Tag - Prevention

Radon gas: what it is and how to reduce its risks

Although we hear little about it, radon gas is today, in Italy, the second cause of lung cancer after tobacco smoke. Radon is a natural radioactive gas, colorless and odorless, which comes from the decay of uranium and radium, that is the process by which a radioactive substance is spontaneously transformed into another, emitting radiation. These substances are naturally [...]

Occupational health and safety: risk assessment, rights and duties

We hear more and more often about safety in the workplace and the prevention of related risks. The awareness that work can bring about changes in health has its origins in the past. Through continuous study and growing attention to human health, in 1948, health was recognized as a fundamental right, through the approval of Article 32 of the Constitution [...]