A Análise Ergonômica do Trabalho (AET) aplicada ao trabalho na agricultura: experiências e reflexões

Abstract

Objetivo: este trabalho resume a experiência do Grupo de Pesquisa em Ergonomia, Trabalho e Agricultura, do Programa de Pós-Graduação da Faculdade de Engenharia Agrícola da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), sobre a análise do trabalho agrícola com a utilização da Análise Ergonômica do Trabalho (AET). Método: reflexão circunstanciada com base no referencial teórico-metodológico da AET. Resultados: apresentam-se reflexões sobre a utilização da AET em um contexto de pesquisa acadêmica, focado no estudo do trabalho na agricultura, por meio de estudos sobre o trabalho na fruticultura e horticultura orgânica, na colheita manual da cana-de-açúcar, na avicultura de corte, em unidades de beneficiamento de tomates e na colheita florestal. Conclusões: a AET mostrou-se apropriada como um meio de aproximação ao objeto da pesquisa e sua utilização auxiliou na lapidação das hipóteses iniciais e no detalhamento dos procedimentos metodológicos.

Occupational Noise and Vibration Assessments in Forest Harvesting Equipment in North-eastern Brazil

“…The results of this study corroborate those of other authors [26], who highlight the technological advances and improvements in the workplace of high performance forestry equipment in recent years, but point out that the equipment still exposes the operator to some degree of risk and mainly influences your occupational health. From this comes the importance of studies on the ergonomic quality of forest harvesting machinery in order to improve the working conditions of national operators.…”

Work in organic farming: an overview

“…In terms of the methodology adopted in the research retained, Ergonomic Work Analysis (AET) was the most used, appearing in 30% of the studies. This methodology is widely used for work conducted in agriculture because it allows for analysis of the tasks performed by the worker, allowing for the use of various data collection instruments (ABRAHÃO et al 2015).…”

“…Although, interviews were the preferentially selected instrument for portfolio studies, it was possible to observe that some authors included other instruments, such as observations, to complement the information collected (ABRAHÃO et al, 2015;GEMMA et al, 2010;LORENZZON, 2014;POUBEL, 2006). The use of more than one instrument for data collection lends depth to the research and a greater reliability of the results reported.…”

“…Another risk factor reported was the cognitive load (ABRAHÃO et al, 2015;GEMMA et al, 2010), which is related to the use of memory, attention, decision-making, and problem solving (ABRAHÃO et al, 2009). Diversification of organic production required great knowledge and an increased amount of information as each crop requires specific handling.…”

“…The lack of assistance was another aspect raised with regard to working conditions, indicating it as the main factor responsible for slowing down the development of organic agriculture (ABRAHÃO et al, 2015;LUNDQVIST, 2000) or even for interrupting work (POUBEL, 2006). Technical assistance is a recurrent theme in several studies carried out over time and in several regions of Brazil, and it is still claimed to be insufficient or non-existent for those who work with a non-industrial agriculture model (FANTINI et al, 2018;SANTANA et al, 2018;SANTOS et al, 2014).…”