Work safety decree, final green light from the Chamber: it is law. Here are the changes

As of January, Inail is authorised to revise the rates for the bonus swing for accident trends and contributions in agriculture, with the aim of rewarding companies that demonstrate a positive safety trend. Not only. After experimentation in the area of post-earthquake reconstruction in 2016, in Rome and in some areas of Emilia Romagna, the worksite badge is being extended, i.e. an identification card connected to the Siisl platform that companies operating on construction sites under contract and subcontract, both in the public and private sectors, must provide to their workers. Alongside an increase of 300 INL inspectors, 100 carabinieri, and the stabilisation of 94 INAIL doctors and nurses who are indispensable for overseeing prevention and treatment activities. Here is a summary of what the Security Bill approved by the Chamber of Deputies envisages.

In order to incentivise the reduction of accidents in the workplace and to reward virtuous employers, INAIL is authorised to revision of the bonus swing rates for accident trends, meaning the reductions in the premium rate that the institute recognises to companies that have a low accident rate calculated on the basis of the ratio between the number of accidents and occupational diseases compared to the number of workers per year. An exclusion from the bonus rate benefit is introduced for companies that have received final sentences in the last two years for serious violations regarding safety in the workplace. Inail is also authorised, as from 2026, to carry out the revision of Inail contributions in agriculture.

There is a restyling on company inspections, and a significant push on training, with a view to prevention. The novelties are significant. Let us start with inspections. In the event that these inspections do not reveal any violations or irregularities with regard to labour and social legislation and the protection of health and safety in the workplace, it is already envisaged that the INL will issue a certificate by entering the employer, with his consent, in a special list, the so-called INL Compliance List (published on the website). With the new rules, it has been provided that the National Labour Inspectorate, in directing its supervisory activities for the issuance of the certificate, will check as a matter of priority employers who carry out their activities under subcontracting arrangements, whether public or private. The controls on contracts and subcontracts have also been strengthened in the area of the credit licence, where it has been foreseen that a ministerial decree will identify the areas of activity with a higher risk according to the classification adopted by Inail, with priority reference to the activities in which the incidence of contract and subcontract work is high.

The obligation of employers who apply for contribution benefits, however denominated and financed with public resources, to ensure compliance with the provisions on health and safety in the workplace was then reaffirmed, and it was also stipulated that from 1 April 2026 private employers must publish the availability of the position on the Siisl platform when recruiting staff in their employ.

From 2026, Inail will bring its own resources, up to 35 million euros, to strengthen the promotion and dissemination of occupational health and safety. These are important measures, especially with regard to commuting accidents, which are unfortunately on the rise in contrast to accidents at work. This injection of resources, which is of a structural nature, will make it possible to finance targeted measures within the framework of vocational education and training, higher technical education and training, and university courses implemented in dual mode.