Class Safety in Construction Work

It is intended that students develop skills in identifying hazards in terms of health and safety in construction work, through the assessment of present and anticipated risks and definition of prevention and protection measures to be implemented in aconstruction site. Know the causes of work accidents and calculate accident rates. Know the legal framework of safety in construction work in a construction site. Know the stakeholders, their responsibilities and roles in terms of safety in a construction site. Interpret the content and contribute to the development of a Construction Health and Safety Plan. Know the technical characteristics, select and design the collective and individual protection equipment to be used on a construction site.

1. Safety and Health in Construction Work

Fundamental concepts of safety and health at work.

2. Accidents and Accident Rates

Types of work accidents. Calculation of accident rates.

3. Construction Work Accident Statistics

Evolution of the number of accidents at work in the construction sector.

4. Legal and Technical Framework for Safety in Construction Work

Regulation on organization and safety in construction sites.

5. Construction sites Directive

Stakeholders in the construction process.

6. Structure of a Construction Health and Safety Plan

Organization and evolution stages of the Health and Safety Plan.

7. Collective Protection Equipment for Construction Sites

Safety nets, guardrails, metal scaffolding, work platforms, suspended platforms, anchorage.

8. Personal Protective Equipment for Construction Sites

Protection of the head, ears, eyes, face, respiratory tract. Protection against falls from heights.

Active teaching methodology puts the student at the centre of the learning process. Students will carry out visits, accompanied and not accompanied by the professor, to construction sites, where they will have the opportunity to have contact with working conditions and problems associated with the implementation of safety measures in construction works. About the visits the students will make a report with an oral presentation in class, where they should critically analyze the safety measures, correctly and incorrectly implemented on site, presenting improvement measures, which will be discussed with peers in class.

Antunes, V. Apontamentos de Segurança nos Trabalhos da Construção. Lisboa: Universidade Lusófona.

Prescrições mínimas de segurança e saúde no trabalho nos estaleiros temporários ou móveis (Decreto-Lei nº 273/2003 de 29 de outubro) e respetiva regulamentação.

Alves Dias, L. M. e Santos Fonseca, M., Plano de Segurança e Saúde na Construção. IST-IDICT. Lisboa, 1996.

Pinto, A., Manual de Segurança Construção, Restauro e Conservação de Edifícios. Edições Sílabo, 2005.

Nunes, F.O., Segurança e Higiene do Trabalho - Manual Técnico. Lisboa: Edições Gustave Eiffel, 2010.

Soeiro, A. Segurança na Construção, FEUP edições, 2005