Training plays a key
role in safety and health management
The employees of FCC’s Central Services
at the Federico Salmón, Las Tablas, and
Balmes headquarters have been asked to
take a course on Risks and Preventive Mea-
sures at offices with the purpose of impro-
ving knowledge and understanding the risks
inherent in office activities and the use of
Data Visualisation Screens (DVS) as well as
learning about the preventive measures ge-
nerally implemented to minimise or prevent
these risks.
Managed by the prevention area of Central
Services, the Safety, Health and Well-being,
and the Training Departments, the e-learning
mode training including contents on:
•
Los General risks in offices and basic
preventive measures to eliminate or
control such risks.
•
Examples on the correct posture in
front of a data visualisation screen.
•
Basic safety and health recommenda-
tions: comprehensive health at offices
and stretching and relaxing exercises.
•
Basic road safety notions.
•
Basic safety notions on fires and first
aid.
The activity is part of the Transversal Trai-
ning Plan that is provided to all Company
personnel.
Employees of the main departments and
areas of Central Services and the Business
Division also received specific classroom tra-
ining on the legal implications of occupatio-
nal hazard prevention, which aims to:
•
Know the most relevant action, coor-
dination, and operation related as-
pects in the event of any accident or
of a labour inspection conducted at the
Company.
•
Create awareness on the multiple con-
sequences and liabilities stemming
from an accident at work.
•
And share action-related practical ope-
rational criteria.
Organized by the General Organization
Corporate Department, the training session
counted with the participation and expe-
rience of the Corporate Human Resources,
Labour Litigation, and Safety and Health
Departments, in addition to the legal coun-
sel. These departments discussed certain
issues, including, the general framework of
responsibilities for the prevention of occu-
pational hazards and the rules of conduct;
administrative responsibilities, and the servi-
ce surcharge; civil and penal responsibility;
management of accidents and the actions
of the Labour Inspection, and the responsi-
bilities of the various players involved in pre-
vention.
Other training activities, aimed at the medical
services of FCC and the managers of Me-
dio Ambiente regional branch offices, were
carried out regarding the new structure and
management of the medical services and
self-insurance.