O uso de equipamentos de proteção individual - EPIs na educação profissional do IFAM Campus Parintins: sensibilizar para prevenir acidentes e promover saúde

Abstract

The present study had as investigative question the use of Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) in the practical activities of the 3rd year of Integrated Agriculture Technical Course and 3rd year of Subsequent Module of the Fishing Resources classes, of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Amazonas. - Campus Parintins. Considering this, the general objective of the research was to evaluate the perception of the servants (teachers, agricultural technicians) and students of the mentioned classes about the importance of the use of PPEs in health promotion and accident prevention during the practical activities of the courses. The methodology was predominantly qualitative, as instruments of data production, the participant observation and semi-structured interviews which were carried out with a sample referring to the servers who work in these classes, besides the students of the referred course. The results pointed to the non-use of PPEs, the lack of internal rules regarding the health and safety of servers and students, the no-obligation to provide PPEs for servers and the lack of clear legislation regarding the supply of PPEs for students. This present study, which is unprecedented at IFAM, may contribute to the improvement of health promotion and accident prevention policies based on the awareness of managers, servants and students about the safety of practical laboratory and field activities.