Análise e gerenciamento de riscos em uma lavanderia hospitalar

Abstract

Hospital institutions face a frequent problem in their daily lives, the work accident, which is directly related to the risks that compromise the physical integrity of workers. By preserving the health and well-being of professionals working in a hospital environment, professionals from the laundry sector are included, a sector that plays an important role in the development of hospital activities and, in turn, the focus of this study. In this context, this course conclusion work aims to assess the risks present in the laundry sector of a hospital located in the city of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul of the PRG, which was structured in four stages: integrative literature review, identification of risks in the sector under study, analysis and quantification of risks and proposals for improvements. As a result, it was identified that two of the four functions performed by employees in the clothing processing sector of the hospital require intervention within 4 weeks, adapting to activities in search of the elimination or reduction of risks.