Compliance with Regulatory Standard 32 in the units of a general hospital/ Adesao a Norma Reguladora 32 nos setores de um hospital geral

Introduction: In Brazil, the Ministry of Labor and Employment created Regulatory Standard number 32 (Norma Regulamentadora 32, NR-32), instituted by Ordinance 485, of November 11th, 2005. It establishes measures to protect workers' safety and health in any health service. Objectives: To quantify employees' compliance with NR-32 in the several units of a general hospital in the inland of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, reducing accidents related to work activity and allowing for the establishment of its fulfillment. Methods: This is an exploratory study with a qualitative and quantitative approach of data. Semi- structured questionnaires were applied to the volunteers. Results: Thirty-eight volunteers participated, who were divided into a group of professionals with a higher education degree (53.5%), consisting of nurses, physicians, and resident students, and another group of professionals with technical and high school degree and nursing assistants. Among the volunteers, 96.4% reported that they knew NR-32 and 39.2% reported having experienced an occupational accident in the period before the study. The use of personal protective equipment was reported by 88% of volunteers, and needle recapping by 7.1% of them. Conclusions: Assimilation of NR-32 by health care professionals, regardless of schooling, as well as its application within the hospital, may be a way of protection against occupational accidents during the development of work activities. Allied to this, protection may be extended with constant training of these workers. Keywords | occupational diseases; occupational health; protective devices; accidents; occupational; legislation. Introducao: No Brasil, o Ministerio do Trabalho e Emprego criou a Norma Regulamentadora numero 32 (NR32), instituida pela Portaria 485, de 11 de novembro de 2005. Ela estabelece as medidas para proteger a seguraba e a Saude dos trabalhadores em qualquer servii de Saude. Objetivos: Quantificar a adesao dos funcionarios a NR-32 nos diversos setores de um hospital geral no interior do estado de Sao Paulo, reduzindo os acidentes relacionados a atividade laboral e permitindo o estabelecimento do cumprimento da norma. Metodos: Estudo exploratorio de abordagem qualitativa e quantitativa dos dados. Foram aplicados questionarios semiestruturados aos voluntarios. Resultados: Totalizaram 28 voluntarios, divididos em um grupo de profissionais atuantes com curso superior (53,5%), composto por enfermeiros, medicos e estudantes de resi