Health Surveillance in Worker’s Health in floating gas stations in Manaus, Amazonas
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https://doi.org/10.22239/2317-269X.01432Keywords:
Gas Stations], Floating Gas Stations, Manaus, Sanitary Surveillance, Worker’s HealthAbstract
Introduction: Automotive Gas Station’s (AGS) workers are exposed to risks such as chemicals, physical risks, explosions and violence. Gas Stations are also on rivers, lakes and oceans, in boats without propulsion, classified by the National Petroleum Agency (NPA) as Floating Gas Stations (FGS). The Amazon region concentrates 95.0% of the FGS in Brazil, and they are fundamental for the transportation of people, cargo and services. Objective: Intervene in the risks associated with the health of FGS’s workers, through an interdisciplinary and multi-institutional approach. Method: The study is qualitative and the methodology is an intervention research with the use of adapted checklist and interviews. Results: Specificities of FGS, irregularities found, worker’s interviews and measures to mitigate the risks are described. Certain irregularities are similar to those reported for the AGS, added to others resulted from the specificities of the FGS. Precarious environments, conditions and work processes were found and there were reports of complaints related to benzene intoxication. Conclusions: AGS have been the subject of research and interventions, but there are no publications about FGS, specific legislation and actions to minimize the risks. The study generated collective learning and institutional cooperation to protect and improve workers’ quality of life.
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