The value of mental coaching in the prevention and protection of workers' health

Coaching is defined as an energy-directing method by which resources are channeled and managed so as to make the group of coachees more competitive. The practice of coaching is gaining growing popularity both in the sports world and in the workplace where it is used to maximize performance and productivity and to minimize the effect of problems such as stress and burnout. In particular, the workplace safety coach is responsible for strengthening and enhancing the personal characteristics of the workers as well as identifying and developing the talents of the people he is cooperating with. The figure of the safety coach is legitimized by Legislative Decree 81/08 in which the need for workers to achieve complete physical, mental and social well-being is enshrined. The aim of this document is to emphasize the importance of the mental coach, especially in the workplace, in order to improve work performance and well-being of workers.