ABSTRACT
In recent decades, there has been a rise in the use o lean production model techniques. Through this approach, companies become more flexible, a fact that increases the interest in studies regarding the introduction of this model in businesses and its impacts on working conditions. Important observations concerning ergonomics, such as the theme of work activity regulation, have been highlighted in such studies. This article aims to discuss strategies and regulations adopted by the workers on assembly lines that are considered flexible. The article presents the results of a study in a company that adopts some lean production techniques. The study was analyzed using the activity analysis as one of the premises of the Ergonomic Work Analysis (EWA). Many aspects of the traditional assembly line remain present in the scenario that was studied, however a new language was employed and aspects in the nature of regulations demonstrate that the relation with lean production techniques influence the operators' operational modes.
Subject(s)
Ergonomics , Industry , Models, Organizational , Total Quality Management , Humans , Organizational Case Studies , Organizational Innovation , Task Performance and AnalysisABSTRACT
A análise do setor de triagem de uma cooperativa formada por catadores de material reciclável é objeto deste estudo. Utilizando a metodologia da Análise Ergonômica do Trabalho (AET), demonstra-se que, além dos riscos de acidentes e doenças, outras fontes de desconforto são geradas pela forma de organização adotada. O redirecionamento dos trabalhadores do antigo aterro sanitário para a cooperativa, na busca da inclusão social com geração de renda, intensificou sinais de sofrimento psíquico, sobrecarga física e mental e, especialmente, potencializou problemas financeiros que demandam modificações na organização do trabalho e parcerias institucionais.
The object of this paper is the analysis of a selection sector in a recycled material catcher cooperative. By using the Ergonomic Work Analysis, the paper shows that besides work-related risks and diseases other sources of discomfort are generated by the work organization mode. The guidance of workers from the Municipal Landfill Site to the cooperative organization in search of social inclusion and income generation activities seemed to intensify psycho-suffering, mental and physical overload and especially it determined financial problems. This situation asks for changes in the work organization mode and requests institutional partnership.