The head of Italy's workplace
accident and occupational illness insurance agency INAIL on
Tuesday blasted the recent spate of fatalities on the job here
as "shameful".
"A leap forward in relation to workplace security and prevention
is fundamentally important because you can keep having these
deaths," INAIL President Franco Bettoni told RAI television.
"We have to keep investing in prevention and INAIL will continue
to do this together with businesses and trade unions.
"It is necessary to develop a culture of safety, starting from
school, and INAIL will work on this too".
Italy's recent series of fatal workplace accidents continued on
Tuesday with the death of a 36-year-old man at a foundry in San
Paolo d'Argon, in the northern province of Bergamo.
Regional Emergency Agency AREU said that the man died following
a fall at the plant, which produces aluminium components for
cars.
Maurizio Landini, the leader of Italy's biggest trade-union
confederation CGIL, suggested introducing a points-based penalty
system regarding workplace accidents for firms, like that of
driving licence.
"The time has come to make serious investments," Landini said.
"And a points-based licence is needed too so that firms with too
many accidents cannot continue to take part in public tenders".
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