Avaliação ergonômica postural nos postos de trabalho de armador em obra de artes especiais: estudo de caso

Abstract

This academic work deals with a case study of the ergonomic postural evaluation in the work place of shipowners of an engineering company, specialized in the execution of works of special arts (Bridges, Viaducts and Galleries), in the city of Curitiba, Paraná. The research is based on a case study, being the construction site where the workers were evaluated, located in the metropolitan region of Curitiba. For the study were used as research instruments the visual monitoring at the stations, recording by photos, recording by filming and to obtain the final result. Ergonomic evaluation was applied the data collected in the field in the RULA method. It is concluded that the two tasks evaluated in this post present ergonomic risks to the employees and it is suggested changes in the work routine and environment to improve the posture during the execution of the work.