This April, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria will host two national public warning system tests focused on major accidents at industrial facilities under the Seveso Directive. The facilities involved in these tests are Marig Esplosivi Industriali S.R.L., located in Novafeltria, Rimini, and the Panigaglia GNL plant in Portovenere (SP).
The test at the Marig Esplosivi Industriali S.R.L. facility in Emilia-Romagna is scheduled for April 1, 2025, at 10 a.m. This will involve an area with a radius of approximately 5 km around the plant.
Following that, on April 9 at 9:30 a.m., a test will take place in Liguria at the GNL plant in Panigaglia. This test will involve the surrounding area with a radius of 2 km.
Testing specific risks and scenarios helps identify parameters that can be optimized to enhance the effectiveness of the Italian public warning system. Additionally, conducting regular IT alert tests is crucial to ensure that, in the event of a real emergency, alert messages are correctly transmitted from phone cells and received on devices in the affected areas.
For the scenario of major accidents at industrial facilities, the notification text that the affected population will receive will read as follows:
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
Finally, individuals in the affected areas during the testing are encouraged to complete the survey available at www.it-alert.gov.it/en, even if they do not receive the alert message. This feedback will help enhance the service.
Fonte : Protezione Civile
