Managers: delegation, duties and organisational model
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For managers (dirigenti) and employers attending the training course (art. 37 para. 7 D.Lgs. 81/08): delegation of functions, duties, contracting, organisational model and D.Lgs. 231/2001. 14 questions, about 9 minutes. Translated from Italian: legal references remain the Italian ones (D.Lgs. 81/2008) Sources: D.Lgs. 81/2008 art. 2; D.Lgs. 151/2015; D.Lgs. 231/2001; L. 215/2021 · Reviewed 21/10/2026 · Training support, not a certification.
Who is the manager according to art. 2 of D.Lgs. 81/08?
Someone who implements the employer's directives by organising and overseeing the work activity, with powers appropriate to the role
Someone with an engineering degree
Someone elected by the workers for safety
Someone who oversees a team's work without organisational powers
Question 2 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
The employer wants to delegate risk assessment and signing of the DVR (risk assessment document) to a manager. Is this possible?
No: risk assessment and preparation of the DVR cannot be delegated
Yes, if the manager has an engineering degree
Yes, but only in companies with fewer than 10 workers
Yes, with a written delegation with a certain date
Question 3 · Multiple choice · 45s · 1 pt
Which are requirements of a delegation of functions under art. 16? (2 answers)
It must result from a written document bearing a certain date
It must be approved by the ASL (local health authority)
It must give the delegate the necessary spending autonomy
It must be communicated only verbally to the workers concerned
Question 4 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
After a valid delegation, does the employer still have obligations regarding the delegated functions?
Only if the delegate is a supervisor (preposto)
Only for minor workers
Yes: the obligation remains to oversee the proper performance of the transferred functions
No, all responsibility passes to the delegate
Question 5 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
May the delegated manager in turn sub-delegate specific functions?
Yes, by agreement with the employer, but the sub-delegate may not delegate further
Yes, but only to the RLS (workers' safety representative)
Yes, without limits and without agreement with the employer
No, sub-delegation is always prohibited
Question 6 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
What effect does the organisation and management model of art. 30 D.Lgs. 81/08 have, if adopted and effectively implemented?
It exempts the company from worker training
It makes health surveillance optional
It replaces the risk assessment document
It has an exempting effect from the administrative liability of the entity provided for by D.Lgs. 231/2001
Question 7 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
For which safety offences can the entity be held liable under art. 25-septies of D.Lgs. 231/2001?
Any accident, even one with a one-day prognosis
Culpable homicide and serious or very serious culpable personal injury committed in breach of accident prevention rules
Only breaches of workers' privacy
Only environmental offences
Question 8 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
Which accidents must be reported to INAIL for statistical and information purposes under art. 18 para. 1 letter r?
Only those with absence of more than 30 days
None: it is enough to record them in the accident register
Only fatal ones
Those that cause absence from work of at least one day, not counting the day of the event
Question 9 · True / False · 20s · 1 pt
The paper accident register is still mandatory in all companies.
True
False
Question 10 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
An external company works on the premises of the client company. Which document does the client employer prepare for interference risks?
The PiMUS
The POS
The DUVRI
The HACCP manual
Question 11 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
Can the safety costs relating to interference, stated in the contract, be reduced by a discount?
No, they are not subject to discount
Yes, freely
Yes, by up to 50%
Yes, if the contractor agrees
Question 12 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
In an internal contract, what must the client verify before awarding the work?
The number of followers of the company on social media
Only that the price is the lowest
The technical and professional suitability of the contractor or self-employed worker
That the company has not elected an RLS
Question 13 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
According to art. 37 para. 7, who must receive adequate and specific training and periodic refreshers on their safety duties?
The employer, managers and supervisors
Only newly hired workers
Only the RSPP
Only supervisors
Question 14 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt
Who appoints the occupational physician for health surveillance?
The ASL (local health authority)
The employer or the manager, in the cases provided for by D.Lgs. 81/08
INAIL
The RLS (workers' safety representative)
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