BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL EXPOSURE DURING EXTERNAL HANDLE OF HEALTH SERVICES WASTE

Authors

  • Dayane Xavier de Barros
  • Letícia Cunha Franco
  • Anaclara Ferreira Veiga Tipple
  • Maria Alves Barbosa
  • Adenícia Custódia Silva e Souza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v15i1.17176

Keywords:

Lixo, Exposição a agentes biológicos, Riscos ocupacionais, Gerenciamento de resíduos, Garbage, Exposure to biological agents, Occupational risks, Waste management, Basuras, Exposición a agentes biológicos, Riesgos laborales, Administración de residuos

Abstract

This study aimed at identifying the exposure to biological material among workers that deal with healthservices waste during their labor practice in 2005, in Goiânia, and characterizing the safety measures adopted by them.Data were collected through structured interviews. The health services waste inadequate disposal in shelters outsidehealth establishments, its handle in the unit of treatment and the waste trituration process were critical to the biologicalmaterial exposure. Fourteen workers (87.5%) were injured during the health services waste handle, 68.75% of which werewith sharp instruments. Despite of the adherence to protective equipment use by most external waste handling workers,we identified a high exposure to biological material which was related to the inadequate external disposal of the waste. Weconsider that investments should be made in the qualification for the workers to the use and handling of protectiveequipment and waste management, as well as waste conditioning in its source.

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Published

2010-03-30

How to Cite

de Barros, D. X., Franco, L. C., Tipple, A. F. V., Barbosa, M. A., & Souza, A. C. S. e. (2010). BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL EXPOSURE DURING EXTERNAL HANDLE OF HEALTH SERVICES WASTE. Cogitare Enfermagem, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v15i1.17176

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2010)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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