Recognising and assessing risks in the textile industry

The recognition and qualitative assessment of environmental agents that affect workers' health can help in the construction of Environmental Risk Maps for the various sectors of the Textile Industry, making it easier for employees and employers to diagnose occupational safety, the risks found in work environments and the importance of this for everyone's health. In this work, agents of five types of risk were identified: chemical, physical, biological, ergonomic and accident, and the intensity of the risk was characterised by circles of different sizes according to the perception of the workers. The risk map helps to create a more cautious attitude on the part of workers towards the dangers identified and graphically signposted, contributing to the elimination or control of previously detected risks.