Fraternidad-Muprespa participates in Plasencia in a conference on falls from height in construction
E nmarked within the IX Action Plan of Extremadura for the Prevention of Occupational Risks (2024-20 27), the Extremadura Center for Occupational Safety and Health (CESSLA) organized last Thursday the conference “Prevention of the risk of occupational accidents due to falls from heights in construction works”, which featured the participation of Fraternidad-Muprespa.
He Plasencia Congress Palace, Cáceres, was the scene of this meeting that revolved around a priority: preventing high data of serious and fatal workplace accidents in construction sites due to falls from height, especially during roof repair and maintenance tasks.
Maria Dolores Cortés, Provincial director of Fraternidad-Muprespa in Cáceres, was responsible for presenting the day. He did so by highlighting the actions carried out by the Mutua to prevent this type of accidents: awareness-raising and training campaigns based on teaching materials, guides and manuals on working at height, use of individual and collective protective equipment, and good practices on site.
He also described the active collaboration with mutual companies, prevention professionals and public organizations to promote a preventive culture and reduce accidents. “We make technical advice, training sessions, practical workshops and digital resources available to companies through our web portals, such as Campus Prevention. Besides, We support the implementation of systems with the goal of each worker returning home safe and sound every day. Prevention is not only a legal obligation, but an ethical and social commitment”, he concluded.
On behalf of the General Directorate of Labor, its director intervened,Pilar Bueno, who shared an initial presentation with the Territorial Director of the Labor and Social Security Inspection (ITSS),Montserrat Martin. Both They outlined both the actions developed jointly and those carried out individually by each organization, seeking to reduce accident figures in the sector, through a firm commitment to specific technical training, data analysis and the promotion of advice and technical supervision.
Manuel Jesus Castelló, manager of Aquaducto Ingenieros y Servicios Extremadura, and Alvaro Dellano, Isanimar/Anclares Marcelino Collaborator technician showed collective protection equipment intended to provide greater security to those who work mainly on roofs, both in construction and in maintenance tasks.
For your part Juan José Pérez Mayordomo, head of the Technical Section of Industrial Hygiene and Ergonomics in the Government of Extremadura, offered data on the actions of CESSLA aimed at analyzing the main causes of accidents due to falls from height in construction works and also described the provisional protection systems against falls.
The conference, which was attended by representatives of mutual companies, managers of construction companies and prevention services, as well as personnel from consultancies collaborating with Fraternidad-Muprespa, also served to present practical cases and real examples of retention systems.
