Aspectos de biossegurança em laboratórios de ensino e pesquisa na Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso - Campus Universitário do Araguaia

Abstract

Procedures on aspects of biosafety in teaching and research laboratories in Brazilian public universities in daily situations are neglected by the professionals and institutions involved, due to the national culture often applied for palliative and preventive actions. Based on this problem, the objective of this study was to verify the characteristics and quality of biosafety practiced at the individual, collective and structural levels in teaching and research laboratories linked to the Institute of Biological and Health Sciences (ICBS) at the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), at the University Campus of Araguaia (CUA). The present study was an epidemiological study of the transversal type, carried out through the application of questionnaires for those responsible for the laboratories linked to the ICBSCUA-UFMT. The results obtained in this study found numerous deficiencies in the laboratories, for example, inadequate biosafety levels, missing risk maps, lack of risk identification in the doors, in the devices and absence of voltage identification are examples of aspects not witnessed. On the other hand, it was noted that Individual Protection Equipment was made available by the laboratory in most of them and that those responsible for it know the importance of applying biosafety procedures in the laboratories. Therefore, it was concluded that most of these places are not in accordance with biosafety standards and that those responsible for them know the degree of importance of complying with them, given their position as responsible for these environments, however the practical application in most laboratories are not being carried out, until the time of this study, in the appropriate standard recommended by manuals and models for applying biosafety standards and procedures in teaching and research laboratory environments.