title: Risk perception and occupational accidents: a study of gas station workers in southern Brazil.
abstract: The present study aimed to identify the perceptions of gas station workers about physical, chemical, biological and physiological risk factors to which they are exposed in their work environment; identify types of occupational accidents involving gas station workers and; report the development of a socioenvironmental intervention as a tool for risk communication to gas station workers. A quantitative study was performed with 221 gas station workers in southern Brazil between October and December 2010. Data collection was performed between October to December 2010 via structured interviews. The data were analyzed using SPSS 19.0. The participants identified the following risk types: chemical (93.7%), physical (88.2%), physiological (64.3%) and biological (62.4%). In this sample, 94.1% of gas station workers reported occupational accidents, and 74.2% reported fuel contact with the eyes (p < 0.05). It is concluded that workers perceive risks, and that they tend to relate risks with the occurrence of occupational accidents as an indicator of the dangerous nature of their work environment.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande, 96201-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil. cezarvaz@vetorial.net
authors.forename: Marta Regina
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Cezar-Vaz
authors.forename: Laurelize Pereira
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Clarice Alves
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bonow
authors.forename: Mara Regina Santos da
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Joana Cezar
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Vaz
authors.forename: Letícia Silveira
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Cardoso
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D005742:Gasoline; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D005742:Gasoline