Attitud of Workers to the use of Personal Protective Equipment

Abstract

Introduction.According to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the Mexican Social Security Institute, 400 947 workaccidents and 8 301 work-related illnesses are reported each year. It is essential that the health group establish lines of action thatbenefit and reduce the costs generated by situations that harm the worker. Objective.To know the worker’s attitudes towards the useof Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to establish strategies that reduce work accidents. Method.Qualitative, phenomenologicaltype. With the participation of eight workers. Using as a data collection technique the semi-structured interview, recorded in audio,the analysis was carried out according to Gomes. Findings.The attitudes of workers to the use of PPE is expressed in five categories:apathy, compliance, overconfidence, indifference and interest. Discussion: According to what is established in other investigations,there is similarity in the results, since the main attitude taken by the workers is overconfidence, therefore the PPE begins to beunnecessary. Conclusion.The most frequent causes for the disuse of PPE are the lack of comfort and the difficulty that generatesthem when carrying out their work, it is concluded that the lack of knowledge, equipment and overconfidence represent disuse.