Health and safety at work: the 2025 Integrated Plan will be operational from 1 January

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Emma Potter

Objectives of the 2025 Integrated Plan

The main objective is to combat workplace accidents and occupational diseases through a synergistic approach between institutions, businesses, workers and communities.

The planned actions aim to:

  • awareness and training: involve young people and workers in recognizing safety as a right and responsibility;
  • business support: incentivize investments in safety and make the adoption of regulatory instruments easier;
  • strengthening of controls: improve supervision to combat illegal work and gangmastering;
  • risk reduction: reduce accidents and occupational diseases through preventive policies.

Integrated health and safety plan 2025: the areas of intervention

The plan is divided into five main areas.

Prevention and promotion
INAIL will implement training projects, publish the 2025-2027 Three-Year Plan and offer financing to companies to improve safety standards, allocating over 600 million euros.

Information campaigns
An integrated communication plan will raise awareness among the population of the importance of safety, using traditional and digital media. Thematic days, interactive exhibitions and collaborations with schools will be organised.

Training for young people
Schools will be central in spreading the culture of safety. Projects such as awareness days, competitions and refresher courses for teachers are planned.

Extraordinary vigilance
The INL will conduct control campaigns in high-risk sectors such as construction and agriculture. Innovative tools will be introduced, such as satellite monitoring and virtual badges for construction sites.

Data exchange
The National Information System for Prevention (SINP) will be strengthened to facilitate coordination between inspection bodies and ensure more effective control.

Integrated Plan: the operating methods

The operating modes of the Integrated Plan for Health and Safety in the Workplace are based on a close collaboration between the Ministry of Labour, INAIL and INLwith the involvement of the Regions and Local Health Authorities.

Plan management involves the use of advanced tools such as National Information System for Prevention (SINP)which allows an effective exchange of data to support inspection activities and define targeted interventions. The action is coordinated through technical tables that involve the institutions, ensuring coherence and integration of the initiatives.

Activities are planned based on specific needs and can be updated to respond to new critical issues. The monitoring is central: monthly reports verify the progress of the initiatives and their alignment with the objectives of the plan. Operational flexibility allows interventions to be adapted to local and sectoral conditions, while memoranda of understanding with employer and trade union associations strengthen the dissemination of best practices.

There transparent communication is guaranteed by dedicated sections on institutional sites, with information on the results of the activities.

As specified in the document, the identification of the operating methods is left to the autonomous determination of INAIL and INL.

Integrated Plan: the interested parties

The subjects affected by the Integrated Plan for Health and Safety in the Workplace I am:

  • workers: they represent the fulcrum of the plan, recipients of prevention, training and protection initiatives;
  • businesses: involved in promoting safety as a strategic value to improve competitiveness and sustainability;
  • young people and students: considered fundamental for spreading the culture of safety right from the school environment;
  • Ministry of Labor and Social Policies: coordinator of the plan, with a central role in the implementation of the measures;
  • INAIL (National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work): responsible for prevention, training and supervision projects;
  • INL (National Labor Inspectorate): key body in campaigns to monitor and combat irregular work;
  • INPS (National Institute of Social Security): involved in information campaigns, especially to raise awareness among newly hired workers;
  • ASL/ATS and Regions: participate in local planning and the implementation of specific prevention interventions;
  • community: understood as the entire community, recipient of initiatives aimed at promoting safety as a social value;
  • social parties: trade unions and employers’ associations, which collaborate to spread good practices and promote safe behaviour.

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