O trabalho artesanal realizado em postura sentada : a penosidade escondida na fabricação de petecas

Abstract

Craft work is associated with man's ability to transform artefacts into objects, being one of the oldest forms of work activity organization. This monograph presents an ergonomic analysis of a craft activity, which is part of the manufacture of a sport- ing article called “Peteca”, in a factory located in the metropolitan region of Belo Hori- zonte. The research was of the descriptive type and was based on the Ergonomic Analysis of Work (AET), carried out at the workstation responsible for the activities of aligning and cleaning turkey feathers (raw material for manufacturing Shuttlecock). The study highlighted the sitting posture and repetitive movements and, with the help of ergonomic analysis, sought to define possible alternatives for solutions and/or im- provements to problems related to the worker's health. In this sense, some recommendations were made, among them the adequacy of the workstation and equipment to allow the adoption of more comfortable postures while carrying out these activities. Remembering that the working conditions that allow the work to be carried out with comfort and safety for the activity carried out, are re- sources for the involved worker, since he puts his body and intelligence into action to achieve the objectives intended and organizes its posture in order to facilitate the ex- ecution of its activities.