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Well-being

High altitude work requires a responsible approach in line with

existing risks.

Specifc training was provided for climbing climbing the piles due to the high altitude.

FCC Construcción

Project: Cantábrico Highway. Muros de Nalón – Las Dueñas section. Asturias. Construction of the Concha de Artedo highway.

Height of piles: 100 m.

Workers at the Concha de Artedo (Asturias) viaduct have had to work at pile heights of more than 100 m. Because of this conside-rable altitude, the emergency plan contem-plates as one of the exceptional measures the evacuation by helicopter in the event of an emergency. To this end, the coordinates were provided to the 112 emergency tele-phone number. There is also an ambulan-ce, a registered nurse, and a driver available 24 hours a day at the work site.

Separate stairs are used to reach the scaffolds, and there are rails, protection nets, etc. Within the scaffolds, separate stairs, with protection rings and various sections are used to climb the different le-vels.

Workers use, as protective measures, boots, helmets, harnesses, and safety glo-ves, in addition to sunglasses which are essential to prevent glare from the façade and the broadcasting stations that allow them to be constantly in contact with the building’s control center.

Another additional risk at this project is the very strong wind in this region. Safety measures were reinforced because of this and, among other features, the cranes and formworks have wind gauges to measure the force of winds and when the safety li-mit is reached, the formworks and hanging scaffolds are anchored as a safety measu-re.