The Act for the Safety of Workers, Legislative Decree no. 81/2008, supplemented by the amending decree n. 106/2009, is the most recent relevant legislation with regard to health and safety in the workplaces.

Legislative Decree no. 81/2008, issued pursuant to Article 1 of the Law of 3 August 2007. 123, has reformed and harmonized together, abrogate all provisions of many previous regulations on safety and health in the workplaces have occurred over a period of nearly sixty years, in order to adapt to the evolving body of law of the technique and the system of work organization.