Citation

Prestigiacomo C, Catarinozzi E, Rossi M, Piccari I, Battaglia V, Monaco E. Ig. Sanita Pubbl. 2014; 70(2): 211-222.

Vernacular Title

L'inserimento della materia sicurezza nei programmi scolastici: verifica della validità dell'ipotesi nelle scuole di tre province.

Affiliation

Cattedra di Medicina del Lavoro, Dipartimento di Scienze medico-chirurgiche e medicina traslazionale, Facoltà di Medicina e Psicologia, Università degli Studi di Roma "Sapienza", UO Medicina del Lavoro - Azienda Ospedaliera "Sant'Andrea"

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Iniziative Sanitarie)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

25008226

Abstract

According to Italian Legislative Decree no. 81/2008, workplace safety will have to be introduced in school and university curricula. The main objectives of this study of the Italian Ministry of Labour were to verify knowledge about workplace safety among primary and secondary school students and evaluate the effectiveness of a training course in improving students' knowledge. Three provinces with an above average workforce/injuries ratio (with respect to the national average) were identified. An evaluation questionnaire was administered to students in the three provinces. Students then attended training courses about workplace safety and were then administered the same questionnaire. Primary school students improved by an average of 35.5%, middle school students by 33.3%, high school students by 18.6%.

RESULTS suggests that the training intervention was effective.

Language: it