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BENAVENT NACHER, Salomé; MACHI ALAPONT, María; MOLINER SALES, Iván  y  SOTO FERRANDO, Pedro. Evaluación de riesgo biológico en el Hospital Rey Don Jaime. Med. segur. trab. [online]. 2007, vol.53, n.206, pp.9-14. ISSN 1989-7790.

Objective: The purpose of this work is to realize an evaluation of the existing biological risk for the staff at the hospital with the aim of both identifying the jobs and microorganisms which mean a higher risk and to be able to adopt preventive measures.  Methods: It was applied the BIOGAVAL methodology of evaluation of biological risk developed by the Safety and Hygiene Office in Valencia. This method deals with an identification of the most probable present microorganisms, their possible hurt for health, transmission mechanisms, percentage of target population vaccinated and the protective effect of the hygienic measures. It was applied to the different jobs which show biological risk except for the kitchen ones.  Results: The results show a higher risk for the microorganisms of air transmission and with low vaccine protection, as well as a superior risk level (compared to other workers) of the Nursing assistants in the casualty department.  Conclusions: The method has proved to be useful to show both the most dangerous jobs and the higher risk microbiologic agents. Likewise it provides a guidance about the priority for the application of control preventive measures.

Palabras clave : Evaluation; biological risk; Biogaval; hospital.

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