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Postural analysis of workers in a typical meat processing company in Brazil

2012; IOS Press; Volume: 41; Issue: S1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3233/wor-2012-0829-5392

1875-9270

Wemerton Luís Evangelista, Ilda de Fátima Ferreira Tinôco, Amaury Paulo de Souza, Luciano José Minette, Fernando da Costa Baêta, Emília Pio da Silva, Luciana Aparecida de Oliveira,

Occupational health in dentistry

Companies have increasingly sought strategies that will ensure a more competitive position in the marketplace. Among these strategies adopted by companies include the health and welfare of the worker, factors currently valued by consumers, especially those of most demanding market. Thus, the postural analysis is of great importance and interest because it is the study of positioning related to body parts like head, torso and limbs, capable of producing loads that may be excessive or insufficient causing disturbances in the muscle skeletal system worker. The aim of this study was to perform a postural analysis of the main sectors of workers (slaughter, cutting room, special cuts, packaging and dispatch) of a typical refrigerator pig industry in Brazil during the execution of their daily activities as well as developing proposals to minimize and/or eliminate the diseases and accidents. The study followed the safety norms of Brazilian Ministry of Labor and Employment. The posture analysis used the OWAS (Ovako Working Posture Analyzing System) methodology. The postures assumed by workers in the sector of packaging were as the most in need of emergency and quick action.