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INJURY AT WORK: THE EMPLOYER’S OBLIGATIONS

An ‘accident’ or ‘near-accident’ means an adverse event occurring while working that does not result in an injury at work, and does not therefore entail an obligation to report it to the employer or for the employer to report it to Inail (National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work).

Meanwhile, an injury at work is any sudden event occurring at work that results in an absolute temporary incapacity leading to absence from work exceeding three days (excluding the day of the injury), a partial or total permanent impairment of mental and physical integrity, or death.

In the event of an injury at work, the doctor who provided medical care must submit an injury certificate. The employer must also report the accident electronically to Inail.

Injury reporting is mandatory for injuries resulting in more a prognosis of recovery exceeding three days (excluding the day of the injury).

The deadline for filing the report is two days for accidents with a prognosis of recovery exceeding three days, excluding the day of the event, and 24 hours for fatal injuries or injuries with a guarded prognosis.

The employer’s obligation to report the injury to the public safety authority is also met by submitting the injury report electronically.

Injuries at work must be reported electronically. To complete and submit a report of an injury at work, go to www.inail.it and select the ‘denuncia/comunicazione d’infortunio’ (‘Injury report/submission’ service.

After logging in using the SPID (Public Digital Identity System), your CNS (National Service Card) or your CIE (Electronic Identity Card), the service allows you to enter all the details needed to send your report to Inail (details about the employer, the personal and employment details of the injured person, a description of the injury, details of the medical certificate, and any witnesses and motor vehicles involved).

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS OF AN EMPLOYEE: THE EMPLOYER’S OBLIGATIONS

The worker must provide the employer with the relevant information on the electronic medical certificate (identification number, date issued) within 15 days of the date on which the medical certificate was issued. Otherwise the worker loses the right to compensation for the period prior to reporting it.

The employer must submit the occupational illness report within five days of the date on which the worker informed the employer of the illness.

To complete and submit a report of an occupational illness, go to www.inail.it and select the ‘online denuncia di malattia professionale’ (‘Report an occupational illness online’) service. The service can be accessed through SPID (the Italian Public Digital Identity System), the CNS (national services card) or the CIE (electronic identity card), and allows you to enter all the necessary details to send the report to the Inail (employer’s details, personal details and work details, etc.).

Employers can consult details of medical certificates for occupational illness received electronically by Inail using the online ‘Ricerca certificati medici’ (‘Medical certificate search’) function available on the Inail website under the reporting services section.