Work-related accidents and deaths in
Italy increased in January over the same month in 2023, the
National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work
(Inail) reported on Thursday.
Some 42,166 work-related accident reports were submitted to
Inail in the first month of 2024, a rise of 6.8% compared to
January 2023.
Of these, 45 were fatal (+4.7%).
Inail said the number of occupational diseases reported also
rose by 30.7% to 6,218.
Workplace health safety is back in the spotlight after a
structural collapse at a supermarket construction site in
Florence on February 16 left five workers dead and three more
injured.
The government has since announced new measures to improve
safety particularly in the construction industry including
stiffer
administrative penalties for illegal and undeclared labour, the
recriminalisation of procurement offences, coordination between
public prosecutors on investigations into workplace health and
safety related crimes, the introduction of a points-based
licence for contractors and self-employed people linked to
compliance with workplace health and safety, tax and social
security contributions regulations and the recruitment of more
labour inspectors.
The measures have received a mixed response from unions.
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