Floor is Ours! Developing a culture of intervention in performing arts workplaces

The study will be carried out using participatory methods. Volunteering performing arts professionals are involved in the project as co-researchers. They participate in the production of research material and in the discussing it with the researchers of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and with each other.

Progress of the study:

1. Recruitment of co-researchers Separate information sessions will be held for people interested in participating, where more information about working as a co-researcher is provided. After the information sessions, those interested in becoming a co-researcher are asked to sign a written agreement with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health about working as a co-researcher. 5-6 co-researcher groups of 8–10 persons are then formed.
2. Joint meetings and data collection Joint meetings and data collection alternate in the activities of each co-researcher group. The research team of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health facilitates the activities of the co-researcher groups. Overall, research co-operation with the co-researchers takes about 5–8 months (11/2021–6/2022). The co-operation with co-researchers will produce information and operating methods through which operators in the field of performing arts can contribute to the development of occupational safety and well-being and tackling grievances in workplaces and working groups of the performing arts field.
3. Presentation of new information and methods in the field The information and methods produced with the co-researcher groups are disseminated by the study group of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. Researchers from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health participate in events organized by operators in the field. These events include disseminating information about the study and gathering the participants' views on the information and methods produced with the co-researchers and the ways in which they are used.
4. Reporting and dissemination of information and methods The research team of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health will work on the final report of the study as well as the scientific articles related to the study. In addition, the working methods produced in the study to strengthen the culture of intervention will be published as part of the Performing Arts Safety and Well-being Rider List, which is already available on the website of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health.