DUVRI: ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY THE LEGISLATIVE DECREE 81/08.
In order to enable its own employees and those of its suppliers to work safely, it is necessary to have certain documents in place that identify the risks and the relevant preventive measures. One of these basic documents, required by Legislative Decree 81/08 to carry out activities, is the DUVRI.
What is the DUVRI and what does this acronym mean??
DUVRI stands for Documento Unico di Valutazione dei Rischi da Interferenze (Single Document for the Evaluation of Interference Risks). It is a compulsory document required by Article 26 of Legislative Decree 81/08 (Consolidation Act on Safety at Work).
The DUVRI serves to analyse the potential risks and dangers that may arise from the overlap or interaction of different work activities carried out by contractors or subcontractors and self-employed workers. The contracting company must make its own establishment safe from the risks identified by implementing the measures provided for and, in the event of an unforeseen risk, intervene by updating the DUVRI and again ensure the safety of workers.
A central concept relating to the DUVRI is the Interference Risk. It refers to the danger or likelihood of a harmful event that may occur due to the overlap or interaction between work activities carried out by different companies or self-employed workers operating in the same workplace of the principal.
A concrete example of an interference risk is the danger of tools and materials falling from elevated places, with the consequent possibility of hitting workers below or causing a worker to fall, as may occur during work at height on a scaffold.
Who draws up the Single Document for the Evaluation of Interference Risks?
The drafting of the DUVRI is the responsibility of the employer, who may have recourse to an RSPP, i.e. the head of the prevention and protection service. The RSPP is a professional expert in safety and all the legislative texts containing the relevant regulations.
More specifically, the RSPP is responsible for:
- To assist the employer in the identification and assessment of risks to the health and safety of all workers working on the project in question;
- Contribute to drafting the DUVRI.
What are the minimum contents of the DUVRI?
For a security document to be legally compliant, it must contain:
- Identification of the criteria used for risk assessment;
- Description of the contracting company: information on the organisation, work areas and activities carried out within it;
- Description of the activities covered by the contract;
Identification of the premises and work areas made available to the contractor; - Assessment of interference risks: identifying, analysing and assessing both the risks existing in the client’s environment that may affect the contractor’s activity, and the risks introduced by the contractor’s activity that may affect the client’s workers or others present;
- Time schedule of activities: when necessary, a time schedule of the different phases must be provided to highlight any critical overlaps;
- Organisation of preventive and protective measures: description of the measures to be taken to eliminate or minimise individual interference risks;
- Estimate of costs for the implementation of safety measures;
- Coordination measures: indication of the coordination arrangements between the client and the contractors or self-employed workers to ensure the implementation of the prevention and protection measures.
When is it compulsory to draw up the Single Document for the Evaluation of Interference Risks??
In every case in which the employer of the commissioning company entrusts contracted or subcontracted works, services or supplies to external companies or self-employed workers operating within its establishment is obliged to draw up the DUVRI.
However, there are cases where a document for the assessment of risks and measures is not mandatory:
- Services of an intellectual nature;
- Mere supplies of materials or equipment;
- Work or services whose duration does not exceed five man-days, provided that they do not involve special risks such as those arising from carcinogens, mutagens, explosive atmospheres, and others.
Drafting the DUVRI is an activity that RSPPs and Employers can automate thanks to Kati
After studying what the DUVRI was and what it had to contain to be legally compliant, we created software that automates the process of drafting the document for worker safety and risk assessment. The Employer and the RSPP will only have to provide information such as who is responsible, what risks have been identified, and what measures are planned to contain the risks.
With Kati, updating the DUVRI is a matter of minutes. You can quickly update the DUVRI by adding new risks and measures, or by editing what has changed in just a few clicks. All versions of the DUVRI will always be present so that you have a complete and up-to-date archive.
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