[A system for collecting historical professional exposures in the workplace in Piedmont (ESP ALP).].

Background. ARPA Piemonte carries out occupational exposure measurements of chemical agents in workplace environment to support the Occupatonal Health and Safety Units of Local Health Boards for the assessment of the exposure level of dangerous chemical. Data are reported in internal documents, but are not available for other purposes.

Promotion of safety culture in Italian schools: effectiveness of interventions on student injuries.

Background: Numerous safety promotion interventions in schools exist but these are rarely subject to impact evaluation. Few available studies are focused on intermediate outcomes. Our objective is to evaluate the impact of prevention interventions on school injuries in a number of schools in Italy.

Risk factors for upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms among call center employees.

Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in the upper extremity (UE) in a sample of Italian call center (CC) operators, and the relationship between the symptoms and potential workplace risk factors.

Methods: During 2005-2006, 775 workers from seven CCs in the Turin area participated in a questionnaire survey of exposure to ergonomic, organizational and psychosocial factors at work, socio-demographics, lifestyle, symptoms and diseases. Musculoskeletal symptoms were defined as self-reported musculoskeletal symptoms in the UE during the previous 28 days, for which a physician was consulted and/or drugs were taken.