Análise da utilização do método AHP no processo de avaliação e priorização de riscos ocupacionais em um laboratório de ensino e pesquisa de uma instituição federal de ensino superior

Abstract

The activities carried out in laboratories of Federal Institutions of Higher Education (IFES) cover several areas of knowledge, being essential for the development of scientific research, teaching activities and university extension. However, the laboratory environment exposes individuals to various occupational risks that are inherent in carrying out activities. In view of this, risk management at IFES becomes fundamental in these environments, as it reduces the risk of accidents, promotes the health and satisfaction of workers, in addition to improving operational results and the institution's image. This research presented an analysis and proposal for the use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique in the risk assessment process of risk management, based on the ISO 31000:2018 Standard, which applied methods of identification, analysis, evaluation and control of occupational risks in an academic laboratory of an IFES in southern Brazil, in order to assist the specialists in occupational health and safety of that institution in prioritizing risks, making the actions of elaboration and implementation of prevention programs in occupational safety and health more assertive . For this, the Preliminary Risk Analysis method was used to identify the risks, the Risk Index method for the analysis of the severity and probability of these risks and in the evaluation stage, to prioritize the environmental risks and assist in the specialists' decision making, the final development of the research indicated the order of importance of environmental risks through the AHP. The results indicated that the environmental risks of the laboratory with the highest priority and importance for the implementation of control measures analyzed by the specialists were the Accident Risks (39.28%) and the Chemical (34.08%), followed by the Physical Risk (14 .46%) and Ergonomic (12.17%).