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Objective: To characterize accidents with biological materials and analyze the perception of Mobile Emergency Care Service professionals about the occurrence and post-accident conduct. Methods: Qualitative study, with a descriptive-exploratory approach, conducted with 39 professionals from the occupation. The interviews were conducted in 2020, using a semi-structured interview script and analyzed according to Bardin's content analysis. This study was approved by the Ethics and Research Committee of the State University of Santa Cruz, through the CAAE number: 29980820.7.0000.5526. Results: After analysis, the quantitative data showed that accidents were more frequent in hygiene professionals and nursing technicians, happening by percutaneous and cutaneous mucous route, mainly in the hands and eyes, during ambulance cleaning and venipuncture. Regarding qualitative data, three categories emerged: feelings experienced by professionals regarding the risk to which they are exposed, accidents risk identification with biological material and conduct in post-exposure care and health care network. Conclusion: It is perceived that concern, fear, and anguish were the feelings most evidenced by the professionals, and that they have basic knowledge about how to handle accidents, despite not knowing the structure of the work system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To outline the distribution and characterization of lethal accidents in grain warehouses in Mato Grosso occurring between 2019 and 2021, identifying the main causes of deaths in these important facilities of Brazilian agribusiness. Methods: Documentary research referring to consultations in electronic newspapers and news sites about the cases that occurred in the established period, through the Google search tool, in addition to literature review on accidents and work safety in confined environments and the conditions of reproduction of the agrarian space, and consultation of databases of Conab, IBGE and other similar institutions. Results: The research found that there is a pattern of geographical distribution of deaths concentrated in the Center-South, circumscribed around grainproducing areas, with the state of Mato Grosso leading the ranking with 17 cases, almost half of those occurring in the country (37). Moreover, it revealed the lack of strict compliance with safety regulations (NR) as the main cause of deaths - in 70% of the cases, the employees did not use the safety equipment for the job. Conclusion: from the identification and analysis of the cases in specific points, measures were suggested that aim to reduce or eliminate accidents in the municipalities identified in the research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the processes of designing and introducing precision technologies in agriculture, there is a disproportion between the expected productivity issues and the attention paid to their uses and to the effects on the health of farmers. It is this dynamic that ergonomics tries to restore by analyzing work activity. In this article, we mobilize ergonomics to question precision agriculture, the resources it offers to farmers as well as the constraints it generates in real work. Finally, we propose to develop the analysis of the activity at different scales to support farmers in the choices that are imposed on them and to think differently about the design and development of these new technologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study was carried out through research in legislation, scientific works and the analysis of the trend of financial indicators of a company in the automotive mechanic sector located in Naviraí in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The analysis aims to elucidate the complexity of the related costs to expenses with labor charges related to payment of unhealthy work additionals, aiming to answer the following questions: how can companies in the automotive mechanic sector reduce unhealthy expenses and how can they assess the reduction percentage? The survey results show that the company can reduce its payroll by around 3.8% due to exposure to physical agents or 7.1% with costs related to annual expenses with unhealthy conditions due to exposure to chemical agents; however, it does not exempt itself from paying the 40% unhealthy work additional due to exposure to biological agents, as determined by Precedent No. 448 of the TST for cleaning sector workers who have activities inherent to biological risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Occupational safety and health are ongoing concerns for many organizations, especially for economic sectors that are leaders in work-related accidents, such as the food industry. An established safety culture is essential to support the development and successful progress of any safety management program. Therefore, monitoring the maturity of a company's safety culture is required for change planning and continuous improvement to ensure a safe workplace. This paper aims to assess the maturity degree of the safety culture of a multinational food industry, representing one of the segments with more occupational accidents in Brazil. An exploratory and descriptive research was developed, with a quantitative approach and based on a case study strategy. The manufacturing sector showed a mature safety culture, with a predominance of the sustainable level (58%), while the administration segment presented a high dispersion of data, incurring in a safety culture between the bureaucratic (23%), proactive (29%), and sustainable (33%) degrees. Safety at work was found to be associated with variables of different natures and the diagnosis carried out in this paper points out that the implementation of an organizational culture focused on safety requires a holistic view that goes beyond the technical aspects of the activity or the employees' attributes, encompassing social and organizational elements, as well as the characteristics of each sector that must be considered by leaders for safety management to be effective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article, resulting from a case study with a qualitative approach, aimed to propose guidelines for a training program for manpower in civil construction activities, for small companies, focusing on work safety. For this, a bibliographic review of the main safety standards was carried out and a case study was carried out in a construction site of a construction company. From the analyzes carried out in loco and the interviews with employees, the need to propose a specific training program that contemplated the positions and services was observed. The research results revealed the need for the commitment of all those involved in the construction site with the current norms and training for the effectiveness of safety at work. Also noteworthy is the importance of a technician responsible for the implementation of the training program and its follow-up aimed at mitigating risks at the construction site. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main objective of this article is to analyze the application the application to statutory civil servants of standards relating to health, hygiene and safety in labor set out in the Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO), in the Constitution, in the Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho (CLT) and in the Normas Regulamentadoras (NR) of the Ministry of Labor and Employment. For this, first we analyze the nature and legal classification of the environment, giving emphasis to its spectrum labor. Immediately thereafter, we address the current legal protection given to the environment of work by Brazilian law, registering its consecration to the worker's fundamental right, intimately unrelated to the right to life. After these considerations, we analyze the pertinence of the application of this legal framework for public servants, especially the statutory, and conclude that they are effectively covered by the protection of their health and physical integrity enshrined in these rules. Finally, the competence of the Labour Court will be verified for the assessment of the demands relating to the application of health and safety standards at work to statutory civil servants. The methodology used is deductive, supported by the qualitative method, through constitutional, infra-constitutional and infra-legal rules, as well as doctrinal study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Evidence has shown that psychosocial risk factors can have negative impacts on workers' physical, mental and social health. This research aims to identify psychosocial risk factors and their effects on the activities of civil aviation pilots and air traffic controllers and describe strategies for managing the identified factors. An integrative literature review was carried out in national and international databases, with selection of original articles published between 2014 and 2019. Ten articles met the inclusion criteria. The risk factors among pilots were: high demands, unpredictable work schedules and shifts, low control at work, lack of recognition, discrimination linked specifically to the female gender, low social support from colleagues and supervisors, insecurity about the future at work, conflicting personal and family relationships. The most reported effect among pilots was common mental disorder. Among air traffic controllers, the following were reported: high demand, rotating shift work and lack of support at work. The main reported effects were a low index of well-being and predisposition to cardiovascular diseases. The presence of deleterious effects among the professional categories investigated can impact the health, performance and safety of work activities. Therefore, monitoring and preventive actions are necessary to minimize the impact of psychosocial risks among these workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In view of the current pandemic, several public policies have been developed to optimize the use of masks to contain COVID-19 disease, due to the scarcity of supplies. Thus, this article aims to review and group the policies adopted in Brazil, during the pandemic period, regarding the use of respirators, surgical masks, and those for non-professional use. It is intended to contribute to the understanding of the models, their limitations, and guidelines for use during the pandemic period, which corroborates for learning and possible other periods of crisis. It is concluded that the use policy was necessary due to the scarcity of supplies and that the masking of the population, according to the theory, combined with other non-pharmacological measures, corroborate to reduce the number of cases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Identify the incidence of illness and death in Brazilian nursing by COVID-19 based on data from the Federal Council of Nursing nursing observatory. Methods: Descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, having as data source the Nursing Observatory, of the Federal Council of Nursing. Data collection considered the accumulated from March 2020 to July 2021, considering variables such as sex, age group, geographic region, number of suspected and confirmed cases and number of deaths. Results: Brazil recorded, in the period investigated, 30,643 nursing professionals with a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis and 800 lost lives. The northern region has the highest number of confirmed cases, deaths and the highest fatality rate. The number of deaths is higher in females, especially in the 51-60 age group. Among men, there were more deaths in the range of 41 to 50 years. The high numbers identified required an important discussion regarding the working conditions of these professionals during the pandemic. Conclusion: The pandemic unveiled the need for debate on the quality-of-care services and health working conditions, because when precarious, they can also be a source of physical and mental suffering for the nursing professional. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The theme of work safety usually refers us to industrial environments, businesses and activities related to production, being neglected in some cases by liquidators and condominium administrators, when they fail to take care of the safety of workers who perform gutter cleaning, roof repairs, exchange of electrical network, for example, and the safety of the residents themselves, often due to lack of technical knowledge and the mandatory installation of protection systems in environments of common use or by building. Taking care of the security of the condominium is a function of good administration, the equipment and systems for preventing and fighting fires must be checked and tested periodically, in a preventive way, avoiding unforeseen circumstances in emergency situations, it is also important that residents and employees are trained to fire brigade, as fire incidents have become recurrent in recent years. In this work, we will address work safety in residential condominiums, with the objective of identifying some risks to residents and employees, relating the environments, activities and risks, specifically in relation to the importance of installing fire prevention and fighting systems, pointing out possible solutions, for assistance in the occurrence of minor accidents and ways of protecting residents, property and employees. The methodology used in this work will be through bibliographic studies and research in magazines and scientific articles that address the theme, present the current legislation, demonstrate the obligation of its application in condominiums and the consequence resulting from the negligence of its fulfillment, as a way to instruct administrators tenants and trustees of civil and criminal liability to which they are subject. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus in early 2020 changed the practices of health professionals in order to mitigate the risks of contamination of health care frontline workers, mainly activities related to the management of the airways of patients with Covid-19. Objective: to identify the practices necessary to ensure the safety of health professionals in managing the airway of patients suspected or diagnosed with Covid-19. Materials and methods: an integrative review carried out in ten relevant databases in the health area, with the sample consisting of 17 surveys. The practices identified were listed according to the four procedures punctuated by the literature: endotracheal intubation, extubation, bronchoscopy and tracheostomy. Results: the main recommendations mentioned were: endotracheal intubation: performed by an experienced, trained, minimal team and professionals from risk groups for covid-19 should not be part of this team; extubation: do not use a high flow nasal catheter after the procedure; bronchoscopy: perform in an isolated room with negative pressure; tracheostomy: may be considered early, but the risk-benefit must be assessed. Conclusion: the practices identified may direct the management of airways and guide the construction of assistive, educational or managerial technologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to identify occupational risks in a logging company located in the Alto Paranaíba region, in Minas Gerais. For this, the study was characterized as a descriptive research with a qualitative approach. We sought to identify occupational hazards such as chemical, biological, physical, ergonomic and mechanical hazards in the work environment, in addition to knowing the range of recurrence of accidents in this environment. After obtaining the data, he endeavored to prepare a Risk Map for the timber company, in order to graphically illustrate the company's floor plan and its respective risks by area. Visits to the logging company were carried out to collect environmental data, as well as meetings with managers to better understand the situation. The results point to a need for improvement in the space, from changes in the layout to organizational issues, such as offering training, lectures to company employees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The theme of the employer's civil responsibility is discussed when employees are infected with Covid-19, especially with regard to obligations due to labor insurance. Current qualitative and theoretical research, based on doctrine, law and jurisprudence, deals with the importance of complying to labor insurance during the pandemic, investigated as a prevention method for the solution of labor conflicts. Research has identified the effects of acknowledging Covid-19 as an occupational disease. Results show that the acknowledgement of Covid-19 as an occupational disease provides greater juridical safety to employees, or rather, the applications of prevention methods may hinder the judicialization of labor suits e avoid economic liabilities to the employer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This work begins by debating the concept of human error, which is far from being consensual. Subsequently, four complementary perspectives on how we can understand this complex phenomenon are presented. The paper is written in a critical perspective in relation to the conventional view on the subject, in which human error is considered as the undisciplined element of safety in organizations. It is pertinent to remember that human error is part of the human condition itself and that it is just one among many other factors that can contribute to the occurrence of failures, incidents, and accidents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To map the microbiological profile of cell contamination in health professionals who work in adult intensive care units. Methods: This is a scope review carried out in the second half of 2019. The searches were performed in the Lilacs and Medline (PubMed), Cochrane Library and Google academic databases with the keywords Cell Phone; Intensive Care Units; Health Personnel; Patient Safety and its corresponding keywords. Results: There was a predominance of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus and S. aureus, including methicillin-resistant strains- MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative bacteria. Conclusion: The contamination of cell phones with bacteria present on the skin and nasal cavities showed the low adherence to infection control measures, such as hand hygiene and disinfection of objects. It was identified that such contamination is coupled with the lack of standardized protocols, which contributes to the increase in infections related to health care and compromises the safety of patients and health professionals themselves in the hospital environment. This fact makes the control of nosocomial infections a great challenge, requiring the standardization of rules for the use of cell phones in this scenario, as well as the carrying out of educational activities with health professionals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to analyse the association between anthropometric characteristics, occupational status, physical activity level, and suicidal ideation among military police in Aracaju and the Metropolitan Region, Brazil. 254 active male and female military policemen, aged between 21 and 55 years, participated in the study. 254 military police participated in the study. Data were collected through Google Forms, containing questions about sociodemographic, anthropometric, occupational characteristics, and risk behaviours. Military officers with less service were four times more likely to experience profound sadness in the past 12 months (OR = 0.22; 95% CI 0.09-0.51), and older officers three times more likely (OR = 3.12; 95% CI 1.64-7.97). Police officers who worked alternate day shifts were four times more likely to have planned suicide in the past 12 months (OR = 4.67; 95% CI 1.08-20.16), and police officers with less time on duty had seven times more chances (OR = 0.13; 95% CI 0.26-0.64). It is observed that labour characteristics are associated with suicidal ideation. It is also perceived that physical activity is a protective factor against profound sadness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dams are works associated with a high-risk potential due to the possibility of rupture, with catastrophic consequences for the structures themselves, the economy, the environment and society as a whole. Therefore, this work aims to fill in a portion of information related to the safety of workers in tailings dams, focusing on the largest work accident ever recorded in Brazil, the rupture of the Córrego do Feijão Mine dam in Brumadinho (MG). Systematic studies and through an exploratory, quanti-qualitative research model were conducted in order to highlight three factors to be rigorously adopted: inspection, prevention and action. Histories of tragedies involving dams, how they are built and maintained, as well as inspections, emergency measures, and an important role of the Specialized Service in Safety Engineering and Occupational Medicine were evidenced. The central question of the research was answered, where, through efficient norms, inspections and compliance with laws, the worker will be assured of his integrity when he is exercising his function, and thus it was demonstrated ways to avoid the collapse of the containment structure, consequently protecting lives and the environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The process of technological innovation is considered fundamental for the development of economic and social activities. Business sectors have been adopting nanotechnologies in their production systems as a competitive element in order to enhance or innovate production. Due to the size of the material worked or the potential obtained on the nano scale, the applications are numerous and growing. But not everything is positive potentiality; There are also risks that, due to the small scale, as well as the alteration of the potentialities of the matter, can present a series of risks to human health and safety, extending to the work environment, since workers, directly involved in productive processes, directly manipulate nanomaterials. The concern of the present research, therefore, is to verify possible parameters for the management of risks and uncertainties related to nanotechnology in the workplace, in order to avoid risks to the health and safety of the worker, since specific legislation or regulations for such purpose are absent. The hypothesis is that even in the absence of specific rules for risk management, the precautionary principle may be adopted to ensure the health and safety of workers in the workplace. The consequent objective is to verify if the principle can be adopted as a basis for risk management in the face of uncertainties, in order to avoid possible injuries to workers' health and safety. For the development of the research we use analytical and hypothetical-deductive methodology, with transdisciplinary aspects, from bibliographic research. After the research, it was concluded that the hypothesis is confirmed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: To present and analyze opportunities for improving the protection measures provided for in the Technical Note 004/2020 of the National Health Surveillance Agency of the Ministry of Health of Brazil, in its 4th. update, with a view to promoting greater protection for nursing professionals. Method: An argumentative and purposeful analysis of the note of National Health Surveillance Agency in Brazil based on national and international technical documents. Discussion: 10 suggestions for improvement are presented that involve the incorporation and review of prevention and exposure control measures in different care environments. Final Considerations: It is necessary to improve technical documents quickly. Assertive and timely guidelines assist managers in composing an effective contingency plan in the prevention and control of COVID 19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: This article shares the experience of the members of the National Commission of Women's Health and Communication Department of the Brazilian Council of Nursery (Cofen) addressing the questions by nursing professionals on pregnancy, lactation and puerperium during the Covid-19 pandemic. Method: Experiences Report regarding demands sent to the Ombudsman Unit of Cofen regarding pregnancy, lactation and puerperium during the Covid-19 pandemic by the nursing professionals during the covid-19 pandemics. Results: Their workplace is a source of concern for pregnant nursing professionals during the covid-19 pandemic. The most frequent question involved the situation of the pregnant professional herself and access to labor rights. Conclusion: The pandemic multiplied anxieties and uncertainties during pregnancy. Pregnancy nurses and nursing professionals need additional protection in order to assure their access to labor rights and preserve the mother-child binomial. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to know the defensive strategies used by nursing workers to minimize the suffering resulting from the experience of the death of children hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit. Methods: descriptive-exploratory study of a qualitative approach. In Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of a university hospital. Data collection occurred between August and September 2016, through a semi-structured interview with 15 nursing workers. The data were submitted to content thematic analysis. Results: the data indicated as main strategies: denial, withdrawal at the time of death, attempt to separate work activities and personal life. The worker's family and co-workers constitute support for coping with these situations, as well as a feeling of accomplishment and seeking support in religious beliefs. Conclusion: workers use defensive strategies ranging from denial of suffering through different ways of acting in situations of suffering. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the health of workers in the Unified Health System (SUS) in times of crisis and the consequences of the new management model of the Brazilian Hospital Services Company for workers health at the Getúlio Vargas University Hospital. The research was based on the qualitative and quantitative approach. For data collection, two types of forms containing open and closed questions were used. The first type of form was applied to statutory and celetistas workers of different professional categories and the second to workers of the teams that work with the promotion of workers health. Participant observation and annotation in a field diary were also used. The research revealed that the main factors that cause damage workers' health are related to the deficient physical structure; with the precarious conditions of safety in the work environment and also with the existence of different employment links in the same hospital. With respect to the difficulties of promoting workers health, the low financial investment and lack of human resources in health teams stand out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to describe the experience of coping and changing the demands of nurses working in a Emergency Care Unit that has consolidated itself as a reference unit for screening patients affected by COVID-19. Method: a descriptive study, in the experience report modality, about the experience of nursing assistants working in a Emergency Care Unit. Results: the nurses in this report assumed a leadership role in the team at the Emergency Care Unit, in order to continuously manage both technical aspects and supply management, with an emergency plan to ensure the preparation and safety of the nursing workforce. Therefore, it was necessary for these professionals to empower themselves with knowledge, so that it was possible to conduct training and qualifications with their own teams. Conclusion: the reported experience shows that, even in critical periods for the health system as determined by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is possible to make changes and adaptations necessary to the moment. In addition, the crisis demonstrates that nurses are more than frontline workers, but they are also the ones who take the lead to make the changes happen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To reflect the consequences of nurses' actions in the face of the emergence of COVID-19. Method: This is a reflection article, with data collection between March and April 2020, through scientific databases such as National Library of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association and Scientific Eletronic Library Online. 10 articles were selected in Portuguese and English languages, with limitation due to the recent approach. Results: It becomes evident that the new coronavirus is being the biggest challenge faced by the world, with a rapid spread. The use of masks, good hand hygiene and surface decontamination are essential for safety. However, there is a limitation of the amount of personal protective equipment, added to the emotional overload of nurses and the poor working conditions that already accompany them, who are on the front line in combat. In the midst of the unknown, a special strategy for nursing practice is necessary, protecting them. Conclusion: COVID-19 involves several factors of society, and generates many uncertainties. At the epicenter of this catastrophe are nurses, who in the midst of such adversities have been demonstrating even more their skills. Therefore, it is important to accurate information and a professional appreciation so that in this fight the well-being is strengthened. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: to report the experience of the executing nurses of the hospital infection control committee, in a public hospital, in the combat of the new coronavirus. Method: This is an experience report on prevention and control measures against the new coronavirus in light of the recommendations of the National Health Surveillance Agency, carried out from March to May 2020. Results: changes in practices, standards and routines are evident throughout the health care team aimed at the quality and safety of patient care, as well as the protection of health services workers. Conclusion: the current scenario required the hospital infection control committee to develop competencies and actions to confront the new coronavirus and to implement a contingency plan in the hospital environment. The co-participation of the interdisciplinary team was fundamental for the realization of the new work process in face of the pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present article aims to analyze the trajectory of workers of Baixada Fluminense in Brazilian armed struggle. Specifically, proposes an analysis of a group of workers with ties to Felix Escobar, a militant engaged in squatting lands in Duque de Caxias city, integrated into the PCB before the 1964 coup, who sought alternatives of militancy in organizations of armed struggle. Joined, in mid-1969, to October 8th Revolutionary Movement, bringing with him other workers. Through these trajectories, we aim to shed light on the trajectory of workers and urban spaces less mobilized in studies on the matter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present article aims at discussing the singularities of primary health care (PHC) in contexts where violence, strongly supported by guns, is routinely, chronically, and systemically present, and to gauge the capacity of PHC as empowerment channel for communities where armed violence is an expressive vulnerability. Based on the Declaration of Alma-Ata and on the PHC principles described by Barbara Starfield, and focusing on community participation and social determinants of health, the discussion departs from the realities observed in Latin America and the commitment to access and universal coverage set forth in the third Sustainable Development Goal. The qualitative and quantitative characterization of armed violence and its consequences must be qualified using an intersectoral approach with heavy community participation in search of coherent and significant responses. The protection and safety of health care workers must be ensured to guarantee the continuous provision of health care services in contexts of violence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: To identify the occupational hazards of nursing professionals at Materials and Sterilization Centers (MSC). Materials and Methods: An exploratory, quantitative study conducted in 77 nursing professionals from MSCs of two public hospitals from November to December 2015. A semi-structured template was used to characterize the sample, besides a piece of advertisement on health-related risks used by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), which is validated and disclosed by the institution. The data was analyzed using the Windows "Excel" software and the results were graphically displayed. During the time of research, the provisions of Resolution 466/12 were respected after being approved by the Ethics Committee in Research (CEP, for its acronym in Portuguese) in the CAEE No. 50772015.6.0000.5183. Results: With regards to the ergonomic risks observed, awkward postures prevailed when performing activities in 64 (90%); in relation to the physical risks, very loud or perturbing noises prevailed in work performance in 66 (93%) and inappropriate temperature in 60 (85%); with respect to the chemical risks, gases and aerosols were evidenced in 46 (65%); and among the biological risks, 67 (95%) were vulnerable to infections. Discussion and Conclusions: It is possible to conclude that occupational hazards are present at the Sterilization and Material Centers in both hospitals and it is evident the need for the nursing professionals to be aware of the existent risks, with the aim of ensuring worker safety and health in their work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: to compare the Radiological Protection Program of a public hospital in Southern Brazil, with the stated in Brazilian legislation and describe their daily lives. Methodology: qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study developed by non-participant observation and documentary analysis of the Descriptive Memorial. Thirteen workers occupationally and para-occupationally exposed participated. Adopted Content Analysis to analyze data. Results: showed up inconsistencies in the Radiation Protection Program and necessity of including other items, than those specified in Ordinance 453. The bureaucratic and financial difficulties, inherent to most public hospitals, affects the agile adaptation to emerging and important situations regarding Radiation Protection. Conclusion: continuing education is shown to be necessary for updating professionals occupationally and para-occupationally exposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: the study aimed to know the defensive strategies used by nursing staff working in emergency room. Methodology: this is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach. A data collection was performed by semi-structured interview with 13 nursing professionals who work at an emergency room, between August and September 2014. Results: the analysis followed the assumptions of thematic content analysis. From the data analysis emerged the category: "Defensive strategies used by nursing staff", which are dialogue, focus on technical aspects of care, setting priorities in the service routine and development of leisure activities. Conclusion: the use of strategies helps the nursing workers experience the work in a more pleasant way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Our goal in this article was to describe and analyse linguistic repertoires used by researchers from the Federal University of Alagoas to talk about risks related to a chemical industry placed at Pontal da Barra, a neighbourhood in the coastal city of Maceió, State of Alagoas, Brazil. To achieve this purpose, we conducted systematic reviews in a national scientific database and university libraries in order to select scientific publications regarding this theme. Analysis covered risk repertories, risk addressing and risk control strategies referred by researchers in their publications. Results show that scientific literature on this subject is still in its infancy; authors make use risk-danger, risk-probability and vulnerability metaphors to talk about industrial risks; factory workers are hidden subjects in publications and there is no reference to prevention and risk control strategies on the part of the population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nurses are at risk of biological occupational accidents because of their proximity to the body ill patients. This study aimed to describe the content related to biological occupational accidents and protective practices present in the social representations of the vulnerability elaborated by nurses who care for people living with HIV/AIDS. We used the benchmark of Social Representations. We interviewed 30 nurses caring for HIV/AIDS people. Content analysis in NVivo 9 software was performed. The contents of the representations revealed the existence of despair, panic and loneliness by the accident. The naturalization procedures and resistance to use the personal protective equipment are aspects of the constitution process of the representations. As the protective practices, signaling the patient's diagnosis and overuse of equipment emerged in speeches. It concluded that, based on their perception of their own vulnerability, nurses plan alternatives to protect themselves and justify them by giving them meaning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Diseases and work-related accidents have increased significantly among nursing professionals. The purpose of this article is to identify the core labor accidents involving the nursing team and the repercussions of their occurrence to the health of these workers. A cross-sectional study, conducted with 100 nursing professionals of a hospital in the city of João Pessoa (PB). Data was collected from October 2012 to January. It was verified that 53% of respondents had experienced some kind of occupational accident, with emphasis to injuries with sharp-edged materials (60.7%). Psychological damages were revealed by 46.0% of professionals and 30.0% signaled the acquisition of illnesses as the worse consequence. It was concluded that occupational accidents generate countless consequences to the health of the nursing team, with the recommendation to double monitoring and the adoption of individual protection for the prevention of accidents and its repercussions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The working environments in which health professionals work, such as basic family health units (BFHU), concentrate by their nature a number of risks that can be harmful to health and affect particularly nurses. This study aimed to identify and describe the potential of physical agents as occupational hazards in Basic Health Units (BHUs). This integrative literature review was conducted through research of published scientific articles in national and international journals in the last 10 years, found in the databases LILACS, IBECS, Cochrane Library, SciELO, MEDLINE, in PubMed. As a result, we found that of the 156 physical occupational hazards cited, only seven were specific to BHUs: temperature, noise, vibration, abnormal pressures, radiation, lighting, ventilation, and humidity. Other factors that may be included are the inadequate physical space, furniture layout, in addition to the lack of adaptation of internal and external spaces of BHUs for people with special needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to analyze the types of occupational accident generating medical care in a ready urgent and emergency care of this state's west. These are an exploratory, documentary and retrospective study with a quantitative approach. The field of study was a ready medical, private, medium-sized, and the study population consists of the records of visits made from May to June 2014. The attendances to male victims were predominant (74%), while women represent 26% of the sample, followed by refrigerating activity with 26%. The main types of accidents are trauma blunt cut 40% 24% Blunt trauma, foreign body in the eye 17%. The profile of the work accidents shows that the majority are male, one can consider that in most accidents are bound to non-adherence to the use of personal protective equipment. It is recommended greater vigilance in the development of industrial activities in order to minimize the physical data resulting from occupational accidents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is a transversal study with the goal to identify factors associated with accidents occurrences observed at workers (n=288) of a hospital institution. Among the associated factors there are: marital status change in the last twelve months, not being home owners, currently tobacco consumers, and multi-jobs. The protection factors are: age higher than 40 years old and family support. The results enforce the necessity of articulated actions to enhance the strategies for work accidents prevention in a hospital scenario. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: conditions of environment, health and safety at work has become essential for the quality of human life and the right of citizenship, representing a major challenge for governments and organizations. For the promotion of health at work, the anticipation of occupational hazards to prevent accidents has become indispensable. Objective: the study aimed to survey the occupational risk factors to which workers are exposed in the hospital setting, in a philanthropic hospital in the state of Paraná. Methodology: data were obtained through "checklist" based on protective measures against the risk of waste of Norm 32 laying down guidelines on safety and health of workers in health services. Results: results showed that the measures of protection against risks not covered waste was 33.3%. Regarding subitems there was 16.7% of inadequacy in the packaging, 36.5% in segregation, 60 % in temporary storage and 6.3% in transport and offsite storage. Separately, the sharps were the most worrying subsection, with 86.11% of inadequacy, represented by the practice of recapping, manual disconnection of needles, lack of safety device for disposal, in gallons of reused packaging products, limit exceeded filling and transportation along with other waste, packaging improperly, identification and signage absent in all these steps, becoming at risk of residue. Conclusion: we found that several units had risks of waste, allowing recommend proposals for interventions in health services to minimize the risks, or simply transform the practices established by law. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Este estudo analisou a influência exercida pela liderança autêntica sobre o desempenho na segurança dos trabalhadores, investigando os mecanismos psicológicos que explicam a conexão entre autenticidade e segurança no trabalho. Além disso, foram pesquisadas também características individuais que poderiam afetar esse comportamento. O estudo se baseou em uma amostra de 186 trabalhadores envolvidos em empreendimentos conduzidos na indústria do petróleo. Os resultados sugerem que a liderança autêntica está associada aos feedbacks transmitidos pelos supervisores, bem como à percepção de justiça por parte dos trabalhadores e ao seu desempenho em segurança. Além disso, a percepção de justiça parece ser uma via relevante por meio da qual líderes mais autênticos promoveriam o comportamento de segurança entre seus subordinados. Foi observado ainda que indivíduos mais conscienciosos e com menor propensão ao risco também são aqueles que engajam com maior frequência em comportamentos seguros no ambiente de trabalho. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The health and safety at work are important and might be considered as essential and relevant for all productive sectors, including agribusiness, specifically in the milk chain production. This paper presents the results of an environment work conditions analysis in a milking sector at southwest region of Bahia State. The study aimed to identify the occupational risks (physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic and accidents), as well as aspects related to food hygiene. The research consisted in a case study with qualitative and exploratory characteristics, aiming to observe and report the real conditions identified in the work environment and comparing with the current legislation. It was diagnosed predominantly ergonomic and accident risks, as well as irregular sanitary conditions that can result in biological risks. It was not found chemical or physical risks in the sector. Facing the results, it was proposed some recommendations involving issues related to organizational conditions, by offering training on operational procedures and health and safety at work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The requirements in relation to global environmental sustainability helped companies understand that their relationship with society could not be isolated, or shaped in the formo or a separate island. This articla aims to review the literature on quality standards (ISO 9000), environment (ISO 14001). Health and safety (OHSAS 18000) and social accountability (AS 8000). The integration of this standard is a competitive diferentiatior for companioes. In this contexto, companies now have only focused practice for each standards and not a complete integration of theis processes. Failure to incorporate the reles leads to failures in the management of these standards, leaving gaps in the systems view of the company. Na integrated system of standards can lead the company competitiva avantajes to ensure their survival in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper investigated the relation between subjectivity and work safety in the maintenance sector of a large mining company. It was found out that the experience with a mutual help group might be used as instrument to improve work safety. A mutual help group called Programa Hoje Não (Today-No Program), made up of 35 workers from the maintenance sector was studied. The methods employed were interviews following the models of work psychodynamics and psychosociology, besides work clinic and ergonomic work analysis. Due to the techniques of "Today-No Program", the number of accidents was reduced to figures never reached in eleven years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This project aimed to investigate the importance of safety equipment in enterprises, focusing on fire fighting equipment. To do this, did a literature search about the theme, reading books, journals, news papers and Internet sites. As the importance of fire extinguishers for businesses, it became clear that this collective protection in business environments that will increase safety. However, it is necessary to provide training for its correct use. Another point to note is that fire extinguishers should be loaded and verified, so they are appropriate when there is a need for its use. It is necessary to hire private contractors to recharge fire extinguisher that perform services and functions very peculiar, since, in addition to requiring proper registration, also dealing with life and death of people, for a service done poorly or with raw materials at poor can lead someone to death. It is stressed that companies must have a strong control on the service, because the liability of employees on a sloppy service is also verified, since they end up practicing willful or grossly negligent act, in carrying out tasks related to the theme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The first part of the article offers a theorization of the concept of "collective activity." The notion of "process", frequently present in management research and practices, refers to joint collective activity, i.e. collective activity combining local activities which involve particular competencies. The configuration process of an organization is contingent and defined through reflexive inquiry of actors in their own collective activity. The processes and the reflexive inquiries which are constructed are dialogical (Todorov, 1981), i.e. their sense is built through interactions between actors. The collective activity is semiotically mediated. Pragmatist inquiry (Dewey, 1938) tries to build practical and theoretical responses to uncertain situations, by intricately combining reasoning and action and by introducing an evaluative dimension. Collective activity, through inquiry, is given a specific social-spatial- temporal configuration, its "chronotope" which leads to the shaping of the community of concerned actors and the frame of reference which can be used by the study. In the second part, a case study is presented about a collective attempt to improve work safety in a building company. The study focuses on the "design and planning process of the construction project". A collective reflexive inquiry method was adopted involving the actors, involved in the process, as co-researchers. A major problem for safety identified by the working group is the deep divide, in managerial and cultural terms, between design-planning-preparation and building. The sense of work and situations is shaped through two distinct chronotopes: "design and planning process of the construction project" and "carrying out the building site". The proposed analysis leads to an in-depth review of the definition of the professional world, interpreting frameworks and concepts, eliminating the distinction between the world of design and building as it is generally understood and applied by firms and researchers. There are numerous implications for the skills, the definition of professional values and roles, technical tools, the management systems and resource allocation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Resilience Engineering aims to make people and organizations sensitive to the risk models adopted and to the adaptive strategies used to control the emergency and failure paths. A resilient organization must provide means to manage the adaptations by monitoring, understanding, reflecting and learning from these strategies, and by identifying threats and risks to safety. The failure to apply such principles leads the organization to act in a reactive model, in an endless fight against danger. The case studies presented in this article seek to apply the concepts and methods of resilience engineering, relating them to the concept of complex socio-technical systems' sustainability, in a recently industrialized country like Brazil. The cases approach the domains of nuclear, aviation, and emergency, using Cognitive Task Analysis as the methodological basis. The studies have allowed identification of the resilience and brittleness factors in several domains researched, pointing out that a proactive safety management system based on resilience engineering concepts may provide the organizations with an effective means to balance safety and productivity goals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. To identify predictors for the degree to which a program that integrates occupational health surveillance with labor safety, and involves occupational health/ safety specialists, company management, and employees, is implemented. Method. This ecological study evaluated companies implementing the occupational health and safety program (OHSP) proposed by the state of Bahia's regional department of Serviço Social da Indústria (Social Services for Industry, SESI) during the 2005-2006 cycle. The companies that participated were randomly selected. Data were collected through interviews with key contacts within the companies and from technical reports issued by SESI. Multiple linear regression was used to identify factors related to the company, employee, occupational/safety specialist, and any subdimensions that might promote OHSP implementation. Results. Of the 78 companies selected (3 384 employees), the degree to which OHSP was implemented was "advanced" in 24.4%, "intermediate" in 53.8%, and "initial" in 19.3%. Company-related, employee-related and specialist-related factors were positively associated with OHSP implementation (P < 0.001). The most important factor overall was the program's financial autonomy (β = 4.40; P < 0.001). Bivariate analysis revealed that the degree of implementation was associated with the employees' level of health/safety knowledge (β = 1.58; P < 0.05) and training (β = 0.40; P < 0.001) and with communication between the occupational safety team (β = 1.89; P < 0.01) and the health team (β = 0.58; P < 0.05). These findings remained unchanged after adjustment for levels of education among managers and employees, salary/wages, company size, and risk. Conclusions. The time and resources available for employees to dedicate to occupational health and safety, the integration and reinforcement of employee and manager training programs, and improved relationship between occupational health and safety teams may contribute to the success of health and safety promotion efforts among employees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

OBJECTIVE: The present study was aimed at evaluating the importance given by radiology technicians to the implementation of a quality control program and the existence of radiological protection criteria in their centers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The data for the present descriptive and cross-sectional study were collected by means of a four-module questionnaire, with data anonymity and confidentiality being assured. The sample consisted of 48 radiology technicians working in health institutions of the District of Vila Real (North of Portugal). RESULTS: Among the radiology technicians participating in the present study, 62.5% do not know what a quality control program is, although its implementation is considered as very important for their centers by 85.4% and 89.6% consider that its implementation would be a motivating factor. Also, the authors have observed that hospitals and health centers evaluated are not in compliance with the basic principles of radiation protection. CONCLUSION: Although the radiology technicians do not know what a quality control program is, they are willing to collaborate in the elaboration of this program. The present study has allowed the authors to testify a supposedly inexistent reality: public institutions whose mission is based on health promotion ignoring the non-compliance with principles of radiological protection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The goals of the present study are to analyze the relations between organizational climate and safety climate, and its dimensions. The results, through the ICOS, in a sample of 98 subjects (in a company of services), show significant correlations between organizational climate and safety climate. One evidence, therefore, is that the safety climate can be a good proactive strategy for the improvement of occupational safety. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]