Citation

Boariu DI, Armean P. J. Med. Life 2020; 13(3): 410-417.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Carol Davila University Press)

DOI

10.25122/jml-2020-0048

PMID

33072217 PMCID

Abstract

Risk assessment is an essential component of the occupational health and safety event prevention activity.The purpose of this study is to choose the most appropriate risk assessment method for hospitals. The main methods were compared. There are many assessment methods, each with its advantages and disadvantages, but none has been adapted to the specificities of hospital activity. We adapted the workplace assessment sheet from the INCDPM (National Research and Development Institute for Labor Protection Bucharest) method to the specific of the hospital units and used this method at the level of jobs, within the hospital's departments, calculating the global risk level per job position, workplace (department), and hospital. The clinical departments global risk level exceeds the average (3.00) for all jobs, but does not exceed, however, 3.50, representing an acceptable security level. For assess the psychosocial risks we used the ELVIE method. Looking ahead, the methods should be adapted to allow both numerical presentation of the results and graphic.

Language: en

Keywords

Risk assessment; morbidity; AC – air conditioning; ARACT - Martinique Regional Association for the Improvement of Working Conditions; d – days; DCT – diagnostique des conditions du travail; DSF - diagnostic safety form; FMEA – failure mode, effects and criticality analysis; FTA - fault tree analysis method; GRL – global risk level; Hazop – hazard-operability; healthcare professionals; HR – human resources; ICU – intensive care unit; IERCM – Bucharest Institute of Work Capacity Expertise; INCDPM - National Research and Development Institute for Labor Protection Bucharest; INVALID 1st – first degree invalidity MORT - management oversight and risk tree; LEST – Laboratoire d’ergonomie et de sociologie du travail; MLSSF – Ministry of Labor, Social Solidarity and Family; MOSAR - Method Organized Systematic Analysis of Risk; OR – operation room; OSH - occupational safety and health; PRA – preliminary risk analysis; PRL – partial risk level; professional diseases; PUO – performing unforeseen operations through work tasks; SDQ - safety diagnosis questionnaire; SME - small and medium-sized enterprises; SOBANE - screening, observation, analysis, expertise; TIW – temporary incapacity for work; work accident