Validation of a questionnaire about the perception of occupational biohazard in Spanish companies

• Autorzy: Aguilar-Elena R. , Campo-Barrio A. , Morchon R. , Martinez-Merino V.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Objectives. The aim of this work was to develop, validate and test a new questionnaire to assess the biological risk in workers with intentional or unintentional exposure to biological agents. Methods. A questionnaire including 34 questions was developed to study the perception of workers against occupational biohazard. Content Validity Index (CVI) and Content Validity Ratio (CVR) were calculated for the analysis of content validity. A pilot study was carried out with 60 workers from 17 companies performing analysis of Cronbach's α to assess the internal consistency or reliability. Results. A total of 518 workers from 51 Spanish companies in which there is exposure to biological agents participated in the study yielding a response rate of 90%. The final questionnaire obtained a Cronbach's α > 0.759 with a stable test–retest result. The questionnaire validation demonstrates that it could be used to evaluate the biological risks and help the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases. Discussion. This study has validated the need to evaluate worker's perception against occupational risks, as well as the application of prevention methods and protective equipment. It is a first step towards developing an occupational biohazards assessment method including all the requirements set by the European Health and Safety Strategy 2013–2020.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

biological agents; risk assessment; validation; questionnaire; health and safety

PL

czynniki biologiczne; ocena ryzyka; walidacja; bezpieczeństwo; zdrowie

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 22, No. 4
• Strony: 541--549
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 20 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Aguilar-Elena R.

• MC-SPA Sociedad de Prevencion, SLU, Spain

autor

Campo-Barrio A.

• Council of Salamanca, Spain

autor

Morchon R.

• University of Salamanca, Spain

autor

Martinez-Merino V.

• Public University of Navarra, Spain

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Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.