Il responsabile della sicurezza fa sgomberare la scala antincendio.

The safety officer has the fire escape stairs cleared.

Breakdown of Il responsabile della sicurezza fa sgomberare la scala antincendio.

• fare: to make
• il responsabile della sicurezza: the safety officer
• la scala antincendio: the fire escape stairs
• sgomberare: to clear; vacate

Questions & Answers about Il responsabile della sicurezza fa sgomberare la scala antincendio.

Why is it il responsabile and not just responsabile?

In Italian, it is very common to use the definite article with nouns like job roles, titles, or functions when referring to a specific person.

So il responsabile means the person in charge / the manager / the officer responsible.

Here, responsabile is a noun, not just an adjective.
So il responsabile della sicurezza means something like the person responsible for safety or the safety officer.

Without the article, the phrase would usually sound incomplete in this context.

What does della mean?

Della is a contraction of:

• di = of
• la = the

So:

• della sicurezza = of the safety

This kind of contraction is very common in Italian:

• di + il = del
• di + lo = dello
• di + la = della
• di + i = dei
• di + gli = degli
• di + le = delle

Why does Italian say il responsabile della sicurezza instead of something more like the safety responsible person?