Italy: towards a new deal for health at work

Almost 1 million industrial accidents and over 25.000 cases of professional or work-related pathologies are recorded every year in Italy. Facing this situation, a decisive step is expected with the endorsement of the "Single Text for Security at Work" which is currently being discussed in Parliament. Moreover, the health minister, Livia Turco, inscribed security at work among the four priority national "securities" in the government's program and is thus following its goal to realize a "New Health Deal" during her mandate. (Ref. 070585)
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A single text for security at work. “A large civilization reform, which aims at guaranteeing to be able to work without dieing, while remaining healthy, in any economic activity”, certified the minister, who conceived it with the Labour Minister Damiano to rationalize, ease and improve the regulation on security and health on workplaces (see our story 070197). Among its novelties, the ASL (local sanitary center) will become the organization which will coordinate all activities of prevention, ch

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