Doenças osteomusculares : um problema frequente e pertinente aos serventes da construção civil

Abstract

The building is considered a high-risk occupational activity, as workers perform menial procedures requiring great physical effort and can result in occupational injuries mainly related to the spine. The objective of this work is to study the ergonomic issues involved in construction helper tasks in construction. This work was carried out through field research where it was held was verified the different tasks carried out by servants on different days, times and situations from behavioral observations, gestures, communication in the workplace, displacements, adopted positions, strategies used and the skills that the servants use to the development of their work and the problems faced during the process of implementation of activities. Through this work it was possible to enumerate the main complaints and the main ergonomic risks of construction helper activities and to propose an action plan to minimize ergonomic risks of these workers.