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Safety Precautions and Operating Procedures in an (A)BSL-4 Laboratory: 3. Aerobiology
Published on: October 3, 2016
[Prevention of occupational accidents with biological material as per Green and Kreuter Model]
Marcela Luisa Manetti1, João Carlos Souza da Costa, Maria Helena Palucci Marziale
1Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo. marcelamanetti@yahoo.com.br
Abstract:
This study aimed at diagnosing the occurrence of occupational accidents deriving from exposition to biological substance among workers of a hospital from São Paulo, Brazil, analyzing the adopted safety measures and elaborating a flowchart of preventive actions according to the Health Promotion Model by Green and Kreuter. It is an exploratory study with data collected electronically from the website REPAT - Electronic Network for the Prevention of Occupational Accidents with biological substances. The strategy used by the hospital did not reduce the injures. Results were used to elaborate a flowchart of preventive actions in order to improve the workers' quality of life.
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