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- Health Risk Assessment in Oil Industry in Bahia, Brazil: The Worker’s Health Risk Index (WHRI)Publication . Viterbo, Lilian Monteiro Ferrari; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Costa, André Santana; Oliveira, Pedro Vinícius Gomes; Nascimento, Jardel Gomes do; Simões, HelderThe objective of this study was to assess the worker’s health (WH) risk, focused on sustainable development in a work context and based on the development and application of the Worker’s Health Risk Index (WHRI) in the oil extraction and production industry in Bahia, Brazil. The sample, obtained by quota sampling, comprised 965 participants. The development stage integrates the Interdisciplinary Workers Health Approach Instrument (IWHAI) application to collect worker’s data, the analysis of the relationships between the indicators, the risk ranges definition, the WHRI formulas elaboration, the WHRI final application and its discriminant validity. Three risk ranges were defined: “Low”, “Moderate” and “High”. WHRI revealed the ability to identify differences between the population studied, according to sex, age group and education level. The results indicate that 74% of the participants are in the “Low”, 21% in the “Moderate” and 5% in the “High” risk ranges. High-risk workers are also those with diabetes mellitus, triglycerides, altered glycemia and hypertension, poor oral hygiene and periodontal condition, smoking, less physically active (all with p < 0.05), and higher levels of abstentionism. WHRI major contribution is to make available a useful tool for the identification of WH risk, contributing to define clearer health promotion, prevention and intervention policies in the context of WH.
- Communication of Environmental Risks to Potentially Exposed Workers: An Experience in the Oil Industry, Bahia, BrazilPublication . Costa, André Santana; Viterbo, Lilian Monteiro Ferrari; Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta; Simões, HelderConflicts between workers and health experts and their multiple rationalities must always be considered in the risk communication process. Disagreements are frequent in understanding occupational exposure to environmental agents among stakeholders. The present study aimed to describe the evolution of differences between experts and oil industry workers in Bahia, Brazil. The Tool of Instructions to the Double was applied and the results followed over three annual assessment cycles (2017–2019). In the observed period, a reduction in the share of disagreements between workers and experts was identified: 25.2% (n = 183) to 3.1% (n = 22), representing a percent variation of 98.9% relating the understanding of occupational noise exposure based on normative classification. The relations of conflict between workers and experts and the multiple social and cultural dimensions must always be considered as an important challenge in workers’ health. Thus, the use of models encouraging dialogue and value knowledge from the experience of workers seem to be more appropriate in conflicting contexts, enhancing risk control, protection and health promotion.
- A young reporter for the environment in a EcoCampusPublication . Simões, Helder; Moreira, Fernando; Arão, Isabelle; Cardona, Anibal; Vidal, Diogo GuedesYoung Reporters for the Environment empowers young people to have their say on environmental issues in their locality which they feel are not being adequately addressed. It gives them an outlet for their frustrations and a platform from which to make a difference. An EcoCampus provides a framework to guide higher education institutions on their sustainable journey, involving everyone to become forward thinkers and lead the way towards sustainable development.