AMBIENTE DE TRABALHO E QUALIDADE DE VIDA DOS TRABALHADORES DA CONSTRUÇÃO CIVIL DE UMA CONSTRUTORA DE GOIÂNIA

Abstract

The work plays a fundamental role in living conditions and health of the individual. Due to the type of work, risk of falls, traffic accidents and exposures to harmful substances, the work environment in construction can be a negative impact on health and quality of life of workers in the construction industry. The objective of this research was to analyze the epidemiology, risk factors involved in work activity and quality of life of construction worker. We performed a crosssectional survey of an epidemic, with 71 workers in the construction industry in Goiânia-GO. We applied the following instruments: Epidemiological Survey, Economic Classification Criterion ABEP, Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL - BREF), Profile of the environment and working conditions, Index of the Work Ability, Nordic Questionnaire for Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Job Stress Scale. The results were analyzed descriptively and correlated through the Pearson correlation test. According to the results obtained, there was a predominance of brown workers, mean age 36 years, and first degree level of education. Most consume alcohol, do not smoke and do not practice physical activity are Economy Class "C", act as servants, trained for the job they worked and they all wore felt important and personal protective equipment. We identified a few cases of musculoskeletal complaints, most have a good perception of their quality of life and health, has good workability and a low level of stress. The results of the associations between the variables revealed that age is related in some way with both the quality of life, and with the ability to work and stress level. It is concluded that the best environmental working conditions better the quality of life of workers and consequently lower the perception of job stress. We suggest measures to provide guidance to the workers, in order to improve the conditions of the working environment to generate positive impact on quality of life, ability to work and less stress at work.