The memorandum of understanding - lasting five years - was signed this morning in the Amphitheater Hall of the Sardinia Region, which has the objective of prevention and safety in the workplace. The intention is to combat the phenomenon of accidents and occupational diseases in Sardinia, where from January to October 2023 10,108 accidents and 18 deaths were recorded.
The agreement was signed by the Regional Directorate of Inail Sardinia, the Department of Hygiene, Health and Social Assistance of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, the Regional School Office for Sardinia, the University of Cagliari and that of Sassari, Areus and Italian Resuscitation Council. Among the areas of collaboration envisaged, among others, the exchange of information, data and information flows on matters of mutual interest, specialization masters for the training of professionals in prevention in the workplace and development of information and training programs for the diffusion of the culture of health and safety in school courses.
The presentation. «The issue is not so much creating existing rules, but recognizing them and enforcing them», explains Carlo Doria, regional health councilor. «The institutions participate to create paths that must be formalized and disseminated to have those good practices that allow us to reduce as much as possible this plague of accidents and deaths in the workplace, which according to the data are still too high». The regional Inail promoted the creation of the memorandum of understanding, which is made up of eleven articles, with the desire to also involve the world of schools. «We want to have an impact in particular on the culture of safety, in the workplace and in schools. Today's students are tomorrow's workers: the more they are trained and learn the difficulties and risks in certain activities, the better they can face the world of work at a later time", the words of the regional director Alfredo Nicifero.