Qualidade de vida e bem-estar no trabalho: estudo com montadores de andaimes

Abstract

The study aims to investigate the perception of workers about the quality of life and well-being at work on a scaffolding assembly, using the Walton's model (1973) as the basis for the study. The research points the origin and evolution of the quality of life at work, their definitions and the main models of QWL. It was presented the concept of well-being at work (WBW) and its subjective and psychological approaches. The research presents the concept of work at height, its risks and ways of ensure worker safety. It also addressed the concept of scaffolding and its main types, as well as what you need to perform the assembly of them. The importance of the study is due to the interest of studying the chosen public and verify if the work at height influences in the quality of life of these workers, relation yet little investigated. This study used the qualitative, descriptive approach, through interviews, survey and content analysis of the interviews carried out with the scaffolders, ten in total, of a company located in the city of Fortaleza in May of 2018. The results obtained indicate that the tiring work of scaffolders and the remuneration below the expected, raises a dissatisfaction, especially for those who confirming part of the assumptions. In future research, it is recommended that further study on the unit of context work and total space of life, because it was the unit with greater engagement in responses.