“…However, the selection of a method and the tools to be used in the analysis often becomes an obstacle to professionals in the field of workers' health due to the large variety of techniques and instruments available, work characteristics, and the resources available for data collection and analysis 12 . In this sense, some studies have been conducted with the purpose of comparing the results obtained by the methods of direct measurement, observational protocols, and questionnaires [13][14][15][16][17][18] . The latter are the most used in clinical practice, because, besides the low cost, they enable the evaluation of various occupational activities and a large number of workers 12 .…”