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Abstract(s)
Introdução/ enquadramento/ objetivos
A maior parte dos trabalhadores e dos profissionais a exercer em equipas de Saúde Ocupacional não valorizará particularmente este fator de risco laboral, sobretudo quando colocado em comparação com os outros que também possam existir no posto de trabalho; pelo que os conhecimentos acerca desta área também não estão particularmente desenvolvidos, nem a bibliografia abunda. Pretende-se com esta revisão resumir o que de mais recente e pertinente se publicou sobre o tema.
Metodologia
Trata-se de uma Scoping Review, iniciada através de uma pesquisa realizada em setembro de 2019 nas bases de dados “CINALH plus with full text, Medline with full text, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Methodology Register, Nursing and Allied Health Collection: comprehensive, MedicLatina, Academic Search Ultimate, Science Direct, Web of Science, SCOPUS e RCAAP”.
Conteúdo
Muitos trabalhadores estão expostos a esta radiação, nomeadamente através da iluminação e dos visores monitores de computadores; logo, a regra de suprimir a exposição (como se tenta por vezes fazer com outros riscos) não tem a mesma aplicabilidade neste contexto. Aliás, em áreas como a Saúde e Arte/ Espetáculos os limites da diretivas podem ser ultrapassados com relativa facilidade. Qualquer luz artificial, interna ou externa, também aqui se enquadra (mesmo a proveniente do veículos automóveis). Ela é particularmente frequente nos seguintes setores/ tarefas profissionais: trabalhos com altas temperaturas (vidro ou metal), setor gráfico, tratamentos estéticos, trabalho em áreas fechadas e com iluminação de alta intensidade, esterilização, soldadura, soldagem a laser no fabrico de plástico, atividades com processamento de materiais (corte, marcação, perfuração/ fotolitografia), medição ótica, comunicações, armazenamento de informações óticas e espetroscopia.
Conclusões
O tema não cativa a mesma atenção que outros fatores de risco laborais, pelo que está pouco desenvolvido e uma parte da população nem terá noção de que existe.
Seria interessante que equipas nacionais de Saúde Ocupacional, com clientes com grande número de funcionários expostos, investigasse melhor o assunto, quantificando os conhecimentos dos trabalhadores/ chefias e empregadores, registando a semiologia e patologias associadas, clarificando quais os subtipos de radiações envolvidos nas diversas tarefas, sugerindo ainda medidas válidas de proteção coletiva e individual (especificando modelo e/ ou materiais).
Introduction / framework / objectives Most workers and professionals working in Occupational Health teams will not particularly value this occupational risk factor, especially when compared with others that may also exist in the workplace; therefore, knowledge about this area is not particularly developed, nor is the bibliography abundant. The aim of this review is to summarize the most recent and pertinent publications on the subject. Methodology This is a Scoping Review, initiated by a September 2019 search of the databases “CINALH plus with full text, Medline with full text, Cochrane Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Methodology Register, Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive, MedicLatina, Academic Search Ultimate, Science Direct, Web of Science, SCOPUS and RCAAP”. Content Many workers are exposed to this radiation, particularly through lighting and computer displays; therefore, the rule of suppressing exposure (as sometimes attempted to do with other risks) does not have the same applicability in this context. In areas such as Health and in some Shows/ Art manifestations the limits of the directives can be overcome. Any artificial light, internal or external, also fits in this concept (even from motor vehicles). It is particularly frequent in the following professional sectors/ tasks: high temperature work (glass or metal), graphic work, aesthetic treatments, indoor work with powerful lighting, sterilization, welding, laser welding in plastic manufacturing, activities material processing (cutting, marking, drilling/ photolithography), optical measurement, communications, optical information storage and spectroscopy. Conclusions The theme does not adresses the same attention as other occupational risk factors, so it is poorly developed and some of the population will not even know it exists. It would be interesting for national Occupational Health teams, with clients with large numbers of employees exposed, to better investigate the issue, quantifying the knowledge of workers/ managers and employers, recording the semiology and associated pathologies, clarifying which radiation subtypes are involved in the various tasks, also suggesting valid collective and individual protection measures (specifying model and/ or materials).
Introduction / framework / objectives Most workers and professionals working in Occupational Health teams will not particularly value this occupational risk factor, especially when compared with others that may also exist in the workplace; therefore, knowledge about this area is not particularly developed, nor is the bibliography abundant. The aim of this review is to summarize the most recent and pertinent publications on the subject. Methodology This is a Scoping Review, initiated by a September 2019 search of the databases “CINALH plus with full text, Medline with full text, Cochrane Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Methodology Register, Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Comprehensive, MedicLatina, Academic Search Ultimate, Science Direct, Web of Science, SCOPUS and RCAAP”. Content Many workers are exposed to this radiation, particularly through lighting and computer displays; therefore, the rule of suppressing exposure (as sometimes attempted to do with other risks) does not have the same applicability in this context. In areas such as Health and in some Shows/ Art manifestations the limits of the directives can be overcome. Any artificial light, internal or external, also fits in this concept (even from motor vehicles). It is particularly frequent in the following professional sectors/ tasks: high temperature work (glass or metal), graphic work, aesthetic treatments, indoor work with powerful lighting, sterilization, welding, laser welding in plastic manufacturing, activities material processing (cutting, marking, drilling/ photolithography), optical measurement, communications, optical information storage and spectroscopy. Conclusions The theme does not adresses the same attention as other occupational risk factors, so it is poorly developed and some of the population will not even know it exists. It would be interesting for national Occupational Health teams, with clients with large numbers of employees exposed, to better investigate the issue, quantifying the knowledge of workers/ managers and employers, recording the semiology and associated pathologies, clarifying which radiation subtypes are involved in the various tasks, also suggesting valid collective and individual protection measures (specifying model and/ or materials).
Description
Keywords
Radiação ótica artificial Saúde ocupacional Medicina do trabalho Artificial optical radiation Occupational health Occupational medicine
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Santos M, Almeida A, Lopes C, Oliveira T. (2020) Radiação Ótica Artificial em contexto de Saúde Ocupacional. Revista Portuguesa de Saúde Ocupacional on line. 2020, volume 9, S112-122. DOI: 10.31252/RPSO.14.03.2020
Publisher
RPSO