Use of personal protective equipment by gas stations workers: a nursing contribution

• Autor(a) principal: Rocha,Laurelize Pereira
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Cezar-Vaz,Marta Regina, Almeida,Marlise Capa Verde de, Bonow,Clarice Alves, Silva,Mara Santos da, Costa,Valdecir Zavarese da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Texto & contexto enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-07072014000100193
• topic: Occupational health; Protective devices; Filling station; Nursing

This study's objective was to identify the use of personal protective equipment by gas stations' workers in the city of Rio Grande, RS, Brazil. This quantitative, descriptive and exploratory study was conducted with 221 workers from 22 gas stations using a questionnaire and non-participative and symmetrical observation. Descriptive statistics were used in the analysis and question quality was controlled through Cronbach's alpha test, which obtained a result of 0.96. The results indicate a predominance of multitasking, while workers self-reported the use of boots, aprons, gloves, masks, goggles, earplugs and uniforms. Observation, however, showed incoherence in the workers' reports, since only boots and uniforms were actually used. The results show there is a need for nurses to implement protective and preventive actions to assure workers are not exposed to risks and hazards, while also encouraging health surveillance.