It was publishedicato the decree of 13 September 2024 which introduces amendments to the so-called controls decree (Decree of 1 September 2021, containing general criteria for the control and maintenance of systems, equipment and other fire safety systems), providing that the provisions relating to the qualificationication of maintenance technicians (art. 4 DM 1/09/2021) come into force from 25 September 2025.
The forecast had already been modifiedicata in the past years (see our news of 30 september 22 and 14 September 2023), but a further postponement of one year was necessary to allow for the full implementation of the decree with respect to the procedures that provide for the qualificationica of the maintainers.
The decree, attached, comes into force today, the day after its publication.icapublication in the Official Journal (GU n. 219 of 18-9-2024).
The decree also provides for further amendments to Annex II, relating to the qualification requirements and methods.icamaintenance workers, providing for a referral to a specific directorial decree which will define the requirements, according to simplified methodsicayou. Furthermore, the fees for the requirements assessment activity have been revised and increased.
We would like to highlight that in recent months Confindustria, after hearing the interested system associations, has requested the extension and other changes and has also intervened with a common position, in agreement with other employers' associations, on the subject of qualification requirements and methods.ication. The matter has been much debated, in particular within the observatory on the controls decree (established by Decree of the head of the CNVVF n176 of 2 November 2021).
Confindustria will continue to monitor the issue, asking that the necessary activities be defined and started as soon as possible so that the simplified procedures can be implemented.icathat are provided guarantee a suitable qualificationica maintenance technicians and the decree be made operational as soon as possible in order to enable companies to operate correctly. To date, in fact, we still have the complex process, started in recent months, for requesting and carrying out the exam tests in the process of being defined.