Resumo

ZAMORANO GONZALEZ, Benito; PARRA SIERRA, Víctor; PENA CARDENAS, Fabiola  e  CASTILLO MURAIRA, Yolanda. Knowledge and attitudes towards prevention among occupationally injured workers at a Mexican metal-mechanic company. Salud de los Trabajadores [online]. 2009, vol.17, n.1, pp.49-57. ISSN 1315-0138.

51 workers that suffered some type of work accident were investigated during 2007, at a metal-mechanic company; the lesion’s anatomic region is not an issue, in order to determine the knowledge and attitude level on occupational risks prevention. Such information will enhance safety management at the company. The investigation is descriptive, transverse and non-experimental. For data collection was used a questionnaire of 30 multiple-choice, divided into three sections: demographics data, and the variables knowledge and attitude on occupational risk prevention. The validity of the instrument got a Cronbach´s alpha of 0,74. With respect to the variables, the results indicate that workers have a low level in prevention knowledge occupational risk. Regarding the attitude variable, these were located at a low level also. As it is concluded that knowledge on occupational risk prevention and the attitude of workers are directly related.

Palavras-chave : Accident Prevention; Risks Occupational; Occupational Health.