WORKPLACES PREVENTION SCIENCES AND TECHNIQUES

[625ME]
a.a. 2025/2026

Second semester

Frequency Mandatory

  • 8 CFU
  • 80 hours
  • Italian
  • University campus of Gorizia
  • Obbligatoria
  • Oral Exam
  • SSD MED/50, MED/44, ING-IND/32
Curricula: COMMON
Syllabus

The course aims to provide the student with the basis for basic knowledge relating to primary and secondary prevention in the workplace, in order to develop the ability to identify dangerous situations for human health in the workplace.
D1. Knowledge and understanding: At the end of the course, the student will have to demonstrate knowledge of the rules, good practices and decision-making processes that guide the Prevention Technician in the evaluation activities of the occupational risk context and in the planning of interventions prevention where necessary.
D2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: at the end of the course, the student must be able to apply the theoretical notions to carry out the assessment of physical risks present in the workplace, propose measures to reduce/contain them and plan periodic review activities to verify their effectiveness.
D3: Making judgement: At the end of the course, the student must be able to analyze the workplace risk context and use all the appropriate tools to be able to quantify the real exposure of workers, as well as to propose measures to contain the risks.
D4: Communication skills: At the end of the course, the student will have to demonstrate that he/she is able to explain the contents and results of his/her evaluation activity to other prevention actors (workers, RLS, employers, competent doctor). in relation to business risks.
D5. Learning ability: At the end of the course the student must be able to independently delve into the topics covered and must also be able to implement the notions learned with the teachings provided in the subsequent course of study.

- Evolution of legislation on health and safety at work
- General structure of Legislative Decree 81/08
- Main figures and roles involved in safety management
- Elementary notions of mathematics and physics

The integrated course aims to develop the following contents through the various modules:
- Roles and responsibilities of prevention figures applied to concrete scenarios, with particular reference to those of the prevention technician;
- Analysis of the main safety management processes and regulatory sources (risk assessment, risk assessment document, information/education and training, emergency management (first aid and firefighting) and preventive measures, interferential risk management, accident concepts and occupational disease, preventive aspects.
- Measurement techniques, evaluation methods and health effects of occupational exposure to industrial noise, mechanical vibrations, electromagnetic fields and optical radiation.
- Main legal provisions relating to the design, construction, installation, maintenance, use and testing of lifting equipment.
- Electrical systems: regulatory provisions, safety in design, use, verification of the same, prevention aspects, effects of the current in case of accidental entry into the human body.
Risk of fire and explosion.

Legislative Decree 81/08
Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC)
Recommended texts:
“Occupational medicine and industrial hygiene for prevention technicians in the environment and workplaces”. Alessio, Apostoli, Piccin 2008
"Safety at work 2020 - Standard technical manual" - edited by Andrea Rotella - Wolters Kluwer
"Fire safety in the workplace" - edited by Guido Parisi and Stefano Marsella - EPC Editore
"Practical fire prevention guide for low-risk activities" - Coalberto Testa - EPC Editore

Recommended website:
www.lavoro.gov.it/documenti.../Testo-Unico-81-08-Edizione-Giugno%202016.pdf
http://olympus.uniurb.it/
https://www.inail.it/cs/internet/attivita/prevenzione-e-sicurezza.html
http://www.simlii.it/
https://www.snop.it/
https://www.puntosicuro.it/
http://www.salute.gov.it/portale/temi/p2_4.jsp?area=Sicurezza%20lavoro
http://www.regione.fvg.it/rafvg/cms/RAFVG/salute-sociale/promozione-salute-prevenzione/
Teaching material provided by teachers during lessons.
Guidelines/good practices available, which will be recommended by teachers during lessons.

The Prevention Technician's approach to joining a new company, risk assessment, communication with other safety figures, examples of good practices.
National and international regulatory framework, European Directives and guidelines of interest for the various modules.
Accidents and occupational diseases: aspects of prevention and evaluation in real contexts.
Role of the Prevention Technician in the context of the Supervisory Body: duties, activities on request and on initiative, procedures, types of interventions.
Industrial hygiene aspects in relation to physical risk factors:
1. Industrial noise: physics, measurement instruments and methods, legislation, effects on the human body, personal protective equipment
2. Mechanical vibrations: physics, measurement instruments and methods, legislation, effects on the human body, personal protective equipment
3. Electromagnetic fields (0 – 300 GHz), optical and laser radiation: physics, measurement instruments and methods (outlines), legislation, effects on the human body.
Aspects relating to machine safety: main legal provisions relating to the design, construction, installation, maintenance, use and verification of lifting equipment and electrical systems.

Lectures in the classroom also through the use of Power Point, images and video with a video projector.
Group work to focus and reinforce main concepts

For further information, contact the relevant teacher of the individual module you are interested in

The learning of the program will be assessed through partial tests for each teaching module, by the individual teachers, through which the level of knowledge and competence achieved by the student, the mastery of the tools acquired and their contextualization will be ascertained.
The partial tests will consist of written tests made up of multiple choice questions and open questions on the topics covered, possibly also implemented through oral tests.
For details, refer to the specifications of each module.
Each module will be considered passed if the student has achieved a grade of ≥ 18/30.
The overall outcome of the integrated teaching will subsequently be recorded in an appeal specifically created for this purpose.

health and safety of technical operators
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