On the subject of workplace safety, “post-Covid there has been a recovery and notable growth in the violations we find in our controls, we are essentially, in 2022-23-24, on average well above 80% of companies which present prevention violations, and in some cases, also induced by phenomena such as the 110% superbonus in construction we arrive […]
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On the subject of job security“post-Covid there has been a recovery and a notable increase in violations that we find in our checks, we are essentially, in 2022-23-24, in an average well above 80% of the companies they present preventive violationsand in some cases, also induced by phenomena such as the 110% superbonus in construction we arrive at percentages of 93% irregularities and these are quite worrying data.” This was stated by the director of the National Labor Inspectorate, Paolo Pennesiat the event “Safe work between rules and new business culture”.
“We are able to do about 20 thousand interventions a yearexplains, ed the other competition is imminent for labor inspectors for another 1500 units so we will be able to double our operational capacity and with this be able to be a tool that helps prevent accident phenomena from occurring”. Pennesi recalls that “there are one million and 700 thousand companies with employees in our country, so if the inspection force is not implemented is unable to adequately control the workplace where it would be important to be present from a prevention perspective”. The tool of driving license with points “is fine”, for Pennesi, “the only regret – he observes – from this point of view is that we did not start with the professional qualification of companies”. The points-based license, she explains, “ends up being more of a sanctioning instrument than of qualification of companieshowever, it is already something that should represent an important deterrent factor.”
On Tuesday Pennisi spoke about the massacre of Casteldacciain which five workers lost their lives, explaining that the employees of the‘Labor Inspectorate they do not operate in Sicily because “being autonomous in status, they have jurisdiction in the matter”. “But, I don’t know for what decision, for many years the Region has practically no longer had inspectors. We are present, by virtue of an agreement requested by the Region, with around thirty administrative inspectors, non-technical”. The manager then recalls “What happened in Casteldaccia reminded me another dramatic episode absolutely similar occurred in Sicily, in Mineo. The entry of a worker into confined spaces or places where there is the possibility of exhalation, others who try to help him and meet the same bad end. It’s clear that prevention is lacking. When entering places where there are fumes it is necessary to wear protective masks (which the dead of Casteldaccia did not wear, ed)”.
To make the INAIL universal hub for safety at work, “the way forward is an update of the rules to begin with, something we have already started. We have a direct dialogue with the ministry and minister Calderone who has always supported me in this type of activity”, says the Inail president, Fabrizio D’Ascenzo. “There are various professional categories that we would like to cover and at the moment we are unable to do so, self-employed workers, some categories of doctors, military corps, sales agents, flight personnel” and others, states D’Ascenzo.
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