The objective of this study was to test the hypotheses (i) that health-care workers vary greatly in the methods used to fold and unfold selected manual wheelchairs, and (ii) that many of the methods used include bent and twisted back postures that are known to be associated with a high risk of injury. We studied 20 health-care workers in a rehabilitation center. Subjects folded and unfolded two...

The incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders remains high and, as these injuries have a cost for companies and society, it is important to prevent them through ergonomic analysis workplace design. During the work process, we are always looking reduce lost time improve quality work. From an point view, determine what workloads employees exposed eliminate or at least minimise by redesi...

This study was conducted in a nursery for eucalyptus seedling production in a forest Company, located in the southern state of Bahia, Brazil. It aimed to evaluate the ergonomic conditions of the preparation of cuttings and mini-cuttings with scissors for Eucalyptus seedling production to increase well-being, satisfaction and safety and minimizing the occurrence of occupational diseases, also im...

This project aimed the characterization of the physical workload of the organic horticulture by determining the frequency of exposure of operators to some activity categories. To do this, an adaptation of the PATH method (Posture, Activities, Tools and Handling) was done to be used in the context of agriculture work. The approach included an evaluation of physical effort demanded to perform the...

La ergonomía es una de las ciencias o disciplinas que apoyan a la gestión higiene y seguridad empresa, esta permite evaluar los factores riesgos nivel puestos trabajo interacción entre el trabajador herramientas entorno laboral, con finalidad establecer posibles afecten salud trabajadores puedan generar trastornos en mismos. El presente estudio se realizó basado ergonomía, sus definiciones cara...