[Workplace Injury Prevention in Airport: Intervention Model]

Since 2008, in order to create a collaboration directed to improve safety and consequently to reduce work injuries, we have introduced a new work methodological approach between SPRESAL (Service of Workplace Prevention and Safety) ASL 8 of Cagliari and Gruppo Sogaer, responsible for Airport Services in Cagliari. The study shows that the interaction between both parties produced encouraging results: significant decrease in injuries among operating and administrative areas employees. Accidents rate decreased from 5 to 1.8 during the observation period 2008-2010. Measures taken had increased the safety culture, a better worker behavior analisys, adherence to procedures, PPE use, more training.