Table 1 Main and secondary variables
From: Exposure of health workers in primary health care to glutaraldehyde
Primary variables | |
Workers concentration of glutaraldehyde (mg/m3) | |
Environment concentration of glutaraldehyde (mg/m3) | |
Secondary variables | |
Staff | Professional category |
Gender | |
Age | |
Professional experience (in years) | |
Working shift (morning, afternoon, part-time) | |
Process | Maximum exposure to glutaraldehyde process |
Weekly exposure time (in minutes) | |
Individual protection equipment during handling | |
Product type (chemical substance) | |
Structure | Premises, hall or consultation room with glutaraldehyde |
Premises size (m3) | |
Premises temperature °C | |
Premises relative humidity (%) | |
Premises CO2 level (ppm) | |
Type of ventilation (natural or artificial) | |
Procedure | Existence of cleaning, disinfecting and sterilization protocols (Y/N) |
Existence of glutaraldehyde handling protocols (Y/N) | |
Training of workers (Y/N) | |
Kind of information provided to the workers | |