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Work environment and occupational risk assessment for small animal Portuguese veterinary activities

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dc.contributor.authorMacedo, Angela C.
dc.contributor.authorMota, Vânia T.
dc.contributor.authorTavares, João M.
dc.contributor.authorMachado, Osvaldo L.
dc.contributor.authorMalcata, Francisco X.
dc.contributor.authorCristo, Marinela P.
dc.contributor.authorMayan, Olga N.
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-11T09:28:55Z
dc.date.available2021-05-11T09:28:55Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe professional work of small animal veterinary staff encompasses a wide diversity of demanding tasks. This has prompted a number of studies covering physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, or psychological hazards, as well as their health effects upon veterinary workers. However, such results were obtained from self-reported surveys (via paper or online). This study reports the identification of potential hazards and provides a risk assessment of 15 veterinary clinics based on data from walk-through surveys, interviews with workers, and quantification of indoor air quality parameters including concentration of volatile organic compounds (total, isoflurane, and glutaraldehyde). The risk arising from X-ray exposure was unacceptable in seven clinics; X-ray examination should be discontinued in the absence of isolated radiation rooms, poor safety practices, and lack of personal protective equipment. Ergonomic-related hazards and work practices should be revised as soon as possible, considering that improper postures, as well as moving and lifting heavy animals are major causes of musculoskeletal disorders. The risk levels were, in general, small or medium (acceptable) with regard to exposure to physical hazards (such as bites, scratches, cuts, and burns) and biological hazards. It was observed that the indoor air quality parameters including temperature, respirable particulate matter and total volatile organic compounds do not indicate a comfortable workplace environment, requiring clinics' attention to keep the safe environment. The veterinarians and nurses were exposed to isoflurane (above 2 ppm) during surgery if an extractor system for waste gas was used instead of a scavenging system. Finally, veterinary workers did not possess any type of training on occupational safety and health issues, even though they recognized its importance.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/15459624.2017.1395958pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.24/1935
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.subjectAir Pollution, Indoorpt_PT
dc.subjectAnimalspt_PT
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studiespt_PT
dc.subjectErgonomicspt_PT
dc.subjectHospitals, Animalpt_PT
dc.subjectHumanspt_PT
dc.subjectIsofluranept_PT
dc.subjectOccupational Exposurept_PT
dc.subjectOccupational Healthpt_PT
dc.subjectParticulate Matterpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectRadiographypt_PT
dc.subjectRisk Assessmentpt_PT
dc.subjectX-Rayspt_PT
dc.subjectAnimal Technicianspt_PT
dc.subjectVeterinarianspt_PT
dc.titleWork environment and occupational risk assessment for small animal Portuguese veterinary activitiespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPageD28pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue3pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPageD19pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Occupational and Environmental Hygienept_PT
oaire.citation.volume15pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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