Question 1

Health and Safety Coordination: Your strategic partner in every phase

Accepted Answer

Built-in security, not imposed. Efficient work, protected equipment.We make risk prevention a natural part of your construction process. Our specialist engineers and architects work alongside your team from design to delivery, anticipating risks, optimising processes and ensuring that every day runs smoothly. Intelligent coordination that protects lives, deadlines, and budgets.

Question 2

CAE Document Control: Leave the paperwork in our hands

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Free your team from bureaucracy. We manage, you execute.Professional administrative management that eliminates bureaucratic burdens from your day-to-day life. From permissions and access to training verification and subcontracting book, we take care of all the documentation for the coordination of business activities. Your team focuses on building while we ensure document compliance.

Question 3

Technical Assistance in Occupational Risk Prevention

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Intelligent prevention that optimizes results.Comprehensive technical advice that integrates quality, prevention and the environment in a single efficient system. We continuously assess, monitor, and improve your preventive processes through audits, field inspections, incident management, and self-protection plans. Implementation of ISO systems that reduce operational risks and improve your competitiveness.

Question 4

Health and Safety Training: Building a Preventive Culture

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Security is not imposed, it is learned.Training programs tailored to all levels of your organization: from workers on site to managers. Practical and applicable training that transforms behaviors, reduces accidents and generates teams committed to prevention. Investment in knowledge that protects people and improves results.

Question 5

Health and Safety Studies and Plans: From Theory to Practice

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Documentation that works on site, not just in the archive.Preparation of Health and Safety Studies (ESS/EBSS) that anticipate risks from the project, and Health and Safety Plans (PSS) adapted to the operational reality of each contractor. Rigorous technical documentation, guaranteed approval, and tools that your team actually uses on a day-to-day basis to work safely and efficiently.

Question 6

What is a Health and Safety Study?

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A Health and Safety Study (SSA) is a mandatory technical document that is prepared in the design phase of a construction site. Its objective is to identify all potential risks that may arise during execution and to establish the necessary preventive measures. It includes a descriptive report of the risks, a technical specification, planimetry of the safety installations and a specific budget for preventive measures. At SOCOTEC, we prepare these studies with a real preventive vision, not merely documentary, working together with architects and engineers from the origin of the project.

Question 7

What does the Coordination of Business Activities (CAE) consist of?

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The Coordination of Business Activities (CAE) is the management process that guarantees cooperation and coordination between all the companies that coincide in the same workplace. On a construction site, this involves controlling and coordinating contractors, subcontractors, and freelancers. At SOCOTEC, we manage all the necessary documentation: access permits, preventive training of workers, machinery documentation, registration of hours and the Subcontracting Book. This service frees your team from administrative management so they can focus on project execution.

Question 8

What is a Self-Protection Plan?

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A Self-Protection Plan is a document that establishes the organisation of the human and material resources available to prevent and control risks, as well as to guarantee evacuation and immediate intervention in emergency situations. It is regulated by Royal Decree 393/2007 and is mandatory in certain facilities and workplaces. At SOCOTEC we prepare and update these plans, adapting them to the specific characteristics of each work centre and establishing clear protocols for action in different emergency scenarios.

Question 9

What regulations does SOCOTEC's Health and Safety Coordination comply with?

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Our Health and Safety Coordination service complies with Royal Decree 1627/97, which establishes the minimum safety provisions for construction sites. However, at SOCOTEC we go beyond simple regulatory compliance: we integrate safety as an essential part of the production process, identifying and eliminating risks from the project phase to avoid costly subsequent modifications and guarantee the continuity of the work without incidents.

Question 10

Which professionals carry out the security coordination at SOCOTEC?

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Our health and safety coordinators are specialized engineers and architects with extensive experience in unique works. This technical qualification allows them to deeply understand the construction processes and anticipate conflicts between different phases of execution. They work collaboratively with developers, planners, contractors, and subcontractors to develop a comprehensive vision of safety that optimizes both project protection and productivity.

Question 11

What is a Health and Safety Plan?

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The Health and Safety Plan (HSP) is the document prepared by the contractor before starting the work, developing and adapting the Safety Study to their specific working methods. It includes safe work procedures, preventive organisation, activity-specific risk assessment and emergency plan. At SOCOTEC, we not only write plans when requested, but we also review and approve them when we act as coordinators. It is a mandatory requirement without which no work can begin.

Question 12

In what phases of the project is SOCOTEC involved?

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We intervene in all phases of the life cycle of the work. In the Project Phase, we work with the technical team identifying risks and drafting the Safety Study. At the Beginning of Execution, we review and approve the Safety Plan presented by the contractor. During the Execution, we carry out continuous coordination, manage the incident book and supervise access control. At the Finalization, we verify that all the measures have been implemented correctly and we carry out the documentary closure of the project.

Question 13

What does the CAE Document Control service include?

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Our CAE Document Control service comprehensively manages all the administrative and preventive documentation of the work: daily management of permits and accesses, control of documentation of workers, self-employed, subcontractors and machinery, registration of hours worked, verification that all workers have the appropriate preventive training, and management of the Subcontracting Book. This agile administrative service allows your team to focus on what's important: efficient project execution.

Question 14

Who are SOCOTEC's security trainings for?

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We design tailor-made training for all the agents involved in the project: on-site workers, middle managers, managers and project managers, and subcontractors. Each organizational level requires specific competencies adapted to its role. Our philosophy is clear: the culture of safety is not imposed, it is built through awareness and training. We seek to promote a more conscious, efficient society committed to the common good.

Question 15

What is the difference between a complete Health and Safety Study and a basic one?

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The complete Health and Safety Study (SSE) is prepared for complex works: those with a budget of more than 450,759.08 euros, duration of more than 30 days with more than 20 simultaneous workers, or more than 500 working days. It includes exhaustive analysis with report, specifications, planimetry and detailed budget. The Basic Study (EBSS) is written for simpler projects that do not meet these thresholds. Although more concise, it also identifies risks and establishes preventive measures adapted to the lower complexity of the project.

Question 16

What other prevention services does SOCOTEC offer in addition to coordination?

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We offer comprehensive technical assistance in occupational risk prevention for construction companies and public institutions. Our services include: risk assessment of workplaces and facilities, internal audits for prevention and verification of regulatory compliance, management and analysis of incidents and accidents at work, periodic safety inspections, preparation of specialized technical reports, and drafting of Self-Protection Plans. We also implement ISO systems on site (quality, environment and safety) to ensure continuous improvement.

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