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Ergonomic risks on the operational activities of firefighters from Rio de Janeiro

Issue title: IEA 2012: 18th World congress on Ergonomics - Designing a sustainable future

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Vitari, Flávia Curi | Francisco, Hilmar Soares | da Silva Mello, Márcia Gomide

Affiliations: Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Avenida Horácio Macedo, S/N - Ilha do Fundão - Cidade Universitária, CEP 21941-598, RJ, Brazil | Corpo de Bombeiros Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Estrada do Galeão, S/N – Guarabu, Ilha do Governador, RJ, Brazil

Keywords: Occupational,Health, Occupational Safety, Personal Protective Equipment, work environment

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0959-5810

Journal: Work, vol. 41, no. Supplement 1, pp. 5810-5812, 2012

Published: 2012
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Abstract

The Fire Brigade of the State of Rio de Janeiro (CBMERJ) is Brazil’s most ancient and is one of the military forces of the state. It has the primary function of activities related to civil defense of the state._This study aims to contribute to the improvement of the current situation by proposing a solution of eliminating totally or at least mitigating risks of ergonomic injury, since all operating activities are based on the performance of man, applying techniques and equipment with intensive use of hands, teamwork, extended shifts and living with stressful situations, which enhance the occurrence of awkward postures among other ergonomic risk factors._This is a quantitative study._The fields of study were five operational units with the highest statistical service of the Corporation. The following items were analyzed: profile of the firemen, work environment, activity performed, adequacy of training received and epidemiological assessment of pain. In total, 208 questionnaires were answered. Data analysis was performed by frequency and presented in tables, charts and graphs. It is important to implement procedures aimed at occupational health and safety of firefighters in the light of ergonomic concepts, so that crews activities are carried out with increased safety and quality.

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