Overview
- Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi issued a Jan. 19 directive to all prefects to ramp up safety controls in public entertainment venues with a focus on fire-prevention rules.
- Provincial security committees will convene with fire brigade commanders, labor inspectors and trade associations to assess local risks and set priorities.
- Following these reviews, prefects must issue precise instructions and activate reinforced control measures to verify compliance and counter abusive operations in clubs, bars and restaurants.
- Task forces may draw on the Vigili del Fuoco, the Labour Inspectorate and local police, with support from police administrative offices in the Questure when needed.
- The directive reiterates employers’ duties to identify safety risks and adopt fire-prevention measures proportionate to staff levels and the number of patrons, while a separate proposal to ban sparkler candles remains only an announced intention.