Workers' safety representatives (WSR)

1. Without prejudice to the provisions of collective bargaining agreements, the workers' safety representative:  
    
   1. has access to the workplaces where the work is carried out;
   2. shall be consulted in advance and in a timely manner on risk assessment, identification, planning, implementation and verification of prevention measures in the company or production unit;
   3. is consulted on the appointment of the person responsible for and those assigned to the prevention service, fire prevention activities, first aid, evacuation of the workplace and the competent doctor;
   4. is consulted on the organisation of training referred to in Article 37;
   5. receives company information and documentation relating to risk assessment and related prevention measures, as well as information relating to hazardous substances and preparations, machinery, plant, organisation and work environments, accidents and occupational diseases;
   6. receives information from the security services;
   7. receives adequate training, which shall in any case not be less than that provided for in Article 37;
   8. promotes the development, identification and implementation of appropriate preventive measures to protect the health and physical integrity of workers;
   9. makes observations during visits and inspections carried out by the competent authorities, which normally consult him/her;
   10. participates in the periodic meeting referred to in Article 35;
   11. makes proposals regarding prevention activities;
   12. warns the person in charge of the company of any risks identified in the course of his or her activities;
   13. may appeal to the competent authorities if he/she considers that the risk prevention and protection measures adopted by the employer or managers and the means used to implement them are not suitable for ensuring safety and health at work.
2. The workers' safety representative must be given the time necessary to carry out their duties without loss of pay, as well as the means and space necessary to exercise their functions and powers, including through access to the data referred to in Article 18(1)(r) contained in computer applications. He/she may not suffer any prejudice as a result of carrying out his/her duties and shall be afforded the same protection as that provided by law for trade union representatives.
3. The procedures for exercising the functions referred to in paragraph 1 shall be established in national collective bargaining agreements.
4. The workers' safety representative shall, at his or her request and for the performance of his or her duties, receive a copy of the document referred to in Article 17, paragraph 1, letter a).
5. The workers' safety representatives of the client employer and the contractors, upon request and for the performance of their duties, shall receive a copy of the risk assessment document referred to in Article 26, paragraph 3.
6. The workers' safety representative is required to comply with the provisions of Legislative Decree No. 196 of 30 June 2003 and industrial secrecy with regard to the information contained in the risk assessment document and in the risk assessment document referred to in of 30 June 2003, no. 196, and industrial secrecy with regard to the information contained in the risk assessment document and in the risk assessment document referred to in Article 26, paragraph 3, as well as secrecy with regard to the work processes that come to their knowledge in the exercise of their functions.
7. The role of workers' safety representative is incompatible with the appointment as prevention and protection service manager or officer.

For further information, please consult:

• Legislative Decree 80/2008, Implementation of Article 1 of Law No. 123 of 3 August 2007 on the protection of health and safety in the workplace. Italian
• the Consolidated Law on Safety

Work-related stress is the most common work-related health problem in Europe after musculoskeletal disorders. Around half of workers consider work-related stress to be a common phenomenon in their workplace. 50–60% of all working days lost are attributable to work-related stress. 
(source: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work)

Italian legislation has transposed the European directives through Legislative Decree No. 81 of 9 April 2008, which in Article 28 provides for the assessment of all risks, including work-related stress, as defined in the European Agreement of 8 October 2004.

Together with the European Union for the prevention and management of work-related stress.

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The Workers' Safety Representatives for the University of Insubria for the period 2018-2021 are as follows: 

Fabrizio Bolognese – Bizzozero Campus, Varese 
Giuseppe Caramazza – Via Ravasi 2, Varese 
Mario Ferraro – Via Valleggio 11, Como 
Ivan Vaghi - Busto Arsizio campus 
Francesca Zagami - Via Valleggio 11, Como