[Knowledge of the employees about biological agents in the work environment and the ways of health protection against occupational exposure to biological hazards. Part II].
BACKGROUND
The effectiveness of health protection of workers occupationally exposed to biological agents is equally influenced by the workers' knowledge about the risks related to biological agents and the ways they behave at work.


METHODS
In this paper, the authors continue to present the results of the study covering 150 workers employed in health services, forestry, and municipal services. They were interviewed on the basis of a specially designed questionnaire.


RESULTS
The majority of the study population used personal protective devices in a proper way and followed the principles of occupational safety and hygiene. Only some of the workers informed occupational medicine physicians about their health problems, which they associated with occupational exposure to biological agents.


CONCLUSIONS
The interviewed workers are actually able to sufficiently protect their health against biological hazards despite their generally low knowledge of risks related to occupational exposure to biological agents.
Kozajda
Anna
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Zakładu Srodowiskowych Zagrozeń Zdrowia, Instytutu Medycyny Pracy im. prof. J. Nofera w Lodzi. anias@imp.lodz.pl
Zielińska-Jankiewicz
Katarzyna
K
Szadkowska-Stańczyk
Irena
I
D000328:Adult; D001688:Biological Products / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000009:adverse effects; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000592:standards; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D001688:Biological Products; D015386:Hazardous Substances