Madrid, October 29, 2021 – More than 100 professionals connected today to the meeting organized by DigitalES, the Spanish Association for Digitalization, on the Telco 2021 Agreement. This was the second conference promoted by the technology and digital innovation employers’ association on the Telco Training Standard Training Agreement 2021, which on this occasion was aimed specifically at installers.

Today’s meeting emphasized the importance of training, institutional support, the constant need for renewal, its application in other sectors and internationalization. The agreement seeks to improve the safety and health standards of people working in the telecommunications sector.

The colloquium was opened by Carlos Arranz Cordero, director of the National Institute for Safety and Health at Work (INSTT), with the participation of Francisco Barriuso Redondo(Ericsson), María Pilar Campos(Telefónica), Francisco Charfolé Martín(Orange Spain) and Beatriz Martinez Bolaños(Arca.).

The INSTT director highlighted the value of the Telco Agreement, underlining its importance by “going beyond” what is essential and required by occupational risk legislation and “doing so in a proactive manner”. “I wish there were many more initiatives like this one,” he concluded.

All information on the Telco 2021 Agreement is available on this page.

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