Avaliação ocupacional quantitativa das temperaturas extremas em um laboratório acadêmico: os reflexos da exposição para a saúde dos trabalhadores
<p>Every day occupational diseases incapacitate thousands of workers in a wide range of activities causing problems which vary from temporary retirements until death The diseases usually start when there is exposure to physical environmental agents above tolerance limits such as: extreme tempe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Revista Principia |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ifpb.edu.br/index.php/principia/article/view/2081 |
| Summary: | <p>Every day occupational diseases incapacitate thousands of workers in a wide range of activities causing problems which vary from temporary retirements until death The diseases usually start when there is exposure to physical environmental agents above tolerance limits such as: extreme temperatures (cold and heat) present in food laboratories. In this context, this study aimed to analyze the occupational exposure to extreme temperatures in an academic milk processing laboratory of a Public Education Institution. The methodology used a descriptive, quantitative approach. Data collection used the environmental measurement instrument A recommended Thermal Stress Measure for evaluation of heat exposure Humidity Bulb Index – Globe Thermometer (IBUTG), based on the Tolerance Limits proposed by NR 15 and environmental evaluation of the cold through the ACGIH Tolerance Limit Table. The result obtained for the evaluation of the heat was of an average IBUTG of 30.075 for yoghurt production, below the tolerance limit proposed by NR 15. In order to evaluate the cold, a value of 8 ºC was obtained and the temperature range could be considered acceptable by the ACGIH for a 1 hour and 40 minutes intercalated journey.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1517-0306 2447-9187 |