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Ergonomic evaluation of the position of urgency in a mixed health in Natal/Rio Grande do Norte
Avaliação ergonômica do posto urgência em uma unidade mista de saúde na cidade de Natal/Rio Grande do Norte
Evaluación ergonómica del centro de urgencia en una unidad básica de salud en Natal/Rio Grande do Norte
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Abstract
Objective: to perform an ergonomic analysis of emergency room in a joint health unit in Natal/RN. Methods: this investigation is a descriptive and exploratory with qualitative approach. Constituting an ergonomic evaluation of a workplace environment in a emergency post of a joint health unit, locate... view more
Objective: to perform an ergonomic analysis of emergency room in a joint health unit in Natal/RN. Methods: this investigation is a descriptive and exploratory with qualitative approach. Constituting an ergonomic evaluation of a workplace environment in a emergency post of a joint health unit, located in Natal, where were pointed ergonomic problems and interventions for the solution of them having in prospect the improvement of the workplace conditions of the workers. Results: the main problems found were transport, storage sites, hand tools, the design of the work post, lighting, environmental risk, commodity and welfare and personal protective equipment. Conclusions: ensuring ergonomically suitable environment extremely important, thus improving the productivity, reducing risks/accidents and absenteeism.... view less
Keywords
ergonomics; job; evaluation; nursing; occupational medicine; Brazil; Latin America; South America; risk; accident risk
Classification
Medical Sociology
Working Conditions
Free Keywords
Notfallmedizin
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 227-234
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5 (2013) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2013v5n3p227
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed