OBJECTIVE: To identify work-related accidents with exposure to biological material that occurred in a university hospital, discussing the results with the process of implementation of safety measures and health of workers required under Standard NR-32. METHODS: This was an exploratory study with a quantitative data approach. A survey was conducted of workplace accidents, the interviews with the coordinator of the Office of Safety and Occupational Medicine, and analysis of documents of the Program of Environmental Risk Prevention and the Program of Control Occupational Health Medicine. RESULTS: The percentage of accidents at work decreased over the period, in which various requirements of this standard were being adopted. Needlestick accidents were the most frequent, there being in all sectors of the hospital the offering of safety devices required by NR-32. CONCLUSION: There was a reduction of accidents with biological material in the hospital between 2007 and 2009. However, it is not quantitatively significant, despite the implementation of several guidelines of NR-32 over the years. It requires the collaboration between managers, and safety services and employees in occupational health promotion.
Accidents, occupational; Occupational health; Exposure to biological agents
