[The trash collection service: occupational risks versus damages to health].
The authors studied the kind of work a sample of 36 garbage collectors have been doing in a city of the State of São Paulo. A high frequency of occupational accidents and sick-due to health problem and some occupational risks was observed among them, and also that these worker haven't worn the individual protection equipment received, that probably contributes to such number of stop working.
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D000041:Absenteeism; D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014504:Urban Health
O serviço dos coletores de lixo: riscos ocupacionais versus agravos à saúde.