Dissertação Completa - UTFPR

PPGEP – Gestão Industrial (2008)
ABSTRACT
Considering the posture importance to the health of workers in the production
process of charcoal, this ergonomic research based on a biomechanical focus aims
on the evaluation of the posture adopted by these workers on the production of
charcoal in vertical metal cylinders. Thus, it was verified the incidence of pain and/or
musculoskeletal injuries to the workers in charcoal production. Also, it was evaluated
the weight carried by the worker performing their daily tasks and the positions taken
by workers during these tasks execution. The research is qualitative and applied, and
their goals are descriptive, what is associated to the inductive method. Applying the
Ergonomic Analysis of Labor, the data collection was done from workers direct
observation, registration of images, interviews, application of a Diagram proposed by
Corlett and Manenica and analysis of data made with a system posture analysis
based on the OWAS method: the software WinOwas specific for ergonomic research.
The main results of the research show that there postures with risks in the four levels
of musculoskeletal injuries classified by OWAS, concluding that the method is
imperative for ergonomic recommendations for minimizing or eradication of suffering
injury and worker’s postural constraints.
Keywords: Humans factors, worker healthy, posture, biomechanics.