Two Sardinian provinces above the national average for the frequency of fatal accidents at work. These are Oristano and Sassari.
Taking stock of the so-called "white deaths" is the Ugl trade union , which in recent weeks has launched the itinerant initiative "Safety is your future" to raise awareness of the institutions on the tragic and ever-present phenomenon of accidents at work.
Sardinia, in fact, nationally, is positioned in the penultimate place for accident incidence, calculated on fatal accidents per million employees. With 16 events for just over 563,000 employees , it recorded an incidence of 28.6, seven points below the national average. Nonetheless, unfortunately, even the island has to deal with accidents, often serious and very serious, in the workplace.
As mentioned, the province most at risk is that of Oristano. With three fatal accidents on an employee base of just over 50,000 units, it has an incidence of 59.7 points, since it places it in 15th place in the national ranking.
Sassari is also above the national average: with seven fatal accidents (the highest value in absolute terms among the five provinces) and an employed population close to 166,000 units, it has an incidence of 42.2 points.
The other provinces are further behind in terms of incidence. Nuoro ranks 61st, with an incidence of 27.7 points, deriving from the two fatal accidents for just over 72,000 employees. Cagliari is in 71st place, with four fatal accidents and 161,000 employees for an incidence of 24.8 points.
The province of South Sardinia is, with others, in last place in the national ranking: in 2022 no fatal accidents were reported in the workplace. Almost 114,000 people are employed in the province.
«We need - comments Paolo Capone, Secretary General of the Ugl - a decisive commitment from the Regions, as far as they are responsible, starting with a strengthening of controls to protect health and safety in the workplace , also through the involvement of premises, essential for intercepting undeclared work in commerce, construction and agriculture".
(Unioneonline/lf)