title: [Occupational risks of a shoe industry from the workers' perspective].
abstract: This is a qualitative and descriptive study, which aimed to identify the occupational risks of a shoe industry, as well as the preventive measures taken against those risks, from the workers' perspective. The sample consisted of fifteen workers. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed according to content analysis. The ethical aspects were respected and the research was approved by the Committee of Ethics in Research of the Northwest Regional University of Rio Grande do Sul. The results showed that the workers are aware of the risks of their work process, made use of safety measures for personal protection, and the company offers safety devices, informing and performing periodical visits to the sectors, aiming to develop educational actions.
authors.affiliation: Curso de Enfermagem, Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Ijuí, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fernanda Reinher da
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Luz
authors.forename: Marli Maria
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Loro
authors.forename: Regina Célia Gollner
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Zeitoune
authors.forename: Adriane Cristina Bernat
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Kolankiewicz
authors.forename: Cleci Schmidt Piovesan
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Rosanelli
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012775:Shoes; D055815:Young Adult