Inail recently presented the Isi 2024 Notice, an important initiative that it makes available 600 million euros to promote health and safety in Italian workplaces.
This is an unprecedented investment in the history of the institute, aimed at supporting businesses in adopting concrete measures to reduce professional risks and modernize equipment, with particular attention to high-risk sectors and micro and small businesses.
Among the main innovations of this edition stand out the support for technological innovation, the facilitation for those who adopt certified management systems and the possibility for micro-enterprises to advance part of the funds.
How is the funding distributed? What interventions can be carried out thanks to these contributions? And how to participate in the tender?
Let’s find out together.
Advertisement – Advertising
The aims of the Isi Inail 2024 Call
The Isi 2024 Call has the main objective of encouraging interventions to improve health and safety in the workplace, reducing the risks of accidents and occupational diseases.
A key aspect of this edition is the attention to technological innovation, promoting the adoption of modern and safe machinery, as well as advanced organizational models such as Workplace Safety Management Systems (OHMS).
An important element is the rewarding score reserved for companies that have already adopted a management system certified according to the UNI EN ISO 45001:2023 standard, rewarding those who demonstrate a concrete commitment to safety.
Furthermore, the call aims to involve micro and small businesses more, allowing the advance of up to 70% of the sums granted, facilitating access to funds even for less structured entities.
Advertisement – Advertising
How the funds from the Isi 2024 tender are distributed
The ISI 2024 call provides for a division of the 600 million euros into five funding axes, differentiated based on the type of intervention and recipients:
- Axis 1 – 105 million euros for the prevention of chemical risks, noise, vibrations and manual handling of loads, with a subdivision into 93 million for physical risk reduction projects and 12 million for the adoption of Organizational Models and Safety Management Systems on Work (SGSL).
- Axis 2 – 165 million allocated to the prevention of accident risks linked to falls from heights, confined spaces or obsolete machinery.
- Axis 3 – 150 million dedicated to the removal of asbestos roofing and false ceilings, also including the installation of photovoltaic systems on the new roofing.
- Axis 4 – 90 million for micro and small businesses operating in the typical Made in Italy sectors, such as the production of oil, dairy products and wood processing, with particular attention to the risk deriving from wood dust.
- Axis 5 – 90 million allocated specifically to micro and small agricultural businesses, with a reserve for young farmers.
This diversification allows funds to be directed towards specific sectoral needs, guaranteeing targeted intervention.
Advertisement – Advertising
Who can benefit from financing
The Isi Inail 2024 Call is aimed primarily at businesses of all sizes, including individual businesses, provided they are regularly registered with the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture (CCIAA). Furthermore, limited to projects relating to the reduction of risk from manual movement of people (axis 1.1), third sector bodies can also participate.
Micro and small businesses are particularly favored, thanks to the introduction of the possibility of advancing 70% of the contribution granted, thus facilitating the implementation of interventions even in situations with limited self-financing capacity.
To obtain funding, the projects presented must comply with the eligibility requirements established by the call, including compliance with workplace safety regulations.
Advertisement – Advertising
How the disbursement of funds works
The maximum amount that can be paid for each project presented as part of the Isi 2024 tender is equal to 130,000 euroscovering up to 65% of the expenses incurred. This percentage can rise up to80% for projects concerning the adoption of organizational and social responsibility models of axis 1.2 and for those presented by young farmers under axis 5.2.
Funds will be awarded until sold outfollowing the chronological order in which applications were submitted, with the exception of some projects for which there is a specific regional list which allows direct access to the documentation uploading phase.
The entire process of submitting applications will be done in mode telematicsthrough the Inail portal. Specific dates and deadlines for submissions will be published by February 26, 2025 in the section dedicated to the ISI call on the official Inail website.
