[Temporary workers' perceptions of occupational risks in the port of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil].
This was a cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative study in the port of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, aimed at identifying occupational risk perceptions in a sample of 306 temporary dockworkers. Most temporary dockworkers (93.46%) acknowledged the existence of health risks on the job, independently of schooling (p = 0.44) and job activity (p = 0.47). Risks identified by temporary workers as a whole included falling of suspended objects (8.43 +/- 2.47), noise (8.06 +/- 2.32), and bad weather conditions (8.05 +/- 2.48). Risks that varied significantly between jobs were: noise (p = 0.00), lifting loads manually (p = 0.00), work tools (p = 0,00), insufficient number of work team members (p = 0.03), extra wages based on productivity (p = 0.00), work pace (p = 0.01), working on scaffolding and other high areas (p = 0.00), workers moving on top of cargo (p = 0.00), and ship's ladders and gangways (p = 0.00). The study corroborated that temporary dock work is unhealthy and hazardous, and that the risks affect workers according to the specific jobs they perform.
Departamento de Enfermagem, Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil. jfss_rs@hotmail.com
Jorgana Fernanda de Souza
JF
Soares
Marta Regina
MR
Cezar-Vaz
Raul Andrés
RA
Mendoza-Sassi
Tabajara Lucas de
TL
Almeida
Ana Luiza
AL
Muccillo-Baisch
Maria Cristina Flores
MC
Soares
Valdecir Zavarese da
VZ
Costa
D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004651:Employment / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016272:Occupational Health; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012938:Social Perception; D014186:Transportation