Constructing the Place of Ergonomics as a Design Discipline: The Case of the Basic Design of Oil Platforms

Marins, Camila P.; Leite, Priscila B. C.; Mercado, Marina P.; Garotti, Luciano; Duarte, Francisco

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-74602-5_30

Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021)

2021

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-74602-5_30

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Constructing the Place of Ergonomics as a Design Discipline: The Case of the Basic Design of Oil Platforms

Camila P. Marins

Priscila B. C. Leite

Marina P. Mercado

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“…According to Duarte [6], the anticipation of future problems based on knowledge of real work has become a strategic dimension. For ergonomics, the The following stages were carried out to meet 86 the proposition of the theoretical background [13]: a) demand analysis; b) analysis of the organiza- The survey was conducted in a Brazilian energy 93 company from 2018 to 2020 [7,8]. Ethical proce-94 dures that guide ergonomics practice and follow the 95 code of ethics established by the Brazilian Associa-96 tion of Ergonomics [16] were used, and the following 97 precautions were taken:…”

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Integrating work into the design: The case of offshore maintenance

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BACKGROUND: Ergonomics in design is intended to close the gap between what is designed and the real work. This study discusses the creation of technical ergonomics requirements for the basic design stage of workshops on offshore platforms. OBJECTIVE: This paper intends to show how the ergonomics discipline contributes to integrating knowledge on the real work of the maintenance crew with the design. METHODS: This case study uses procedures, data collection, and analysis guided by the Ergonomics of the Activity’s (EA) theoretical framework, focused on design projects. RESULTS: The results show how ergonomics contributed to a better understanding of maintenance work, as well as how this knowledge was integrated into the project design. This occurred both through the construction of a new layout and equipment list, and through the development of technical specifications. These products enable greater operational efficiency, reductions in the costs of alterations in the next stages of the project, and improvement in working conditions. CONCLUSIONS: This work points to the need for new studies on platform maintenance work, in addition to studies that deepen the debate on consolidating ergonomics practice in design projects.

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The practice of ergonomics as a design discipline in the basic design of oil platforms

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BACKGROUND: Ergonomics is increasingly gaining ground in projects in the energy sector, as well as in the continuous process industry, although the discipline is still framing its space in this milieu. This issue emerges from the designers’ lack of familiarity with ergonomics work, especially in engineering design projects, combined with the usual expectations of organizations regarding the participation of ergonomists and the deliverables they ought to develop throughout the project. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to report the participation of a team of ergonomists in an oil platform basic design, discussing ergonomics structuring as an emerging design discipline. METHODS: This qualitative study used participant observation as a methodology approach aligned with the theoretical framework of Activity Ergonomics (AE). The data collection occurred between October 2018 and June 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. RESULTS: The results show the challenges faced by the ergonomics team and strategies adopted in order to create technical specifications (TS), which will determine the work conditions in the future platforms. An evolution in relation to the practice of Ergonomics during this project can be pointed out, even though part of its scope of action remains to be better understood among the design team. CONCLUSION: Considering oil platform project contexts, this work highlights how ergonomics can help integrate the different rationalities that compose the design process.

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