@article{ref1,
title="Empowering employers in work-related injuries prevention: a pragmatic trial",
journal="Safety science",
year="2015",
author="Olivieri, Armando and Benacchio, Luca and Bizzotto, Rosana and Zecchin, Francesco and Barizza, Manuela and Squarcina, Vittorino and Bottacin, Gianni and Venturini, Carlo and Beccastrini, Stefano and Potì, Marcello and Baldasseroni, Alberto",
volume="74",
number="",
pages="122-127",
abstract="OBJECTIVES Interest in work-related injury prevention is increasing, but evaluating workplace safety interventions poses a critical challenge on methodological approaches. The hypothesis has been made that safety training programmes targeting management executives could improve worksite safety. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between a training programme for employers and the rate of occupational injuries in a sample of wood processing industries. <br><br>METHODS One hundred forty worksites were randomly assigned to the intervention or the control arms of the study. The intervention consisted in a 6 h training course for employers focusing on the benefits, feasibility, and cost-saving connected to safety in the workplace. The primary outcome was the rate of injuries assessed by means of the incidence rate difference (point estimates and 95% confidence interval) in the two arms of the study at the end of the follow-up period. <br><br>RESULTS The rate of work-related injuries decreased in both groups, with an incidence rate after intervention of 3.35 and 3.91 (×10,000 working hours), respectively, in the study and control arms, for a difference of −0.56 (95% CI −1.56-0.45). The reduction in injuries from baseline to the end of the follow-up was comparable to that noted in other geographical areas. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS The intervention programme did not appear to have any effect on the decrease in the rate of work-related injuries. We can hypothesize that the training course did not modify employers' behavior to affect the incidence of occupational injuries.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0925-7535",
doi="10.1016/j.ssci.2014.08.015",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2014.08.015"
}