TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Empowering employers in work-related injuries prevention: a pragmatic trial
JO  - Safety science
A1  - Olivieri, Armando
A1  - Benacchio, Luca
A1  - Bizzotto, Rosana
A1  - Zecchin, Francesco
A1  - Barizza, Manuela
A1  - Squarcina, Vittorino
A1  - Bottacin, Gianni
A1  - Venturini, Carlo
A1  - Beccastrini, Stefano
A1  - Potì, Marcello
A1  - Baldasseroni, Alberto
SP  - 122
EP  - 127
VL  - 74
IS  - 
N2  - 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 />
LA  - en
SN  - 0925-7535
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2014.08.015
ID  - ref1
ER  -