Citation

Avilés-Palacios C, López-Quero M, García-López MJ. Safety Sci. 2013; 58: 27-31.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ssci.2013.03.011

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This qualitative paper shows the lack of gender considerations that the Spanish prevention service technicians demonstrate in their evaluations, namely, in the maternity or breast-feeding states of female employees. Likewise, it offers courses of action for the improvement of the activity developed by these services with the aim of improving the preventive practices and, therefore, the work safety and health of vulnerable groups, as is the case of women who are pregnant or breast-feeding.

It is framed within the processes of qualitative research based on a questionnaire sent to occupational health technicians.

This paper is innovative because this gender approach has not been studied empirically. It also makes relevant findings to consider in future developments or organizational policy regarding occupational risks assessment.