Tab. I.

General characteristics of the respondents (I) and output indicators (II).

Variable		Frequency	%
I. ACTUARIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Your Work Area	A. Hygiene and Public Health	169	35
	B. Workplace Prevention	130	27
	C. Food & Nutrition Hygiene	71	15
	D. Public Health Laboratory	25	5
	E. Legal Medicine	21	4
	F. Veterinary Medicine	11	2
	G. Management	26	5
	H. Not otherwise specified	26	5
Work in the Department (years)	< 1	10	2
	1-5	59	12
	6-10	48	10
	11-15	83	17
	16-20	63	13
	21 or more	216	45
Work in the Unit (years)	< 1	15	3
	1-5	70	15
	6-10	67	14
	11-15	99	21
	16-20	73	15
	21 or more	155	32
Working hours in the Department per week	< 20	7	1
	20-38	355	74
	39-59	110	23
	60 or more	7	1
Staff position in the Department	Technician	206	43
	Physician	84	18
	Unit assistant/clerk/secretary	82	17
	Nurse/sanitary assistant	74	15
	Other (Chemist, Dietician, etc)	33	7
Direct interaction or contact with patients/users	Yes	430	90
	No	48	10
Experience in the profession (years)	< 1	7	1
	1-5	32	7
	6-10	44	9
	11-15	71	15
	16-20	65	14
	21 or more	259	54
II. OUTPUT INDICATORS
Patient Safety Grade	Excellent	47	10
	Very Good	184	39
	Acceptable	223	47
	Poor	17	4
	Failing	4	1
Number of Events Reported	Non response	173	36
	None	256	53
	1-2	36	8
	3-5	8	2
	6-10	3	1
	11-20	0	0
	21 or more	3	1