Avaliação dos Riscos Ambientais (Físicos, Químicos, Biológicos, Ergonômicos e de Acidentes), presentes em Laboratórios do Instituto de Química e Biotecnologia (IQB/ UFAL) e a importância do químico industrial para mitigar ou excluir esses riscos do ambiente

Abstract

This work seeks to carry out an analysis of the main environmental risks (physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic and accident) present in some of the research laboratories of the Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology of the Federal University of Alagoas, as well as to show which ones the effects of these risks on the health of students, professors and employees who carry out their activities in the Institute's laboratories. Data collection was carried out through visits to four laboratories of the Institute and through interviews, aiming to analyze which environmental risks are present in the places and later using the literature to analyze the effects of these risks and also what measures to control or eliminate them. The work methodology is summarized in a descriptive and explanatory research, using a case study as an analysis technique and the observations were carried out in a qualitative way. We sought to investigate the following points: where did the environmental risks originate? What are its health effects? What measures can be taken to avoid or mitigate them? What training is needed to help employees to act during the occurrence of a risk in their workplace? There is a series of training courses that provide guidelines on how to act in different situations in which an environmental risk can harm the health of individuals. Environmental risks are partly related to the activity carried out in the laboratories and partly related to the structure of the laboratory, for example, the availability of equipment and furniture. Physical, chemical and biological hazards had their origins based on research activities present in laboratories. The ergonomic and accident risks, on the other hand, originated from the structures of the laboratories and the arrangement of furniture and equipment. Control measures vary according to the risk, but in short if we use individual protection equipment and collective protection equipment and organize the workplace correctly, we can mitigate most of the environmental risks present in the laboratories.