Using new digital technologies in employee training to avoid occupational accidents in the industry

Petru Iulian Muresan,Dorin Senchetru,Adrian Reit,Teodor Machedon-Pisu,Ioan Milosan,Gheorghe Oancea,N.F Cofaru,M Inţă

doi:10.1051/matecconf/202134310024

Abstract

The most frequent workplace accidents in the industry are most of the times caused by the employer’s failure to fulfill their obligation to provide appropriate on-the-job training. Starting from this state of affairs, this paper analyzes the main cause of workplace accidents in the industry, which is the lack of training, or incomplete or inadequate training of employees, a situation indicated by the latest studies and the latest activity report of Labor Inspectorate. The solution identified by most employers was to use the online environment, this being the only way that allows the achievement of both of the aforementioned objectives at the same time. In this context, the paper identifies and proposes the use of the online environment, especially in the process of distance training of workers, giving them the opportunity to receive training documents, to analyze them, to electronically sign them and send them to the employer in electronic format. This proposal of supplementing the current legislation with the possibility of using the online environment in the field of occupational health and safety (OHS) also takes into account other categories of benefits that this solution brings, such as streamlining OHS and optimizing costs incurred in fulfilling these legal obligations.

Highlights

Starting from studies conducted during the past years, taking into account the latest report of the Brasov Territorial Labor Inspectorate 2019 [1] it was clearly found that one of the main causes of accidents is caused by lack of training, insufficient or inadequate training, excessive formalities caused by lack of concern of the main actors in this process
We initiated the digital OSH project, through which we proposed that the occupational health and safety activity can be managed through digital platforms that can ensure performing the activity remotely in compliance with the legal requirements imposed by the rules in force
Article 81 (1) The result of the occupational health and safety training of the workers is mandatorily recorded in the individual training record, according to the sample presented in annex no. 11, on paper or in electronic format, specifying the material taught, the duration and date of the training

Summary

Introduction

Starting from studies conducted during the past years, taking into account the latest report of the Brasov Territorial Labor Inspectorate 2019 [1] it was clearly found that one of the main causes of accidents is caused by lack of training, insufficient or inadequate training, excessive formalities caused by lack of concern of the main actors in this process. Compared to the current classic training methods on the proper conduct of occupational safety and health in order to prevent accidents at work, this training method involves the use of online environment, especially in the process of distance training of workers, represents the possibility of training and recording the training, for the validity of the activity, the electronic signature of the documents prepared and sent to the workers in electronic format In this way, any document drawn up, sent and signed in electronic format covers the requirements imposed by the legislation in force for them to produce the legal effects imposed by Law 319/2006, GD 1425/2006 and other normative acts by which obligations regarding occupational safety and health are set forth. In case of an event in which the worker is involved while performing their duties, the proof of training the worker is the first issue that will be verified by the authorities, and the impossibility to prove with documents that they have been properly trained is likely to engage contraventional, criminal or civil liability of the employer [7-9]

Case study: digital ohs during the pandemic

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