Criação de mapas de risco para UPA (Unidade de Pronto Atendimento) de Bagé segundo legislação

Abstract

Occupational safety is a set of preventive policies, rules, procedures, activities and practices, which must be adopted with the aim of improving the work environment and preventing occupational accidents and diseases. The importance of safety in the work environment is related to the quality of life of workers, through the elimination or control of accident risks. One of the methods of preventing accidents at work is the risk map. The risk map is a graphical representation of the physical structure of the work environment, locating and informing the risk factors present, through symbols and legends. The map must be easy to understand and be posted in an accessible and visible place for workers. The primary function of the risk map is to raise awareness and inform employees, visually and didactically, about the dangers that exist in each workplace. The occurrence of a global pandemic starting in 2020, which caused a new way in work and interpersonal relationships, caused an exhaustion of health professionals, due to the excessive demand for medical care services. Therefore, this work aims at the elaboration of risk maps for work environments of an Emergency Care Unit (ECU), in Bagé city. The work was carried out through research on the subject, study of the legislation, visits to the UPA, and reports with employees of the ECU and the Municipality of Bagé, selection of sectors to be held, choice of the computer program adopted for the preparation of maps and preparation risk maps. 22 work environments were selected for analysis and elaboration of risk maps, places of high circulation of professionals and patients. It is believed have carried out a work combining the knowledge acquired during the Chemical Engineering graduation and the attendance to issues of work safety, applying the results obtained to the employees of the health care and the Society that uses the services of the UPA Bagé. The prepared risk maps were provided and passed on to the ECU management for their knowledge, training and use, contributing to the prevention of accidents in this work environment