Gilardi Luisella, Marino Maurizio, Fubini Lidia, Bena Antonella, Ferro Elisa, Santoro Silvano, Tosco Eleonora, Pasqualini Osvaldo
Documentation Centre for Health Promotion, Local Health Authority TO3, Grugliasco, 10095 Torino, Italy.
Epidemiology Department, Local Health Authority TO3, Grugliasco, 10095 Torino, Italy.
Eur J Investig Health Psychol Educ. 2021 Oct 12;11(4):1254-1268. doi: 10.3390/ejihpe11040091.
Workplace injuries in Italy still occur despite laws and safety norms. We need to understand the causes rooted in the context and social conditions, and need to improve the practice of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) inspectors of the Workplace Safety and Prevention Services (WSPS) of the Italian regional health boards. The aims of this study were to describe the setting up of a Community of Practice (CoP) for the production of best practices for injury prevention and to evaluate the motivation of OSH inspectors for participating in the CoP and the effects of CoP participation on their professional practice.
Two workplace injury stories underwent peer review during each CoP meeting. We evaluated the CoP using a focus group and a questionnaire.
Between 2014 and 2021, the CoP met in 18 workshops. Over the 8-year period, the CoP grew from 20 to 150 participants. Overall, 30 stories underwent peer review and were published on the institutional website. The focus group participants stated that the reasons why they participated in the CoP were the need to share experience and to tackle new challenges.
The CoP was found to be useful for improving professional practice by strengthening professional identity and contributing to the production of new knowledge.
尽管有相关法律和安全规范，但意大利的工作场所伤害仍时有发生。我们需要了解其背后的根源及社会状况，并需要改进意大利地区卫生局工作场所安全与预防服务部门（WSPS）职业安全与健康（OSH）检查员的工作实践。本研究的目的是描述为预防伤害制定最佳实践而设立的实践社区（CoP），并评估OSH检查员参与CoP的动机以及参与CoP对其专业实践的影响。
在每次CoP会议期间，对两个工作场所伤害案例进行同行评审。我们通过焦点小组和问卷调查对CoP进行评估。
2014年至2021年期间，CoP共召开了18次研讨会。在这8年期间，CoP的参与者从20人增加到150人。总体而言，30个案例经过同行评审并在机构网站上发布。焦点小组参与者表示，他们参与CoP的原因是需要分享经验和应对新挑战。
实践证明，CoP通过强化职业认同感和促进新知识的产生，有助于改进专业实践。
