Análise ergonômica no setor de confecção têxtil: planejamento de melhorias para o posto de trabalho de operadores de máquina de costura.

Abstract

The present course completion work was carried out in a textile company, specialized in the manufacture of pieces in the intimate fashion sector,located in the State of Pernambuco.With the economic importance of this branch to the country and due to the large volume of production that is demanded, companies are required to increase productivity on the part of employees directly linked to the process of making the parts. Knowing that the work of the seamstress is among the professions with the most occurrence of RES (Repetitive Strain Injury), which are disturbances caused by the realization of movements made continuously or repeatedly, this work aims to alert employees, but, mainly companies on the health of their employees, seeking strategies to remain competitive starting, therefore to invest in the comfort and wellbeing of their own workforce. In this sense, the general objective of this work was to perform an Ergonomic Work Analysis (EWA) at the workstation of the sewing machine operators responsible for the production of intimate fashion pieces, identifying the occurrence of possible upper limbs disorders related to repetitive movements, as well as analyzing risk factors related to the work environment. To achieve these objectives, a questionnaire was initially applied to sewing machine operators to determine the profile of employees and obtain other information regarding their work environment, where 80% said they felt discomfort or back and/or foot pain during the performance of their work task. To analyze the movements and postures adopted by the employees, the RULA (Rapid Upper Limb Assessment) method was used, which identifies whether the activity analyzed has the potential to cause musculoskeletal disorders in the individual. The analysis of the physical risks of noise and illuminance of the environment was obtained through measurement with the specific equipment, and as a control parameter of these data, the NR15 was used for noise and NBR 5413 for luminosity. With the measurement of noise, the value of 90.3dB and the value of 343.8 lux were obtained for luminosity. With this data it was possible to make recommendations regarding the use of EPIs through NR6 that deals with Individual Equipment, as well as improvements related to the operator's work environment, from the NR17 that deals with Occupational Safety and Health (NR17), to provide greater comfort to carry out their activities.