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SICUREZZA NELLA GESTIONE DEI CANTIERI E LABORATORIO
Module LABORATORIO DELLA SICUREZZA NELLA GESTIONE DEI CANTIERI

Academic Year 2026/2027 - Teacher: ALESSANDRO LO FARO

Expected Learning Outcomes

A classroom-based training course will be provided which, building on the guidelines set out in current legislation, will help participants develop the skills required to act as a health and safety coordinator on construction sites. A project-based exercise will be set, to be carried out in working groups, involving the detailed preparation of all the graphical and technical-administrative documentation for which the health and safety coordinator is responsible during the design and execution phases.

The following outcomes are expected:

Knowledge and understanding

  • Knowledge of site design and organisation techniques, the design and management of work phases and cycles, and techniques for the installation of technological subsystems

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding

  • Be able to apply techniques for the design and organisation of construction sites

Independent judgement

  • Be able to make reasoned decisions based on one’s professional expertise and engineering methodologies

Communication skills

  • Be able to interact with experts from other sectors and technical staff at various levels
  • Be able to communicate within a multidisciplinary team, or take on the role of coordinator and manager

Learning skills

  • Ability to keep up to date with methods, techniques, materials and procedures, in accordance with regulatory requirements

The knowledge acquired can be applied to managing the health and safety of workers, in accordance with points 3, 4, 8, 11, 12, 14 and 15 of the 2030 Agenda

Course Structure

A classroom-based training course will be provided which, based on the guidelines set out in  Italian legislation, will help participants develop the skills required to act as a health and safety coordinator on construction sites. A project-based exercise will be set, to be carried out in working groups

Required Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites.

Attendance of Lessons

Students are required to attend at least 70 % of the course lectures. In order to be awarded the certificate required to carry out the duties of Safety Coordinator for Design (CSP) and Safety Coordinator for Works Execution (CSE) pursuant to Article 98 and Annex XIV of Legislative Decree 81/2008, as amended and supplemented, students must have attended at least 90 % of the course lectures. Attendance records will be kept throughout the course. The certificate will be issued, at the student’s request, after they have sat their final degree examination.

Detailed Course Content

TECHNICAL MODULE: 36 hours

Risks of falling from a height.

Scaffolding and temporary structures

Occupational diseases and first aid

Electrical risks and protection against lightning strikes

Risks associated with excavation, demolition, underground works and tunnelling

Risks associated with the use of machinery and work equipment, with particular reference to lifting and transport equipment

Chemical risks on construction sites

Physical risks: noise, vibrations, microclimate, lighting

Risks associated with asbestos removal

Biological risks

Risks associated with the manual handling of loads

Fire and explosion risks

Risks associated with the assembly and dismantling of prefabricated elements

Personal protective equipment and safety signage

PRACTICAL SECTION: 24 hours

Examples of Safety and Coordination Plans: presentation of projects, discussion of risk analyses relating to the site area, site organisation, work processes and their interactions.

Drafting of Safety and Coordination Plans, with particular reference to risks associated

with the site area, site organisation, construction works and their interactions, through a project to be developed by students working in groups.

Examples of Operational Safety Plans 

Examples and drafting of a dossier based on the same cases as the Safety and Coordination Plan

Simulation of the role of the Safety Coordinator during the execution phase.

Textbook Information

     De Filippo Danilo G.M., Il coordinatore per la sicurezza nel cantiere, Maggioli Editore, Santarcangelo di Romagna, 2017

·     Lenzi L., Moretti C., Loro F., Guida ai piani di Sicurezza 2.0, Maggioli Editore, Santarcangelo di Romagna, 2016

·     D.Lgs. 81/2008 e ssmmii

Course Planning

 SubjectsText References
1TECHNICAL MODULE: 36 hours. Risks of falls from a height. Scaffolding and temporary structures. Occupational diseases and first aid. Electrical risks and protection against lightning strikes. Risks associated with excavation, demolition, underground works and tunnelling. Risks associated with the use of machinery and work equipment, with particular reference to lifting and transport equipment. Chemical risks on construction sites. Physical risks: noise, vibrations, microclimate, lighting. Risks associated with asbestos removal. Biological risks. Risks arising from the manual handling of loads. Fire and explosion risks. Risks associated with the assembly and dismantling of prefabricated elements. Personal protective equipment and safety signage.PRACTICAL SECTION: 24 hours Examples of Safety and Coordination Plans: presentation of projects, discussion of risk analyses relating to the site area, site organisation, works and their interactions. Drafting of Safety and Coordination Plans, with particular reference to risks relating to the site area, site organisation, works and their interactions. Examples of Operational Safety Plans. Examples and drafting of documentation based on the same cases as the Safety and Coordination Plan. Simulation of the role of the Safety Coordinator during the execution phase.TECHNICAL MODULE: De Filippo Danilo G.M., Il coordinatore per la sicurezza nel cantiere, Maggioli Editore, Santarcangelo di Romagna, 2017PRACTICAL SECTION: Lenzi L., Moretti C., Loro F., Guida ai piani di Sicurezza 2.0, Maggioli Editore, Santarcangelo di Romagna, 2016

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

The exam consists of an oral discussion designed to assess students’ understanding of the concepts covered during the course and their performance in the laboratory activities, through a review of the analytical and design projects produced in groups. With regard to the work carried out during the laboratory sessions, the quality and coherence of the proposed design solutions, as well as the ability to present them, will be assessed

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

Group discussion of the project proposal, with particular emphasis on defining the roles and responsibilities of those involved in ensuring safety on site.