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De Luca & Partners provides expertise assistance, in favour of customers, in the field of health and safety at work under the Legislative Decree. 81/2008 shall be applied.

The vast experience gained in this specific field of labour law, on the border with criminal law, allows professionals to carry out their consulting activities with particular attention to all the various and multiple issues of compliance so as to prevent any form of employer liability.

Within this area of expertise, the professionals of De Luca & Partners:

  • are responsible for arranging the delegation of functions and appointments for the purposes of safety;
  • verify compliance with the requirements in the case of contracts or works or supply contracts; and
  • provide support to corporate clients in the event of inspections by the relevant bodies.
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