Intervention in hydrometers industry: Recommendations for improvements based on ergonomic assessment
Abstract
With the aim of adapting working conditions to the skills, abilities and limitations of workers, this paper presents the results of an ergonomical intervention performed at an volumetric and velocimetric water meters factory, located in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Based on a systemic approach which considers human-task-machine-environment interface, the results indicated that the factory exposes its workers to problems of physical-environmental, organizational, job, biomechanical and psychosocial order. Changes and adjustments in the surveyed employees' working conditions were proposed to guarantee comfort, safety and life quality to these people. © 2013 Taylor & Francis Group.
How to cite this document
Ribeiro, G. S. et al. Intervention in hydrometers industry: Recommendations for improvements based on ergonomic assessment. Occupational Safety and Hygiene - Proceedings of the International Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene, SHO 2013, p. 43-46. Available at: <http://hdl.handle.net/11449/219895>.
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