Mapeamento dos riscos psicossociais relacionados ao trabalho dos policiais militares do Tocantins

Abstract

Presents the mapping of the psychosocial risks related to the work of the Military police officers operating in the state of Tocantins. Specifically, the characteristics of the prescribed work organization are investigated; the management style of the work organization is evaluated; the risks of pathogenic suffering are raised in the participants and the physical and psychosocial damages resulting from the work of the police are identified. Participated in the research the Military Police crowded in Arraias (1° CIPM), Taquaralto (6° BPM), Guaraí (7° BPM), Palmas (1° BPM), Porto Nacional (5° BPM), Araguaína (2° BPM), e Araguatins (9° BPM). The protocol for the evaluation of psychosocial Risks at work was used as a data collection instrument (PROART). There were 686 voluntary contributions, 53.5% of the total valid population comprising 1281police officers. The research was based on a quantitative approach and descriptive statistics were used, through the SPSS program. The results show that the majority of the participating military police officers are: a) male (89.8%); b) have until high school (42.08%); c) are married or live in a stable union (75%); d) have more than 20 years of service in the Institution (35.5%) and less than five in the current position (54.8%); e) belong to the lower rank of military hierarchy (80.7%); f) exercise the operational function (61.7%); g) and had 1 or 2 health problems in the last year (51.3%). Regarding the psychosocial risks arising from the worker-organization relationship between the participants, it was found that the Task Division, as well as the Division of Work, were likely to cause medium psychosocial risks in responding police officers. In the first, the most critical item was related to the insufficient number of workers to perform the tasks. For the Social Work Division, the most problematic item was related to the non-participation of the Police in the decisions about the work. There is a slight predominance of the Managerial Style in relation to the Collective. The most punctuated items were: "The hierarchy is valued in this organization" and "There is strong control of the work". As for the risks of pathogenic suffering, there was a low risk for the lack of meaning in the work and for the lack of recognition, whereas the Mental Exhaustion factor had an average risk. The most critical factor is "revolt by subjecting your work to political decisions." We identified low risk for psychosocial and average damage to physical damage, "sleep disturbances" "back pain" and "leg pain" outside the items with higher averages. Therefore, through this mapping that the Tocantins Military Police, participants of this study, are exposed to Medium Psychosocial Risks for the way in which the organization is structured, mainly for the ineffective, for the little autonomy and freedom of expression, as well as for the interference politics in organizational decisions, limitations that reflect on physical pain and changes in sleep. This represents a state of alert where interventions are suggested in the medium to short term to avoid the possible sickness of their workers. Lastly, the positive items that must be maintained and strengthened in the PMTO are highlighted: work sense and recognition.