The echoes of the New Year's Eve massacre in Crans Montana are still strong and are being felt by venue owners who must ensure the safety of their customers. Fipe Confcommercio Sud Sardegna is forcefully relaunching the issue, calling on entrepreneurs, institutions, and regulatory bodies to jointly assume responsibility.
The appeal, according to a statement, follows the resolutions passed at the national level by the association's steering committee, which met yesterday in Rome. It was reiterated that dramatic incidents, even those occurring in regulatory contexts different from the Italian one, inevitably affect the sector and require a responsible, unified, and structured response.
"Safety is not a bureaucratic requirement, but a core value of our business and a fundamental prerequisite for the relationship of trust between businesses, workers, and customers," stated Emanuele Frongia, President of Southern Sardinia. "The events in Crans-Montana demonstrate that we can never let our guard down: we must maintain the highest levels of vigilance, prevention, and awareness, even in a country like Italy, which already has a stringent and complex regulatory framework."
In line with the federation's national guidelines, the Cagliari-based association urges operators of public establishments on the island "to avoid using so-called fireworks inside their premises, a practice that can pose a serious risk to public safety."
As entrepreneurs, Frongia continues, "we have a moral duty, even before a professional one. Safety must translate into concrete, daily behaviors consistent with permits, capacity, space organization, and emergency management. This is why we support the government's request to consider introducing an explicit ban on the use of these devices."
FIPE also emphasizes the importance of strengthening collaboration with supervisory bodies, ensuring that inspections also serve a preventative and educational purpose, and of continuously investing in the training of owners and workers, fostering a widespread culture of prevention and risk management.
"It is necessary to immediately initiate an interinstitutional dialogue," the president concludes, "involving the government, the region, local authorities, trade associations, and industry operators. A structured and ongoing dialogue that enhances the role of businesses that operate in compliance with the rules, decisively combats illegal practices and irregularities, and promotes awareness-raising initiatives, including in schools. Only in this way can we ensure the healthy and sustainable development of public establishments, truly placing the protection of individuals and legality at the center."
(Unioneonline)
