1. Safety in the workplace is the responsibility of all.
The existing legislation provides an organized system of preventive safety at work, which calls for the active participation of workers and the cooperation of all parties involved (employer, service of prevention and protection, workers, physician in charge of workers' safety representative).
2. Working in black is not working safely.
who works in black can not receive appropriate education and training. You can not trace the work history and then verify that it has put in place all measures to protect its integrity.
3. E 'is essential to identify and assess risks in advance of the working environment and individual workers.
The employer (with the help of the "Service of prevention and protection") assess the relative risks of the workplace and the duties performed by employees, information on the risks they are exposed. The workers know the risks associated with its work and the correct methods for using the tools and equipment and machinery that he uses to do its job.
4. E 'required to implement measures to eliminate or reduce risk.
The employer shall take the necessary security measures for the prevention of accidents and injuries in the workplace, including organizational and managerial initiatives. Where an occupational risk is not eliminated, the employer's obligation to reduce it as much as possible.
5. The training is a right for workers and an obligation for the employer work.
Training of employees is paid by the employer and will refer to the workplace and tasks. In particular, it must be done at:
- recruitment;
- transfer or change of job;
- introduction of new work equipment, use of new substances or preparations.
Training must be repeated periodically and whenever there is an evolution of the risks or the emergence of new risks.
6. In the workplace must be present and correctly explain all the necessary safety signs.
The employer has the obligation to use safety signs wherever you are in the presence of risk that can not be avoided or sufficiently limited. The employer shall ensure that employees are informed and trained on the meaning of the signs and how they should behave. Safety signs are divided into:
- prohibition signs (indicating danger), red;
- mandatory signs (indicate behaviors or actions to be adopted), light blue;
- warning signs (indicate caution attention), yellow or orange;
- Emergency escape and rescue (indicate doors, exits, routes, equipment, stations), a green
- fire signals (indicating the location of the materials and equipment fire);
- hand signals (help guide people to perform certain operations).
7. The employer must provide workers, who are obliged to use, appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE).
PPE equipment are intended to be used and kept by workers to protect them against threats to their health and safety at work: the types and characteristics vary depending on the type of activity and the relative risk . The most widely used are: helmets, seat belts, shoes with steel toe caps and puncture, gloves, special clothing as needed (weather protection, fire resistance, phosphorescent, etc.), goggles, masks of different levels of protection to the respiratory tract depending on the substances present in the workplace, face mask, caps to protect your hearing. PPE must be provided by the employer.
The employer shall provide the necessary training of workers for the correct use of PPE themselves, workers are required to use PPE, and must not modify its own initiative, not to endanger the health and safety of themselves and others.
8. E 'is essential to know beforehand who to contact in an emergency and adopt such behaviors.
Workers must know the names of responsible for first aid personnel at emergencies and fire prevention, the "charge of prevention and protection" and "competent physician." Workers must be informed and trained on how to behave in any danger and emergency.
9. No one should endanger his life or that of others with irresponsible behavior.
addition to being required by law, the proper conduct of the employer and the employee contribute to improving the general conditions of security. The employee must also know and follow all procedures to avoid endangering his and others' safety. Avoiding injuries is joint efforts.
10. The security situation in the workplace and the effectiveness of protective measures must be periodically checked.
Compliance with the safety conditions at work is a right and duty of all employees and a mandatory obligation of the employer. The verification of compliance with rules designed to protect the health and safety at work (medical visits, machinery and equipment in accordance with the law, training, signage, appropriate personal protective equipment, etc..) Is a right that can and should always be exercised.
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