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Ergonomics in "remote work" activities: a workstation adaptation case study in Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorArruda, Poliana Nascimento
dc.contributor.authorArão, Isabelle Rocha
dc.contributor.authorSoares, Helen Pereira dos Santos
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Joaquim
dc.contributor.authorPM Lima, João
dc.contributor.authore Sousa, Hélder Fernando Pedrosa
dc.contributor.authorDinis, M. A. P.
dc.contributor.authorSimões, Helder
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-19T15:07:04Z
dc.date.available2023-06-19T15:07:04Z
dc.date.issued2022-09-07
dc.description.abstractThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic decreed by the outbreak of the new coronavirus culminated in the need to implement jobs in the homes of employees who had to adhere to the “remote work” style, due to social isolation actions in Brazil. Many of the employees started to work in the absence of adequate working conditions in their homes, impacting the three dimensions of ergonomics, i.e., physical, organizational and cognitive. The objective of this chapter is to report the adjustments made in a workplace after the change of modality from face-to-face (f2f) activities to “remote work” after the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, aiming to adopt actions aimed at ergonomics. The research was carried out with a professional in the area of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering who started remote work in March 2020. The work is of a qualitative nature, using photos to illustrate the changes occurring before and after the installation of the equipments and reports on strategies to improve working conditions in the “remote work”. The cost of physical adaptations was also computed. The most reported complaints collected by the professional were back pain, neck, forearm, wrist and eye pain, in addition to mental fatigue. The necessary equipment and furniture were acquired for the physical adaptation of the workspace. Issues of working hours, days off, means of communication were also addressed, but aspects of cognitive and organizational ergonomics must have the participation of the entire work group to achieve effective results. The accompaniment of a specialized technical professional would be important for the establishment of further assertive actions, seeking the productivity and quality of life of the employee.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn978-989-54863-2-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/45226
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherPortuguese Society of Occupational Safety and Hygiene (SPOSHO)pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectRemote workpt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemicpt_PT
dc.subjectErgonomicspt_PT
dc.subjectWorking conditionspt_PT
dc.titleErgonomics in "remote work" activities: a workstation adaptation case study in Brazilpt_PT
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceGuimarães, Portugalpt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage7pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Symposium on Occupational Safety and Hygiene: proceedings book of the SHO2022pt_PT
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person.givenNameJoaquim
person.givenNameJoão
person.givenNameHélder Fernando
person.givenNameMaria Alzira Pimenta
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