Safety in urban rehabilitation works of drainage networks

Abstract

Rehabilitation is often associated with buildings, but it is done in innumerable works, namely hydraulic works, roads and railway infrastructures, buildings, among others. This, no doubt, allows preserving and maintaining the works within a level of service for which they were sized. This type of works has risks in its execution, reason why it is necessary to evaluate them and to investigate what preventive measures should be implemented to take care that the works of rehabilitation are done safely being one of the main objectives of this research work. The methodology followed was the follow-up of a work of rehabilitation selected for the drainage pipes of the rainwater in the city of Vila Real. This work was necessary to end the floods in the area. The work was monitored in order to analyze the risks and the preventive measures associated to the works safe execution, complying with the one required by Decree-Law no. 273/2003. It was concluded that in a work in which the safety plan is implemented, the accident risk is minimized.