[Fireman at work]. / Il Vigile del Fuoco al Lavoro.

The objectives of the research are to identify, through procedures and tools psychosocial investigation, appropriate measures for the improvement of health surveillance and training, in order to promote higher standards of welfare in a population of workers exposed to systematically emergency. For the survey data was used questionnaire "The fireman to work" consists of 52 items, administered anonymously. The areas of the questionnaire include: 1) structural data. 2) labor: organizational (working at the place of residence, age, role, status); 3) interpersonal relationships: interpersonal relations horizontal and vertical (colleagues, employees, above); 4) organizational climate. 5) safety, health and welfare at work. 6) habits and lifestyles. The number of questionnaires returned and the results valid for the analysis was around 50%; Also with a percentage of returns oscillating between 0% of Bologna and 100% of Padua. Therefore it was not possible to consider the questionnaires (3741) as representative of the population in question. However the study is of great importance since is the first survey of its kind carried out in our country.