The course, which will soon become mandatory for all employers, has concluded at the Palazzo Aeronautica headquarters.
Thirty-five officers, who will take up command positions from next summer, gathered in the Auditorium of Palazzo Aeronautica to become students again, from April 6th to 8th, on the occasion of the “Training course for employers” in matters of Worker health and safety protection.
The course for the Employers will become a legal obligation in the coming months, but the Air Force has decided to bring forward this deadline by making it a requirement from now on. step training required before taking command assignments.
Over the three days dedicated to in-depth discussions on this sensitive subject, industry professionals and legal experts from the academic world spoke, illustrating how organisational and management models for workplace safety can be concretely applied to the specific operational working environment of the Italian Air Force.
On the second day of work, particular attention was paid to the prevention tools that every Employer is obliged to adopt and to the importance of communication techniques, an essential tool for managing teamwork and an indispensable element for the involvement and participation of all personnel in the continuous strengthening of a safety culture. Indeed, as underlined by the Colonel Antonio Pellegrino, Head of the General Office of UCOPRATA, improving performance in the area of worker health and safety in support of operations can only be achieved if this issue is considered transversal to all work activities, fully integrated into Command Action at all levels. Everything Staff must be involved and empowered., within their area of expertise in identifying strategies for Reduction of occupational risks, collaborating with subject matter specialists, with managers and with the Employer to improve the standard of wellbeing and operational effectiveness required of the Armed Forces.
During the presentations, the attendees engaged in a lively exchange of views, enriching the class's learning experience, and posed questions to which the lecturers provided even more detailed answers., emphasising the concept that working safely It must not in any circumstances be perceived as a slowdown in operations, but rather, this working methodology prevents the depletion of the valuable professional resources available to Commanders and, in effect, preserves the efficiency and effectiveness of the military instrument.
The’General Office for the Coordination of Accident Prevention and Environmental Protection, ... all direct subordinates of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, has the task of formulating the A.M.'s policy and defining the guidelines in the sector of the protection of workers' health and safety and the environment, promoting the creation and sharing of the culture and values that characterise these issues, for all Personnel in Blue.
