applicable regulations.

Ø Signaling of obligation.

Ø Information signage.

Ø Prohibition signs.

Ø Warning signs.

Ø Signaling in fire fighting systems.

Chapter 7: Specific training according to the work area: Risks in construction - Electrical risks.

· Construction sector - electricity sector.

· Regulations according to the sector.

· General risk factors in the sector: construction - electrical.

· Special work: confined spaces, work at height and hot work.

· Acts and unsafe conditions in the construction sector - electrical.

· Main occupational accidents and diseases in the construction sector - electrical.

Chapter 8: First aid. - general concepts and practices in emergencies within the work.

Recipients


Professionals linked to the construction area; students of the last cycles of Civil Engineering and Architecture.

Evaluation system:

Concepts will be evaluated with the application of tests based on reagents, case resolution and group work, and the presentation of the final exam covering the topics covered in class.

Certification

To participants who meet the approval requirements: evaluation equal to or greater than 70/100 - Minimum 80% attendance, the University of Azuay will issue a certificate of approval for 40 hours (30 contact hours and 10 hours of autonomous work) .

instructors:

Ing. Vanessa Vanegas

Dr. Fabián Jaramillo 

 

Investment:

General public: $60,00

Teachers and students UDA $40,00

Payment Methods

General public:

Code for payment in Treasury: 1128 - $ 60.00 

Students and alumni of the UDA:

Code for payment in Treasury: 1129 - $ 40.00 

Teachers and administrative staff of the UDA:

Check the box "Discount payment card" when you register online. The automatic discount will be made to the payment roll, in the month of June 2019. 

1129 code: $ 40,00

Place of execution:

Classrooms of the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Azuay.

 

Registrations


Registrations are closed

More information


Ing. Miriam Briones García: formacion.continua@uazuay.edu.ec