Italy’s health ministry issued its third heat-health bulletin of the summer on 7 July, flagging Florence with a Level-3 ‘red’ alert for Thursday, while ten other cities including Milan, Bologna and Venice move to Level-2 orange on Wednesday. The advisory activates municipal contingency plans – shaded rest areas, airport cooling lounges and restrictions on heavy vehicle entry during peak hours – aimed at safeguarding vulnerable residents and travellers. For expatriates and business travellers the alert may affect schedules: rail infrastructure company RFI imposes speed limits above 35 °C, potentially delaying Frecciarossa services on the Rome–Florence–Milan axis. Airlines at Florence-Peretola sometimes enforce weight restrictions on E-jets during hot-and-high afternoons, while many companies trigger remote-work protocols once red alerts are declared. Occupational-health advisers recommend that assignees working on outdoor sites in central Italy shift shifts to early mornings, ensure hydration points and monitor body-temperature thresholds under Legislative Decree 81/2008. Employers should also remind staff that regional authorities can impose ad-hoc traffic bans for high-pollution days, affecting car-hire itineraries. The ministry will update the bulletin daily; mobility managers are advised to link feeds into traveller-tracking apps so that automatic push alerts reach visitors arriving from cooler climates.
Source: ANSA
