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Module 5 of 7 · 15 min

The 60 hours in construction and the Construction Professional Card

Free preventive resource course: read the module, review with the questions and move on to the next one. At the end, a test and a PDF certificate.

Module 5 of 7 · Course contents

When someone looks for a «60-hour course» or a «preventive resource course», they almost always mean the basic-level prevention training in construction set by the sector's general collective agreement.

What the agreement says (VI general collective agreement of the construction sector)

  • Basic-level training lasts at least 60 teaching hours (annex XII, section 3), with five blocks: basic concepts of safety and health; general risks and their prevention; risks specific to the construction sector; basic elements of prevention management; and first aid.
  • It has been 60 hours since 6 September 2007 (IV agreement); before that it was 50 (annex XIII, letter c).
  • It can be classroom-based or blended; in the blended form, the classroom part is at least 20 hours (article 140.2). This training counts as the initial training and other sector training (article 140.3).
  • The other cycles: the initial training (first cycle), entirely classroom-based (article 138), and the training by trade (second cycle), with a common part of 14 hours and a specific part of 6 hours (article 139.4).

Who teaches it and who certifies it

  • In general, the basic-level certificate is issued by a prevention service or a public or private entity with the capacity to give specific prevention training (Royal Decree 39/1997, article 35.3).
  • In construction, the Fundación Laboral de la Construcción recognises the training entities, registers their diplomas and records them on the Construction Professional Card (annexes XIV and XV).
  • The TPC (articles 148 to 157) evidences the prevention training received and expires 5 years after it is issued (article 155).

What this course is NOT

This course is not the 60-hour or the basic-level course: it is an explanation of what the rules say so that you arrive at that course, or at your appointment, knowing what is asked of you. No online course without practice or a recognised entity makes you a preventive resource.

In practiceIf your employer is going to appoint you preventive resource on site, ask them to enrol you in the 60-hour basic level with an entity recognised by the Fundación Laboral de la Construcción, so that it shows on your TPC.

Source: VI Convenio colectivo general del sector de la construcción (BOE-A-2017-10951; construction sector general collective agreement, in Spanish), articles 138 to 140 and 148 to 157, annexes XII and XIII · Real Decreto 39/1997, Reglamento de los Servicios de Prevención (Prevention Services Regulations, consolidated text, in Spanish), article 35.3

Quick review

Check that you've understood. These are questions from the final test: tap an answer to see whether it's right and why.

How many hours, at least, is basic-level prevention training in construction under its general collective agreement?

In the blended form of the construction basic level, how many hours must be classroom-based at least?

Who can issue the basic-level training certificate?

Module practice test

6 new questions, different from the final test. Tap an answer to see whether it is right, why, and which rule it comes from.

1. Since when has basic-level training in construction been 60 hours (and not 50)?

2. How many blocks does the construction basic-level syllabus have?

3. Does construction basic-level training count as the initial training?

4. How many hours is training by trade (second cycle)?

5. Who recognises the entities that give the training recorded on the Construction Professional Card?

6. Can a prevention service issue the basic-level certificate?

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