In the building and civil engineering sector, it's not uncommon for several companies to carry out work on the same site. This simultaneous activity can lead to increased risks and accidents on a worksite. To analyze and prevent all risks, and ensure the safety of workers, companies can draw up a prevention plan. Everything you need to know about the worksite prevention plan: how it works, its usefulness, how it is drawn up and communicated, its obligations.
The site prevention plan is a document designed to prevent risks associated the intervention of an external company (EE) within a user company (EU)or on its premises or worksites.
These risks may arise from interference between the activities, installations or equipment of the two companies on the same site. The prevention plan thus makes it possible to identify and formalize the additional risks - called interference risks - caused by this co-activity. This document defines the preventive measures to be associated with each risk of interference between the two activities.
The worksite prevention plan must be drawn up jointly by the two companies and makes it possible, among other things, to :
The rules applicable to the prevention plan are defined by the French Labor Code. A joint inspection must be carried out before starting work whatever the circumstances. For example, even if the outside company is already familiar with the site.
The site prevention plan must be be communicated at any time by :
The content of a worksite prevention plan is likely to evolve according to the nature of the activities and work to be carried out, the number of companies involved, and the prevention measures deemed necessary by the companies.
However, certain certain criteria must be included in the in the prevention plan :
In addition to this information, other documents are appended to the site prevention plan:
According to the French Labor Code, the drawing up of a worksite prevention plan is is mandatory in two cases.
Firstly, if the work involves risks identified by thedecree of March 19, 1993. This applies in particular to :
The worksite prevention plan also remains mandatory where the work carried out by the subcontractor represents a total of at least 400 working hours over a period of 12 months or less.
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