Affiliations: Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife,
PE,Brasil | University of Pernambuco, Recife-PE, Brasil
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109, apt. 703, Graças, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. Zip code: 52011-260.
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Abstract: BACKGROUND: Despite the attempts to include people with disabilities
at work, the number of such people seeking employment and of those receiving
job opportunities remains low. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to evaluate the construction jobs of
bricklayer, carpenter, steel fixer, painter, laborer 1, laborer 2 and foreman
on the construction site of a water supply network so as to determine the
profile of workers with disabilities who could perform these jobs and what
adaptations are needed. METHODS: The methods used were: direct observation of the activities
and the environment, interviews with staff on the site, and a video and
photographic record of the tasks, while the software ErgoDis/IBV was used to
analyze the jobs. RESULTS: it was found that workers with hearing impairments could
perform the activities without any adaptations to the job, while for
individuals whose leg or foot had been amputated, some adjustments would be
needed. CONCLUSIONS: Thus, by the knowledge of the task, the physical,
intellectual and organizational demands of jobs and knowing the functional
capabilities of workers with disabilities, reasonable adaptation to work
environments can be carried out adequately. To achieve this goal, it is
important that this be done through an integration of a multidisciplinary team,
which involves the areas of occupational safety and ergonomics.
Keywords: Ergonomics, occupational safety, people with disabilities, workplace adaptation, construction industry
