SAFETY TECHNICIAN

According to the current legislation for the safety and health of employees in all companies regardless of industry, economic activity and number of employees, the employer has the obligation to provide employees with Protection and Prevention Services, i.e. services of a safety technician.

For this reason, the Center of Lifelong Learning 2 Katranitsa Theodora, organizes training programs “Safety Technician” for the training of employers and employees on issues related to the exercise of duties of Safety Technician.

Program duration: (depending on the risk category to which the company belongs):

• Category C: 10 hours
• Category B: 35 hours

Mode of delivery: Distance learning or/and in person

To whom it is addressed:

• Employers or/and employees of companies belonging to the B category (medium risk) and C category (low risk) based on the Business Activity Code (KAD).
• Safety Technician duties can be undertaken on a case-by-case basis either by the employer or an employee of the company, if they have the appropriate qualifications or receive the appropriate training.

Program Benefits:

• Training Certificate

 

Cost: C category 70 € (deposit 50 €)

B category 130 € (advance payment 80 €)

 

 

PREREQUISITES FOR THE EXERCISE OF SAFETY TECHNICIAN RESPONSIBILITIES BY THE EMPLOYER

Employers have the option to delegate the duties of security technician:

• To individuals of the company (graduates of AEI or TEI with the intended specialty), or
• To persons outside the company (graduates of HEIs or TEIs with the intended specialty) or
• To External Protection and Prevention Services (EXYPP) or
• An employee of the company (holder of a technical high school or secondary technical school diploma or other recognized technical vocational school of domestic or equivalent schools abroad or holder of an expert’s license with eight years of experience which is counted from the acquisition of the diploma or the license and full-time employment in the company) after appropriate training of at least 35 hours and if the company belongs to the B or C risk category and employs up to 50 people.

In some companies, employers themselves are also given the opportunity to take on the duties of safety technician themselves if they are suitably qualified. Among the cases is that of companies that belong to the B or C category and employ up to 50 people. Specifically:

1. If the employer is a university or technological institution graduate and has one of the specialties of safety technicians provided for the sector of economic activity to which his company belongs [(article 12 paragraph 5 of the Code of Laws on Occupational Safety and Health (Law 3850/2010)].
2. If properly trained [article 12 paragraph 4 of the Code of Laws for the Health and Safety of Workers (Law 3850/2010)]. The Ministerial Decision 2928/130/2014 has been issued to determine the terms and conditions of this training. It is understandable that the training of safety technicians is carried out in accordance with the above decisions.
3. In companies that fall under category B and employ less than 20 employees, if the employer is a university or technical institution graduate and has one of the specialties of safety technicians that is not provided for the sector of economic activity to which his company belongs, subject to appropriate training of at least 35 hours [article 12 paragraph 5 of the Code of Laws on Occupational Safety and Health (Law 3850/2010)].
4. In companies that fall under category B and employ up to 6 employees, subject to appropriate training of at least 35 hours and where the employer is a graduate of Technical Vocational School or Vocational Training Institute or other recognized technical vocational school and the subject of his studies is related to the activity of his business [article 12 paragraph 6 of the Code of Laws for the Occupational Safety and Health (Law 3850/2010)].
5. In companies that fall under category B and employ up to 3 employees subject to appropriate training of at least 35 hours and where the employer is related to the activity of his company or has been demonstrably engaged for more than a decade in the economic activity for which he will undertake the obligations of the safety technician. [Article 12 paragraph 6 of the Code of Laws for the Occupational Safety and Health (Law 3850/2010)].
6. Self-employed employers who do not employ staff and do not intend to recruit directly have the right to training, provided they have the other required qualifications, but have no obligation to attend such a program.

It should be noted that it is at the discretion of the employers to choose to assign the duties of security technician to persons inside or outside the company or to conclude a contract with the External Protection and Prevention Services (EXYPP) or to train employees of their company or to train themselves.

According to the above provisions and per category, the cases of qualifications concern:

• EMPLOYERS

In B category companies – 35-hour training programs

1. a) Up to 3 people (one of all)

1) 10 years of proven operation of the company (certificate of Chamber of Commerce or start of business by the tax office) or

2) authorization to pursue a profession as an expert with the same scope of activity of the undertaking

1. b) Up to 6 people (one of all)

Degree in technical specialization (certification degree if certification is required) from:

1) Technical vocational training school or

2) Institute of Vocational Training (IEK) or

3) Recognized technical vocational school or

4) Technical Vocational High School Diploma (technical specialty)

• EMPLOYEES

Degree in technical specialization (certification degree if certification is required) from:

1) Technical vocational training school or

2) Institute of Vocational Training (IEK) or

3) Recognized technical vocational school or

4) Technical Vocational High School Diploma (technical specialty)

5) License to practice as an expert for the above (employee case) at least eight (8) years are required from the acquisition of the degree and to be full-time in the company. Other documents will not be accepted.

• The inclusion of the trainees in the right training group is the responsibility of the training provider and is based on the application details of each employer which should be fully completed.
• If the training institution, after examining the application, finds that the employer or the employee proposed does not meet the necessary requirements, it shall inform the employer who submitted the application and shall return to him any advance payment received for the participation in the program. Those who are not qualified are not allowed to participate in the programs. It is prohibited for the implementing provider to issue a certificate of attendance to persons who are not qualified. According to article 6 §12 of the Ministerial Decision 2928/130/2014, it is the responsibility of the program implementing provider to allow only employers who fall under the provisions of the relevant decision to participate in the training program.

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