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WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS IN BRAZIL: ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS AND HEALTH-RELATED FACTORS

ACIDENTES DE TRABALHO NO BRASIL: ANÁLISE DO ESTRESSE FÍSICO, PSICOSSOCIAL E FATORES RELACIONADOS À SAÚDE

ABSTRACT

Purpose:

To identify the influence of physical and psychosocial stress and health-related factors on the occurrence of work-related accidents, based on the National Health Survey (NHS) conducted in Brazil in 2013, through the execution of a retest in the Brazilian context, according to the model elaborated by Rommel, Varnaccia, Lahmann, Kottner, and Kroll (2016)Rommel, A., Varnaccia, G., Lahmann, N., Kottner, J., & Kroll, L. E. (2016). Occupational injuries in Germany: Population-wide national survey data emphasize the importance of work-related factors. PLOS One, 11(2). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148798
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.014...
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Originality/value:

Brazil has a high rate of workplace accidents. This retest, applied to the Brazilian context based on the German model of Rommel et al. (2016)Rommel, A., Varnaccia, G., Lahmann, N., Kottner, J., & Kroll, L. E. (2016). Occupational injuries in Germany: Population-wide national survey data emphasize the importance of work-related factors. PLOS One, 11(2). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148798
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.014...
, allows obtaining information concerning the factors that may increase the chances of workplace accidents.

Design/methodology/approach:

Study with secondary data collected from the National Health Survey (Fiocruz, 2013Fiocruz. (2013). Pesquisa nacional de saúde. Retrieved from www.pns.fiocruz.br
www.pns.fiocruz.br...
). The model of Rommel et al. (2016)Rommel, A., Varnaccia, G., Lahmann, N., Kottner, J., & Kroll, L. E. (2016). Occupational injuries in Germany: Population-wide national survey data emphasize the importance of work-related factors. PLOS One, 11(2). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148798
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.014...
was used with the set of four blocks of variable factors. Logistic regression explored the physical, psychosocial, and health-related stress factors that may be more likely to occur in the workplace.

Findings:

2.8% of the individuals have been involved in some work accident. Model 5 is the most explanatory of occupational accidents and factors such as high school level of education (OR = 2.082), full-time work (OR = 4.814), having three or more jobs (OR = 2.593), exposure to radiation, asthma (OR = 4.880), and alcohol consumption (OR = 4.620), according to each block typified, which most significantly increase the chances for the occurrence of work accidents. Managers and legislators should observe the factors that increase the chances of an accident occurring in order to develop prevention policies or actions.

KEYWORDS
Workplace accidents; Physical stress; Psychosocial stress; Health-related factors; Occupation

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