Occupational risks of a shoe industry from the workers' perspective

This is a qualitative and descriptive study, which aimed to identify the occupational risks of a shoe industry, as well as the preventive measures taken against those risks, from the workers' perspective. The sample consisted of fifteen workers. Data were collected through semi-structured inter...

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Published in:	Revista brasileira de enfermagem Vol. 66; no. 1; p. 67
Main Authors:	Luz, Fernanda Reinher da, Loro, Marli Maria, Zeitoune, Regina Célia Gollner, Kolankiewicz, Adriane Cristina Bernat, Rosanelli, Cleci Schmidt Piovesan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English Portuguese
Published:	Brazil 01-01-2013
Subjects:	Accidents, Occupational Adult Attitude to Health Female Humans Male Occupational Exposure Shoes Young Adult Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul
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Summary:	This is a qualitative and descriptive study, which aimed to identify the occupational risks of a shoe industry, as well as the preventive measures taken against those risks, from the workers' perspective. The sample consisted of fifteen workers. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed according to content analysis. The ethical aspects were respected and the research was approved by the Committee of Ethics in Research of the Northwest Regional University of Rio Grande do Sul. The results showed that the workers are aware of the risks of their work process, made use of safety measures for personal protection, and the company offers safety devices, informing and performing periodical visits to the sectors, aiming to develop educational actions.
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ISSN:	0034-7167 1984-0446
DOI:	10.1590/S0034-71672013000100010