Workplace safety: our core business from the very beginning
Professionalism, expertise, and tools serving workplace safety
Workplace safety has always been at the heart of the services offered by GIS.
We firmly believe that the first step in ensuring the efficiency of an industrial plant and the protection of the people working within it is to instill a new and more virtuous workplace safety culture among those who operate daily in potentially high-risk environments.
GIS’s operational tools for managing safety in the field range from traditional worker training, through classroom-based frontal lessons, to the less common promotion of a safety culture through the presentation of suggestions and near-accident reports.
Thanks to constant monitoring, it is possible to analyze the results achieved, offering the most virtuous companies incentives aimed at rewarding the efforts made to ensure higher workplace safety standards.
Some of the services offered
- DUVRI preparation
- PSC preparation and activities under Title IV of Italian Legislative Decree 81/08 (Design and Execution Coordination)
- Overall management of the site’s Prevention and Protection Service
- Safety management during shutdowns
- SGS development (OHSAS 18001, UNI 10672)
- Legal consulting
- DVR preparation (chemical agents, explosion, noise, vibration, electromagnetism, etc.)
- Safety competitions
- Rescue with Special Techniques
- Safety reviews (Safety Audits)
Industrial risk activities
Some of the services offered:
Safety Report pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 105/2015, as amended and supplemented
Operability Analysis (HAZOP) and industrial risk analysis with “Dynamic Fault Tree” development
Estimation of frequencies and consequences (Fault and event trees, calculation models)
Analysis of “Domino Effects”
Land-Use Compatibility (RIR Document, 105/2015)
Management System for the Prevention of Major Accidents (UNI 10616 / UNI 10617 / VISP-6)
Assistance with Authorities during assessments and site inspections
Appointment as Head of the Prevention and Protection Service
- Appointment of an internal company technician as RSPP, pursuant to Art. 31 of Italian Legislative Decree 81/08; preparation and updating of the Risk Assessment Document (DVR).
- Appointment for the preparation of the Risk Assessment Document, pursuant to Art. 18 of Italian Legislative Decree 81/08; preparation and updating of the Emergency and Evacuation Plan.
- Appointment for the preparation of the Emergency and Evacuation Plan, pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 81/08 and Ministerial Decree 10/03/1998. Preparation of the Risk Assessment Document for Exposure to Chemical Substances (Italian Legislative Decree 81/08).
- Issuing of the risk assessment document for exposure to chemical risk within industrial, craft, commercial companies, laboratories, construction sites and plant engineering contexts. Information sessions may be held at the applicant’s premises and/or at GIS S.r.l.’s premises; participating workers will be issued a certificate of attendance for the company information session.
- Appointment for the implementation of specific training courses within the company or at GIS S.r.l., pursuant to Art. 37 of Italian Legislative Decree 81/08.
- For the achievement of certificates for: RSPP – RLS – ASPP – Fire Prevention – Safety Coordinator.
Noise in the workplace
Issuing of the Noise Risk Assessment Document, pursuant to Art. 190 of Italian Legislative Decree 81/08.
Information for workers on the damage caused by noise and on prevention and protection measures. Delivery of training and instruction on the use of PPE.
Training module aimed at the correct use of Personal Protective Equipment (earmuffs, earplugs, inserts) and practical instruction on their use.
Mechanical vibrations
Issuing of the Risk Assessment Document for Exposure to Mechanical Vibrations
Preparation of the Risk Assessment Document for Exposure to Mechanical Vibrations, pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 81/08. The assignment consists of:
Site inspection
Verification of operating conditions and identification of vibration sources present in the workplace.
Identification of homogeneous groups
Classification of workers into homogeneous groups based on exposure to mechanical vibrations.
WBV and HAV assessment
Calculation of daily exposure to vibrations transmitted to the whole body (WBV) and to the hand-arm system (HAV) in accordance with applicable regulations.
Information and training
Provision of information and training for workers on the risks associated with mechanical vibrations.
Reconstruction of the production cycle
Detailed analysis of work phases and vibration exposure times.
Document preparation
Complete drafting of the DVR, indicating the prevention and protection measures adopted.
Instrumental survey
Measurements using certified instruments of vibrations transmitted to the hand-arm system (HAV) and to the whole body (WBV).
PPE consultation
Consultation on anti-vibration PPE and preparation of complete operating procedures to reduce exposure.
Construction sites
Appointment as Design-Stage Coordinator pursuant to Art. 89 of Italian Legislative Decree 81/08.
Appointment as Execution-Stage Coordinator pursuant to Art. 89 of Italian Legislative Decree 81/08.
Appointment as Assistant to the Project Supervisor pursuant to Art. 89 of Italian Legislative Decree 81/08.
Preparation of the Safety and Coordination Plan (PSC), Technical File, Work Schedule, POS, and construction site layout.
Environment
Assistance with AIA procedures (Integrated Environmental Authorization) and related technical annexes.
Analysis of test reports and verification of compliance with environmental regulations.
PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register), LCP (Large Combustion Plants), and Emissions Register consulting.
Asbestos risk assessment and preparation of operational remediation procedures.
Preparation of environmental technical annexes for authorizations and communications to the competent authorities.
Assistance with the preparation of an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.
Environmental risk analysis according to APAT/ARPA/CNVVFF methodologies.
Communications to the competent authorities (ASL) and preparation of asbestos decommissioning plans.
Fire Prevention
Fire prevention projects and applications submitted to the VVF (Italian Fire Brigade).
Emergency and evacuation plan in accordance with Ministerial Decree 10/03/1998 and current regulations.
Emergency activity control register and fire prevention documentation management.
Information for workers on fire risks and evacuation procedures.
Consulting on specific fire prevention issues and design solutions.
GIS provides training and practical instruction for fire prevention officers in low, medium and high-risk activities.