Italy: Eni and Ilva sign operational protocol on security at work in Tarente industrial area

The operational protocol signed on November 11 by Ilva, Eni, the Apulia region, the National Institute for Insurance against Industrial Accidents (Inail), the Ministry of Employment, the Ministry of Labor, Confindustria, CGIL, Cisl, Uil, and the city hall and province of Tarente aims to improve action and coordination in terms of security at work in the Tarente industrial area, the administrative center of the Apulia region, where a lot of accidents took place recently.  It provides for a review and a serious intensification of the training activity, for direct and subcontracting employees in the two groups, and permanent accident follow-up.  (Ref.  130715)
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The negotiations started right after the very serious accidents that affected workers (direct and subcontractors) at Ilva (already undergoing investigation on grounds of “environmental disaster” in the region, see article No. 120491) and Eni’s refinery in Tarente.


Exemplary prevention mode. The protocol notably refers to an experimental project carried out by the Inail in the city in 2007, following up and analyzing the accidents that took place at the Ilva facility to find the causes and...

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