according to the Austrian Laws: STVO §89 + §90
he legal consequences for construction work on a road or in the pavement area are severe in the event of an accident resulting in personal injury. Austrian law then provides for criminal convictions for the directly responsible site managers and foremen.
As a rule, administrative penalties are permanent offences that are punished on a daily basis. Minor deviations from traffic regulations constitute an administrative offence and add up to a fine of up to € 3,000 per construction site.
Examples of such construction work:
Although you need a permit in accordance with § 90 Straßenverkehrsordnung (Road Traffic Act) if you set up a construction site on a road or pavement and there are also specifications and rough guidelines on what is required to secure a construction site, however, this is not legally certain. This is exactly where the problems start for the companies carrying out the work! There is simply no binding specification in the STVO that would give every construction company a clear list of the necessary signage, construction fences and safety measures that they could adhere to.
95% of all construction sites in Austria are incorrectly signposted in terms of pedestrian safety and are not or insufficiently secured. Should an accident occur, it is usually the construction company that is on the thinner end of the stick, because it cannot, or can only with great difficulty, prove that it has taken ALL the NECESSARY safety measures, signage and safeguards to prevent the accident. The penalties are therefore almost always imposed on the construction company or the client.
Voluntary regular monitoring and assurance by external auditors! This provides construction companies with more planning security and, in any case, more legal certainty. This is why we support the GEHWEG SICHTBAR SICHER initiative of Ethik pro Austria together.
IG-control GmbH offers practical assistance with the legally compliant application, construction and securing of construction sites on roads and pavements and other highly frequented locations. In addition, on request, scheduled on-site monitoring and the inspection of existing construction sites with regards to traffic and pedestrian safety can be carried out.
IG control FlexCo
Dostgasse 17, 1140 Vienna
Office: Felberstraße 80/1/3, 1150 Vienna
+43/664/233 69 22
giuli@ig-control.at
www.ig-control.at
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