Mototaxistas no seu labor diário: atuação, riscos, biossegurança e acidentes.

Abstract

The profession of motorcycle taxi drivers has grown, and with it, different types of risk and accidents, burdening the public health system when they happen. The aim of this study is to examine occupational risks, biosecurity, the reasons of performance and consequences of occupational accidents mototaxis professionals. This is a survey of descriptive, exploratory study with a quantitative approach, which happened at gas mototaxi linked to the Superintendency Cajazeirense Transport and Transit City Cajazeiras - Paraíba. The population of the city of Cajazeiras mototaxi driver corresponds to 550 individuals distributed among the various existing points. The choice of these mototaxi driver was random and unintentionally. The sample as the realization of the sample calculation for finite population and next we used the following inclusion criteria: age ≥ 21 years, have work record in Cajazeirense Superintendence of Transportation and Traffic, at least there is a work year as mototaxi driver, totaling 145 motorcycle taxi drivers. The only exclusion criterion was the absence of association in their workplace during the period of data collection. For data collection, a questionnaire was used. The research followed the ethical and legal requirements of Resolution Nº 466/2012 of the National Health Council and took place between November 2013 and April 2014. Results and discussions showed that 145 (100%) of the participants were male, with band predominant age 30-39 years 69 (47.5%) cases, 94 (65%) were married, 59 (41%) worked for lack of other opportunities, 58 (40%) had been working for 6-10 years, 104 (72%) worked more than eight hours per day, 137 (95%) received 1-2 minimum, 135 (23%) and 139 (24%) wage used as key measures of safety helmet with chin strap and retroreflective devices, respectively. 72 (50%) of respondents have had some type of accident, of these 49 (68%) were injured, and 27 (55%) were treated in the public health system. 144 (20%) had physical risks, 134 (18.5%), chemical hazards, 49 (7%) biohazards , 141 (19.5%) ergonomic hazards, 124 (17%) psychosocial risk and 131 (18%) risk of accidents. We conclude that the mototaxi driver lacks health promotion activities aimed at traffic education and more academic studies of their work activities as the risk and high levels of suffering accidents at work.