ERGONOMIA E SUSTENTABILIDADE SOCIAL: ESTUDOS APLICADOS NA AGROINDÚSTRIA

Abstract

The starting point of this essay was to investigate the correlation between business development on the capitalist production range marks with ergonomy and social sustainability. Theoretical knowledge about sustainability was researched; factory ground floor work conditions, especially involving its relation with the machinery; and the ergonomy while science and practice that seeks better manners of interaction among men versus machine. Social Security Information was researched about the incidence of workrelated diseases such as: reason: body parts involved; quantity of layoffs and granted benefits; age of greater incidence. It was used the Economical Activities National Code (CNAE) empowered by Receita Federal in all states, including the state of Goiás. In order to understand practically what happens inside an agro-industry that might lead to the insurgence of occupational diseases that compromise society, the state and the economy, an in-loco study was made. In this study we ll see the result of 02 years working on the attachment of theory and practice of ergonomy: the difficulties on implementing a philosophy that has three important factors as principle (comfort, security and efficiency), conciliated to the capitalism main goal which is production, having the workingman struggle against managements and leaderships as the back scenario.