Abstract
Objective: To report the experience of nursing academics in the creation and application of an educational technology for the prevention of uncovered motor shaft accidents in river transport. Experiencereport: Initially, the main determinants involving the uncovered motor shaft accident, scalping, were identified, and from then on, thought was given to developing an educational action using a technology that would lead clearly and efficiently health promotion and prevention information. The second stage was the application of the educational action on river transport in the Icoaraci Municipal Port - PA that used two technologies: light technology, which was a floating waiting room and light-hard technology in the form of posters and stickers glued to the boats. Final considerations: It was evidenced that the choice of applied educational technology provided a better learning for the target audience. Also noteworthy is the understanding of the need for more educational actions to combat scalping, which unfortunately is still a very common accident in the Amazon region.