Occupational risk prevention unit (UPRL)

This unit is in charge of creating a prevention plan and of its implementation, in order to guarantee suitable protection of the health and safety of the staff and by extension the whole university community.

According to Law 31/1995 of 8 November on the Prevention of Occupational Risks, our own prevention service, in our case the UPRL, will provide guidance and support in:

• The design and implementation of a plan for the prevention of occupational risks which allow for the incorporation of prevention at UIC Barcelona.
• The evaluation of risk factors which can affect health and safety, in relation to the risks referring to all technical risk prevention specialisations:  Industrial Safety, Occupational Hygiene, Ergonomics-Psychosociology.
• Planning preventative activities and the determination of priorities in the adoption of preventative measures as well as overseeing their efficiency.
• Information and training for employees. Creating slogans, manuals and any other type of documentation to inform staff.  
• Implementation of emergency plans.
• Coordination to undertake occupational health surveillance for employees to prevent occupational risks.

There are four risk prevention disciplines:

Safety at work, a prevention technique which acts on the physical environment that employees find themselves in, in order to try to eliminate or reduce the risk of accidents and their potential consequences.

Occupational hygiene, a prevention technique that monitors the environmental conditions at work and the agents that can be found in the work environment which can cause injury and illness

Ergonomics and psychosociology, involve preventative techniques which aim to make working conditions suitable for individuals. Workplaces have to be designed to adapt to people’s characteristics while ensuring that related requirements do not surpass the abilities of the employee.

Health surveillance, is a medical activity oriented towards preserving the health of employees and avoiding its deterioration caused by or as a consequence of their job.

At UIC Barcelona the prevention unit also receives support from the external prevention service (SPA) which helps to organise the technical and medical preventative activities that are necessary to undertake the prevention of risks that affect our health and safety.

You find more information on the Intranet at institutional Documents Occupational Risk Prevention.