This essay is a reworked version of the one entitled Sicurezza sul lavoro e modello prevenzionistico, which will appear in the volume I lavoratori e i cittadini Dialogo sul diritto sociale edited by Il Mulino, in course of publication

A research itinerary aimed at clarifying the substantive content and the type of prevention that shapes the rules for the protection of health and safety of workers in the Italian legal system. The focus will be on the difference between primary and secondary prevention in the warranty of fundamental rights