Análisis de riesgos para el área de medicina nuclear en un hospital

Abstract

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is a fundamental discipline to protect workers, especially in high-risk work environments such as the Nuclear Medicine area in a hospital. This sector presents a continuous exposure to various risk factors, including ionizing radiation, which marks the need for a rigorous risk management to prevent injuries, diseases and ensure the physical and mental well-being of employees. To address this issue, the “Colombian Technical Guide GTC 45” (GTC 45) was used as the main regulatory framework. This methodology facilitated the identification, evaluation and estimation of occupational risks present in the different positions of the nuclear medicine area. Various types of risks were identified, such as physical, mechanical, chemical and ergonomic, with several of them categorized at a critical level after estimation. As a result of the risk analysis and dosimetry, control measures were proposed based on the hierarchy of controls such as administrative, engineering and EPPS. These measures seek to mitigate the risks identified in the activities analyzed and, despite the inevitability of physical risk in this area, engineering and administrative controls have proven to be effective in controlling and reducing the incidence of disease in the short and long term.