(Finance) – INPS recalled in a note that companies can ask the Institute for recognition of the layoffs “when the thermometer exceeds 35 degrees centigrade”. A warning that came after two other workers died last Thursday due to extreme heat. The Minister of Labor, Andrew Orlando, he specified that “perceived temperatures can also be considered suitable”. In the reason for the Cigo – the INPS reiterated instead – “the causal events weather forecast“.
The social security institute, in harmony with the ministry, took particular account of some types from trades at high risk with the anomalous temperatures recorded in this long hot summer, such as road surface work, construction (renovation of facades and roofs), but also “all the work phases that take place in places that cannot be protected from the sun, or involve the use of materials that cannot withstand strong heat “. Some jobs in fact require protections (suits and so on) required by law to protect safety, and INPS adapts: the risk of serious injuries, or worse, deaths in the workplace is too high. Companies can apply for layoffs for those who stop – even temporarily during the day – because of temperatures too high.
THE labor unions they said they were satisfied with the guidelines to prevent pathology from “thermal stress in the workplace “:” with this intervention by INPS and Inail – reads a note by Phylleathe construction union of the CGIL – we hope that the lack of propensity of companies to use this tool will also be overcome, due in part to the uncertainty of the recognition of the shock absorber by INPS “.” Now there are no more excuses – added the union – le information available to consultants and businesses are clear and precise: work must be stopped in the presence of temperatures exceeding 35 degrees or perceived as such, thus allowing the health and life of workers on construction sites, quarries, factories to be protected “.
Inps specified that the company, in the application for Cigo and in the relation techniquemust indicate the days of suspension or reduction of working activity, and “specify the type of work in progress on the same days”, while it is not required to produce declarations certifying the entity of the temperature, nor to produce bulletins weather forecast. Furthermore, regardless of the temperatures detected in the bulletins, INPS recognizes the ordinary layoffs in all cases in which the safety manager of the company orders the suspension of work as “he believes there are risks or dangers for the safety and health of workers, including cases in which the suspensions are due to excessive temperatures”.