A male worker was killed in an
accident on the A6 highway in Liguria between Savona and the
town of Altare on Monday.
The highway had to be closed because of the accident and there
was a 1km-long jam on it at the time of writing.
It is the latest in a spate of fatal workplace accidents in
Italy.
President Sergio Mattarella said last month that workplace
health and safety must be a "permanent priority".
Workplace accident insurance agency INAIL said recently that 680
fatal work-related accidents were reported to it in the first
eight months of 2024, a rise of 3.5% on the equivalent period in
2023.
On October 1 the Senate OK'd a bill to teach workplace safety
amid the long spate of fatal workplace accidents in Italy.
Premier Giorgia Meloni recently announced that the government
has approved the recruitment of 1,600 new labour inspectors.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA
