There is no obligation to report ‘accidents’ and ‘near misses’ that do not constitute accidents at work.
Accident is a negative event occurring during the course of work that does not necessarily involve an injury.
Accident at work is an event that had consequences on the worker, resulting in a temporary inability that involves involve abstention from work for more than three days.
In the event of an accident at work
Workers are obliged:
- to inform their employer immediately of any accident that occurred to them, even if minor, otherwise they lose their right to compensation for the days before the employer was informed of the accident;
- to notify the employer immediately of the references on the first medical certificate (identification number, date of issue and any period of prognosis) and subsequent certificates.
Within two days of receiving the reference data on the certificate (identification number, date of issue and any period of prognosis), the employer is obliged to send INAIL electronic notification of the accident data if the medical certificate shows a prognosis of at least one day (excluding that of the accident) for statistical/information purposes only.
The on-line service is available to employers registered with INAIL on-line services, after authentication, and allows input of all data necessary for the Institute to file the case (information on the employer, personal and work-related information on the employee, a description of the accident, details on the medical certificate).
https://www.inail.it/cs/internet/attivita/prevenzione-e-sicurezza/promozione-e-cultura-della-prevenzione/comunicazione-infortunio.html
Within two days of receiving the reference data on the certificate (identification number, date of issue and any period of prognosis) from the worker, the employer is obliged to send INAIL an electronic accident report for insurance purposes in the event of accidents with consequences exceeding three days of prognosis (excluding that of the accident).
The on-line service allows users registered with INAIL on-line services to fill in all the data required by the Institute to open and investigate the case (employer's details, employee's personal, work-related and salary details, a description of the accident, details on the medical certificate, any witnesses and motor vehicles involved in the accident).
In the event of a fatal or life-threatening accident, the employer must report the event within 24 hours and by any means allowing evidence of transmission, without prejudice to the obligation to send the report within the time limits and in the manner required by law.
Since 2016 when it became possible to submit the accident report electronically, the employer’s previous obligation to report the accident to the Public Safety Authority is fulfilled because INAIL forwards information on fatal accidents or accidents with a reserved prognosis or prognosis longer than 30 days to the Authority.
https://www.inail.it/cs/internet/attivita/prestazioni/infortunio-sul-lavoro/datore-di-lavoro/denuncia-di-infortunio.html
In the event of an occupational disease
Workers are obliged:
- to report the occupational disease to their employer within 15 days of its occurrence, otherwise they lose their right to compensation for the time before the report;
- to notify the employer of the references on the first medical certificate (identification number, date of issue) and subsequent certificates.
Regardless of any personal assessment of the case, the employer is obliged to send INAIL an electronic occupational disease or silicosis/asbestosis report within five days of receiving the certificate reference data (identification number, date of issue) from the worker. Employers who submit the occupational disease report electronically are not obliged to send in a medical certificate at the same time; INAIL must ask the employer to send it only if it has not already received it from the worker or the certifying doctor. For workers who have ceased working or former employees of companies that have ceased working, form 101 Prest. can be submitted electronically by employers who are unable to provide the information within the prescribed time limits. The on-line service is available to employers registered with INAIL on-line services, after authentication, and allows input of all data necessary for the Institute to open and investigate the case (information on the employer, personal and work-related information on the employee, a description of the illness and details on the medical certificate).
https://www.inail.it/cs/internet/attivita/prestazioni/malattia-professionale/datore-di-lavoro.html
Medical certificates for accidents and occupational diseases are sent to INAIL electronically. The employer can look up details of the medical certificate using the on-line ‘medical certificate search’ service, by searching for the above references.
https://www.inail.it/cs/internet/servizi-per-te/datore-di-lavoro/ricerca-certificati-medici.html