European Project “Under Construction II”

Presentation of ANAEPA – ItalySafety on the workplace

Rome meeting March 20th, 2009

Co-financed by DG Employment and Social Affairs - European Commission

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Safety on the workplaceSafety on the workplace

Safety is a value that is unfortunately only Safety is a value that is unfortunately only clearly perceived at the moment it is missing. clearly perceived at the moment it is missing. For this reason the For this reason the keywordkeyword to approach the to approach the

issue of safety on the workplace is:issue of safety on the workplace is:

PREVENTIONPREVENTION

ANAEPA works for the training and the ANAEPA works for the training and the sensitization of 70.000 enterprisessensitization of 70.000 enterprises

TrainingTraining: : ANAEPAANAEPA organizes seminars organizes seminars for its territorial representatives. One of the for its territorial representatives. One of the last seminars was focused on: last seminars was focused on:

‘‘Safety in building and construction’Safety in building and construction’

Hel in Rome on may 29Hel in Rome on may 29thth, 2008. , 2008.

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ANAEPAANAEPA also organizes training seminars also organizes training seminars for the staff responsible for the prevention for the staff responsible for the prevention and protection within individual enterprises and protection within individual enterprises (RSPP) and for those who design systems (RSPP) and for those who design systems for the management of Safety on the for the management of Safety on the workplaceworkplace

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For the For the construction sitesconstruction sites Anaepa offers: Anaepa offers:– training for the assembling of scaffolding training for the assembling of scaffolding

(mandatory by law – 28 hours)(mandatory by law – 28 hours)– Training for Emergency and first aidTraining for Emergency and first aid– Training for Fire emergency managementTraining for Fire emergency management– Training for Asbestos disposalTraining for Asbestos disposal– Training for entrepreneurs and Training for entrepreneurs and

representatives of workers within enterprisesrepresentatives of workers within enterprises

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The Association The Association also offers also offers risk risk assessmentassessment and and regulations complianceregulations compliance periodical check-upsperiodical check-ups

About INFORMATIONAbout INFORMATION: ANAEPA : ANAEPA produces guides and books for produces guides and books for professionals, enterprises and workersprofessionals, enterprises and workers

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The broad offer of services of The broad offer of services of Anaepa-Anaepa-ConfartigianatoConfartigianato is also put on the market, is also put on the market, so that prices on the private market for the so that prices on the private market for the same services are kept close to those same services are kept close to those requested to the enterprises by Anaepa - requested to the enterprises by Anaepa - ConfartigianatoConfartigianato

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LegislationLegislation: :

Statistics say that Statistics say that 60% of fatal accidents 60% of fatal accidents are due to decision made BEFORE the are due to decision made BEFORE the start of the worksstart of the works. .

Based on such assumption Anaepa has Based on such assumption Anaepa has submitted several proposal to the relevant submitted several proposal to the relevant Ministries in order to foster prevention and Ministries in order to foster prevention and reduction of accidents:reduction of accidents:

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– Contracts: push the adoption of the concept of Contracts: push the adoption of the concept of the most advantageous proposal instead of the most advantageous proposal instead of the ‘least expensive’ – so that safety the ‘least expensive’ – so that safety expenditure is no longer subject to reductions expenditure is no longer subject to reductions in the offersin the offers

– New framework law on safety on the work New framework law on safety on the work place D Lgs 81/08 – cooperation with relevant place D Lgs 81/08 – cooperation with relevant MinistriesMinistries

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December 2003 - Anaepa signed together December 2003 - Anaepa signed together with other social parties, with other social parties, including the including the UnionsUnions, a common document supporting , a common document supporting the adoption of legislative measures for the adoption of legislative measures for the appropriate functioning of the labour the appropriate functioning of the labour market. The document was submitted to market. The document was submitted to the Governmentthe Government

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Anaepa has proposed a bill of law Anaepa has proposed a bill of law concerning the ‘criteria for the concerning the ‘criteria for the

access to the building and access to the building and construction profession’construction profession’

Rationales at the base of the proposal:Rationales at the base of the proposal:– 1998 – 2007 large increase of the employees 1998 – 2007 large increase of the employees

number – higher than other sectorsnumber – higher than other sectors– Increase of individual workers/enterprises Increase of individual workers/enterprises

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– Increase of foreign workers (mostly non EU – Increase of foreign workers (mostly non EU – at least until Poland and Romania entered at least until Poland and Romania entered EU)EU)

– Too much fragmentation of the sectorToo much fragmentation of the sector– Need for transparency and safety on the Need for transparency and safety on the

market, market, – Need for protection of the client/consumerNeed for protection of the client/consumer– Need to defeat unregulated competition of Need to defeat unregulated competition of

non compliant enterprisesnon compliant enterprises

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– Non professional and trained workers have a Non professional and trained workers have a higher probability of incurring in accidentshigher probability of incurring in accidents

– Non professional workers and enterprises Non professional workers and enterprises deteriorate the relations with the deteriorate the relations with the client/consumer, such negative impact affects client/consumer, such negative impact affects also regular and compliant companiesalso regular and compliant companies

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Anaepa asks for prerequisites, necessary Anaepa asks for prerequisites, necessary to enter the profession in the building to enter the profession in the building sector. The worker should:sector. The worker should:– Be HonorableBe Honorable– Be Expert from the technical povBe Expert from the technical pov– Be trainedBe trained– Possess ability in the management of the Possess ability in the management of the

companycompany– Be financially reliable Be financially reliable

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The Building and Construction sector The Building and Construction sector can no longer be the activity that can no longer be the activity that

accepts workers that are considered accepts workers that are considered redundant in other fieldsredundant in other fields – affecting – affecting quality, safety, regulation compliancequality, safety, regulation compliance

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ITACA: ITACA: the Itaca project is an operational the Itaca project is an operational tool of the ‘Conference of the regions and tool of the ‘Conference of the regions and of the Provinces’. It deals with safety in of the Provinces’. It deals with safety in ‘contracts with the Public Administration’ ‘contracts with the Public Administration’ and help the estimation of safety cost in and help the estimation of safety cost in the contracts. the contracts.

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ANAEPA has been appointed as the ANAEPA has been appointed as the coordinator of a subcommittee that creates coordinator of a subcommittee that creates tools for enterprises, professionals and tools for enterprises, professionals and ‘contracting out’ organizations in the ‘contracting out’ organizations in the matters of Safetymatters of Safety

The subcommittee has proposed specific The subcommittee has proposed specific objectives and activitiesobjectives and activities

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The objectives are:The objectives are:– Definition of operational tools for the Definition of operational tools for the

implementation of the systems for the implementation of the systems for the management of safety on the workplacemanagement of safety on the workplace

Self assessment of such systemsSelf assessment of such systems

Guidelines for the implementation in small and Guidelines for the implementation in small and very small enterprisesvery small enterprises

Implementation of such systems in aggregation of Implementation of such systems in aggregation of companies competing for public workscompanies competing for public works

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Promotion of the integration of safety Promotion of the integration of safety management systems with the management systems with the management of systems for the management of systems for the environment, quality and so on…environment, quality and so on…

In the long term: integration of In the long term: integration of management models and governance management models and governance systemssystems

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