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Objective: To identify the medical waste production rates (kg.bed-1.day-1) for the waste groups A, B, D (including recyclables) and E, and to verify seasonal influence in the generation of waste. Methods: Data were collected by weighing the waste, during seven consecutive days for four weeks, with each week corresponding to a season. Results: The waste production rate presented the following values in kg.bed-1.day-1 for each group: A: 0.831, B: 0.088, D: 2,607, D-Recyclable: 0.525 and E: 0.102. Based on the analysis of variance (ANOVA) test, it was not found evidence that seasonality influences with the generation of the waste. Conclusion: Hospitals with similar numbers of beds have divergent values for the waste production rates, therefore it was not possible to use a reference rate for comparison with other hospitals. Finally, the ANOVA test did not found evidence that seasonality influences the generation of the waste.

Objective: The study aims to understand the perceptions of workers of a Psychosocial Care Center (CAPS) on
staff meetings. Methods: Study of qualitative approach, using the methodological theoretical evaluation of the
fourth generation. The data were collected in a Santa Catarina's CAPS in 2006, 2011 and 2014 through semistructured
interviews, field observations and data recycling groups. Results: The daily frequency of spaces of
team meetings enables a process of interaction in which knowledge and information is shared, and the group
democratically decides the necessary referrals and plan together the next actions taking co-responsibilities over
safety in the work process. Conclusion: Team meetings are considered a strategic space for workers to organize
the work process.