IT-alert: new test in Calabria simulating an industrial accident

On April 15 at 10:30 a.m., the Garganogas facility in Montalto Uffugo, in the province of Cosenza, will test the IT-alert system for major industrial accident.

The facility is part of the testing program launched in February 2024, aimed at improving the system’s efficiency and, specifically regarding industrial accident risk, at enabling an increasing number of plants subject to the Seveso Directive to test their emergency response capabilities in situations requiring the activation of the public warning system.

Residents within a 3 km radius of the facility will receive the following message:

TEST TEST This is an IT-alert TEST MESSAGE. There is an ongoing SIMULATION of an accident at an industrial facility in the area where you are. To learn what message you will receive in case of real danger and to fill out the survey, go to www.it-alert.gov.it/en TEST TEST