Health & Safety at work

Intec-Heat is collaborating in the construction of the 42 Jackets of East Anglia One, one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world. The scope of the contract, in addition to the 42 jackets, includes the construction of 126 piles. Although part of the works were carried out during 2017, most of them will be carried out during 2018. Most of the construction of the Jackets will be carried out at the Navantia facilities in Fene, Coruña. Regarding the piles, they will be built by Windar, in its facilities in Avilés.

In the record of the monthly coordination meeting held on January 19 at the Navantia – Fene facilities, Intec-Heat was congratulated for “the high level of compliance in the continued use of the Individual Protection Equipment. Especially in protective glasses. “

Good safety and health habits, keys in risk prevention

The involvement and commitment of those responsible and intermediate managers with the prevention of risks is key to ensure that all employees acquire these habits of safety and health. These good habits are perfectly compatible with the development of the activity.

From the Management and Prevention Department, we want to congratulate all the personnel involved in this project at the East Anglia One offshore wind farm.

To combat the risks of accidents and damage to health, the application of technical and organizational measures is a priority. These measures are designed to eliminate risks at source or to protect workers through collective protection provisions.

When these measures are not enough, the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is imposed. The PPE act fundamentally reducing the consequences derived from the materialization of the risk. The protective efficacy will depend on the adequacy of the individual protection equipment at the pre-existing levels of risk.

The correct selection and use of the appropriate PPE will minimize the consequences and damages should the risk materialize. Therefore, the mandatory use of them is of vital importance.

Awareness campaigns in Alfran

With the aim of raising awareness among all employees towards active behavior in the prevention of occupational hazards and advancing their integration at all levels, different Awareness Campaigns will be carried out during 2019.

For this, maximum involvement and collaboration is necessary, highlighting the members of the Health and Safety Committee, Delegates and Prevention Technicians, Intermediate Managers and Project Managers.

The Management and Prevention Department request the involvement of all to achieve the proposed objectives.

In summer, the climatic conditions to which workers are exposed can be the cause of work accidents, some of them fatal. Heat stress due to high temperature, commonly known as heat stroke, is the heat load that workers receive and accumulate in their bodies and which results from the interaction between the environmental conditions of the place where they work, the physical activity they perform and the clothes they wear.

Exposure to heat can cause various health effects, of different severity, such as rash on the skin, edema of the extremities, burns, muscle cramps, dehydration, exhaustion, etc. But, undoubtedly, the most serious effect of exposure to situations of intense heat is heat stroke. When the so-called heat stroke occurs, the body temperature exceeds 40.6 ºC (105.08 ºF) , being mortal between 15% and 25% of cases.

Symptomatology of thermal sensation due to heat

General preventive measures

These measures are applicable to all work, in closed or outdoor places, where heat stress is usually caused by heat.

	The employer must…	The employee must…
1	Inform and train workers about the risks, effects and preventive measures. Train them in the recognition of the first symptoms of the heat affections in themselves and their companions and in the application of first aid.	Inform your superiors if you are acclimated or not to heat; if you have ever had problems with the heat; chronic diseases that may suffer; if they are taking any medication.
2	Take care that all workers are acclimatized to the heat according to the physical effort they are going to make. Allow them to adapt the work rhythms to their tolerance to heat.	Adapt the work rate to your tolerance to heat.
3	Have resting places cool, covered or in the shade, and allow workers to rest when they need it and especially when they feel bad	Rest in cool places when they are very hot. If you feel bad, stop the activity and rest in a cool place until you recover, because continuing to work can be very dangerous. Avoid driving if you are not fully recovered.
4	Provide fresh water and instruct workers to drink it frequently.	Drink water frequently during work even if you are not thirsty. It is also necessary to continue drinking water when you are away from work.
5	Modify work processes to eliminate or reduce the emission of heat and humidity and excessive physical effort. Provide mechanical help to decrease the latter.	21 Sep 2018 Photo of the day. Repsol Puertollano The Journal of Shutdown of Repsol Puertollano has selected as a photo of the day a snapshot of the work team of Industrial Services of EMEA. It is recognized, in this way, the professionalism in the works carried out in the refractory repair in furnaces and ducts in units U-612-621-602-624-643 -660-661-639 in the Repsol Puertollano Industrial Complex. Project at Repsol Puertollano: an example of professionalism and commitment in prevention of occupational risks To the magnificent work performed must be added the commitment to safety. Thus, it is worth highlighting the dedication and commitment on the part of the entire team, especially the Prevention Technician, throughout the project. The work carried out on the prevention of occupational risks has been fundamental. Likewise, the maximum requirement of compliance with Repsol’s safety standards and procedures has been respected. From Management and Prevention Department, we congratulate everyone for the professionalism and commitment shown in this project. 25 Apr 2018 Gestionar el Consentimiento de las Cookies We use cookies to optimize our website and our service. Functional Functional Always active The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Preferences Preferences The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Statistics Statistics The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. Marketing Marketing The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. Manage options Manage services Manage vendors Read more about these purposes Accept Dismiss Preferences Save preferences Preferences {title} {title} {title} Manage consent Rellena los siguientes datos para recibir el catálogo Por favor, deja este campo vacío. Acepto la política de protección de datos Δ