Italy: government further “simplifies” safety at work regulations

On October 16, the Council of Ministers adopted new "simplifying" measures for businesses. They affect, among other things, planning, infrastructures, environmental improvement or even health and safety at work. Here is a report on the changes affecting this last area. (Ref. 120613)
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“Less paper, more security.” This is the slogan the Minister for Public Administration and Innovation, Filippo Patroni Griffi, used when presenting the amendments to Italian security at work regulations (Act No. 81-08 known as Testo Unico, already amended by the Berlusconi administration, see our dispatches No. 080334 and 090786). He said they would only affect formal “occupational red tape” and information obligations. Here are the key provisions affecting the labor relation.


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