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Avaliação ergonômica do trabalho em indústria de aço inox: análise de condições psicofisiológicas

2016; Volume: 14; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5327/z1679-443520164614

2447-0147

Maria Hilda Araújo Ribeiro, Graça de Fátima Pereira Almeida, Marcos Antônio Custódio Neto da Silva, Rebeca Costa Castelo Branco, Flávia Coelho Mohana Pinheiro, Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento,

Occupational health in dentistry

Context: We present a method for ergonomic intervention, in which the psychophysiological work conditions of workers in the stainless steel industry are investigated.Objective: To assess the working conditions and provide suggestions to enable an ergonomic work environment.Methods: This was a descriptive, retrospective study obtained from survey data of 47 employees from a stainless steel smelter in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, from January to December 2011, trough technical visit.Results: In the workstations observed in this study, the body posture is free posture, sometimes in standing position, sitting or semi-sitting.The type of bank used is questionable, as there is no backrest.The observed problems were: accidental and architectural, due to the lack of planning space and pleasant work environment; biological, due to accumulated dirt and non-compliance with hygiene standards; physical and environmental, due to the lack of sufficient lighting especially in jobs requiring precision; interfacial, with work benches and especially banks without any kind of support for the execution of tasks; chemical and environmental, due to the lack of a clean workplace, exposing the worker to heavy substances harmful to health on a daily basis.Conclusion: The study shows the fragility of working conditions at a company in São Luís.It is important to make changes in order to guarantee better conditions of service, according to ergonomic principles.