The subject "Introduction to Health and Safety Prevention and Technical Projects" is part of the Process Management module. It is a subject of the second four-month period of the second year, in which the basic concepts of prevention in building works are introduced for the first time.

Students, in the previous four-month periods, have taken the Construction I course and half of the credits of the Construction II course, so they have previous knowledge of the contents of the Project Report, the phases in construction and some construction techniques. From this base, the necessary concepts of Health and Safety are introduced so that the students are able to elaborate Health and Safety Studies and to coordinate the area of Safety both in the Project phase and in the Execution phase. The continuity of this knowledge is acquired in the subject "Prevention and Safety at Work", which is taught in the third year. Both subjects are core subjects with a load of 6 credits.



The technical architect, in his professional work, acquires responsibilities in the area of Safety and Prevention, so it is essential that he masters both the existing legislation and its application when carrying out the Safety Study. In addition, as part of the Project Management, he/she will have to watch over the adequate performance of the works in order to avoid, as far as possible, accidents at work. The training in this area is complemented with the one they will receive the following course in the subject of "Prevention and Safety at Work". All the knowledge acquired will be of great use at the time of exercising their professional work as graduates.

Knowledge of construction law and of the contractual relations of the different phases of the building process, as well as of the legislation, regulations and specific rules of prevention and coordination in the field of occupational health and safety in construction.

1. The legal system in the area of occupational safety

2. The agents involved in the construction process and their legal obligations.

3. Basic concepts in occupational health and safety matters.

4. Prevention of occupational hazards in the construction sector; analysis of the different phases of the execution of a construction project.

5. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: Concept and responsibilities of the technical architect.

Those students who for the reasons contemplated in the UPV/EHU regulations are unable to attend class should contact the teachers of the theory classes at the beginning of the course within 4 weeks.

• Final Assessment System
• Tools and qualification percentages:
  • Written test to be taken (%): 70
  • Individual works (%): 10
  • Team projects (problem solving, project design)) (%): 10
  • Exhibition of works, readings ... (%): 10

In the ordinary exam the exam will have a weight of 70% of the grade and the remaining 30% will be the work done throughout the term. Failure to take the exam will be enough to waive the exam.

In the extraordinary exam, there will be an individual written test with a weight of 100% of it.

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Basic bibliography

 RUIZ FERNÁNDEZ, J.P. "Aspectos Económicos del Proceso de la Edificación". Ed. del Autor. Cuenca, 2002

 Beguería La Torre, Pedro Antonio.;Manual de Seguridad y Salud en la Construcción&;. 2ª Edición, Editoria C.O.A.A.T de Girona. 1998. ISBN 600-9470-7

 Anduiza Arriola, Rafael y otros; Comentarios técnicos sobre la coordinación en materia de Seguridad y Salud en las obras de construcción&;. 2ª Edición. Fundación Escuela de la Edificación. Madrid. 2004. ISBN 84-86957-89-3

 Monografías de la construcción: Aspectos Legales de la Construcción. Editorial Ceac.

 Monografías de la construcción: Diccionario Básico de la Construcción.Editorial Ceac.

 RAMÓN PÉREZ MERLOS, Seguridad Práctica en Obras de Construcción. Publicaciones ETOSA. Murcia 2005.

 JOSÉ HERNÁNDEZ PATERNA, Manual de Seguridad y Salud en la Construcción. Ed.: el autor, Barcelona 2000.

 Instituto Regional de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo.; Curso de formación de Coordinadores de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo&; Madrid. 2001. ISBN 84-451-2080-8

 Guía Técnica para la evaluación y prevención de los riesgos, relativos a la obras de construcción

Web addresses

 http://www.boe.es , Boletín Oficial del Estado
 http://www.insht.es
 http://es.osha.eu.int/
 Notas Técnicas de Prevención, del Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo