The safety of working at height is at the center of the technical conference at the Previsel fair in Ourense

The construction is a sector economy in which they are produced more fatal accidents in Galicia. According to ISSGA data (Galicia Institute for Safety and Health at Work) from year 2021, there were eight deaths in the Galician community due to accidents in specialized construction activities and another three in construction work. Overall Spainin that same year there were a total of them 78,264 injuries at work in construction, 14% more from the previous exercise. In order to curb these numbers and improve the safety of workers in the sector, this week in Expourense some technical and practical conferences are being held within examination room.

One of the issues that will be focused on will be the safety of working at height. The The Construction Workers Foundation (FLC) of Galicia is celebrating its first technical conference this year in Ourense, in cooperation with the Joint Organization for Prevention in Construction (OPPC), focused on this issue. Use Raised platforms the performance of assembly, repair or inspection works is becoming more and more common and rental equipment is often used for this. Learning to drive safely is one of the topics on which FLC has focused some of its training activities.

It will be in Ourense Sergio Perez Lojo one who makes a practical demonstration at 11:00 a.m. in the Previsel room. Previously, OPPC will present its activities in Galicia. This entity was founded in 2001 to support small and medium enterprises in the sector in terms of prevention. The day, free and with free access until capacity is filled, is rounded off with a colloquium in which representatives of CC.OO will participate. Habitat and UGT FICA.