Avaliação dos riscos ocupacionais dos usuários dos laboratórios de uma universidade pública do Sudoeste do Paraná

Abstract

Exposure to risk agents is a problem in all environments and workplaces, including work activities in university environments, even with its peculiarities such as frequency and turnover. The goal of this study was to survey the occupational hazards to which users of the laboratories of a public university in southwestern Paraná are exposed. The concepts used cover national legislation, Brazilian and international standards. For this purpose, information was collected in seven teaching and research laboratories from different areas, nalyzing chemical, physical, biological, ergonomic and accident agents that users could be exposed to. From the results obtained, it was observed that in the evaluated environments there is handling of hazardous chemical substances and other risk agents such as noise, which require attention and adequate procedures to ensure the safety of users. Thus, it was found that exposures to risk agents can be controlled and healthy with the proper use of IPEs and CPEs already contemplated in work environments. The most harmful scenario found was the risk of accidents related to burns, cuts, splashes and unwanted reactions. In view of this scenario, there is a need to improve user awareness, as well as training aimed at carrying out laboratory activities safely, so that the occurrence of malpractice events on the part of users is minimized.