Proposta de adequação do posto de trabalho para pessoas com deficiência através de técnicas da ergonomia

Abstract

According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Brazil's population is composed of 190 755 799 inhabitants residents, of those 45,606,048 are disabled. From these, 40,928,038 people with disabilities are economically active. Given the significant importance of people who are employed in the formal / informal work, we sought to examine whether companies are adapting their workstation according to the needs of their disabled employees. The nature of research is applied with a qualitative feature and presents a descriptive and based case study. To collect data regarding workplace, ergonomics techniques were used, such as anthropometric and workplace measurements, Nordic questionnaire and interviews. From these data it was possible to make a diagnosis by comparing anthropometric and workstations measures and taking into account the information provided by the user as his need to perform his activities. Finally it was possible to prove that the anthropometric dimensions of the participant does not conform to the dimensions of the workstation and thus were suggested some proposals for improvements to increase performance, safety and comfort of the interviewee.