Ferla Larissa Guerino, da-Rocha Gustavo Henrique Oliveira, de-Oliveira Rômulo Tadeu Dias, Barioni Éric Diego
Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Program, Universidade de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, SP, Brazil.
Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analyses, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Rev Bras Med Trab. 2023 Feb 3;20(3):422-429. doi: 10.47626/1679-4435-2022-745. eCollection 2022 Jul-Sep.
Everyday, gas station attendants ate exposed to numerous toxic substances found in fuels. Benzene stands out among these toxic chemical agents; depending on its concentration, it can cause mucosal irritation or even pulmonary edema. A considerable number of gas station attendants is aware of the risks associated with benzene poisoning, but they are not aware of the risks associated with other automotive pollutants.
To evaluate and understand the risk perception of automotive fuel poisoning among gas station attendants in the Sorocaba region, state of São Paulo.
Sixty gas station attendants were evaluated in the Sorocaba region. Data were collected between October 2019 and September 2020 using a semi-structured, individual, closed-ended questionnaire whose questions identified the participants' perception and aimed to analyze: the general profile of the studied population; practices for handling fuels and knowledge on their toxic effects, use and instructions of personal protective equipment, symptoms possibly associated with fuel exposure, the participants' perception of poisoning risks, and their participation in occupational medicine programs.
The obtained results demonstrated that most gas station attendants wore at least basic personal protective equipment, and some of them reported symptoms linked with benzene exposure. Still, a considerable number of employers does not provide adequate training to gas station attendants, which is possibly associated with inadequate use of personal protective equipment.
Our data showed indications of non-compliance by gas station attendants as to the use of personal protective equipment at the workplace, and by employers as to the provision of adequate training.
加油站工作人员每天都会接触到燃料中含有的多种有毒物质。在这些有毒化学物质中，苯尤为突出；根据其浓度，它可导致黏膜刺激甚至肺水肿。相当一部分加油站工作人员知晓与苯中毒相关的风险，但他们并未意识到与其他汽车污染物相关的风险。
评估并了解圣保罗州索罗卡巴地区加油站工作人员对汽车燃料中毒的风险认知。
对索罗卡巴地区的60名加油站工作人员进行了评估。在2019年10月至2020年9月期间，使用半结构化、个人封闭式问卷收集数据，问卷中的问题确定了参与者的认知情况，旨在分析：研究人群的总体概况；燃料处理方法以及对其毒性作用的了解、个人防护设备的使用和说明、可能与燃料接触相关的症状、参与者对中毒风险的认知以及他们参与职业医学项目的情况。
所得结果表明，大多数加油站工作人员至少佩戴了基本的个人防护设备，其中一些人报告了与苯接触相关的症状。然而，相当数量的雇主未对加油站工作人员提供充分培训，这可能与个人防护设备使用不当有关。
我们的数据表明，加油站工作人员在工作场所使用个人防护设备方面存在违规迹象，雇主在提供充分培训方面也存在违规迹象。
