Mobile elevating work platforms: new mandatory three-year inspection (Law no. 34/2026)

What's new

Law no. 34 of 11 March 2026 (the so-called “PMI” law for small and medium enterprises), through its art. 12, in force since 7 April 2026, has added “mobile elevating work platforms and off-road orchard platforms” to Annex VII of Legislative Decree 81/2008, the list of work equipment subject to mandatory periodic inspections. These items are now subject to a three-year periodic inspection.

Inclusion in Annex VII means that the employer must submit the equipment to the statutory inspections under art. 71(11) of Legislative Decree 81/2008, in order to ascertain its state of preservation and efficiency for safety purposes.

Who is affected

The change concerns all companies using mobile elevating work platforms and off-road orchard platforms, particularly in agriculture, logistics, maintenance and construction. For many businesses — especially agricultural ones — this is a new obligation to be planned for in good time.

How the inspection works

• The first periodic inspection falls to INAIL; subsequent ones are carried out by the local health authority or by authorised bodies on the ministerial registers.
• The inspection ascertains the state of preservation and efficiency of the equipment and its safety devices, with a corresponding report.
• The obligation and its deadlines must be planned and documented: failure to inspect exposes the employer to penalties and, in the event of an accident, aggravates its position.

How we support companies

Stefano Luise Engineering S.r.l. supports companies with the new obligation: census of the equipment concerned, scheduling of deadlines, technical assistance during inspections, supplementary investigations and restoration of compliance, in continuity with the lifting equipment inspection activity already carried out by the firm.

Regulatory references

Italian Law no. 34 of 11 March 2026 (art. 12)  •  Legislative Decree 81/2008 (art. 71(11), Annex VII)  •  Ministerial Decree 11/04/2011

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