[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.
Soares
Jorgana Fernanda de Souza
JF
Departamento de Enfermagem, Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil. jfss_rs@hotmail.com
Cezar-Vaz
Marta Regina
MR
Mendoza-Sassi
Raul Andrés
RA
Almeida
Tabajara Lucas de
TL
Muccillo-Baisch
Ana Luiza
AL
Soares
Maria Cristina Flores
MC
Costa
Valdecir Zavarese da
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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