Análise de condições de iluminação e temperatura em laboratório de universidade pública

Abstract

Research laboratories are support for economic and social development of a country. Workplace conditions are fundamental for development of research projects with quality that reproduce satisfactory results. This work aims to analyze iluminance and temperature conditions in the laboratory and suggest improvements for preventing accident risks. Therefore suitable instruments were used and suitable procedures were followed according to NR-15 and NBR-5413. Three principal steps were followed in this study: workplace analysis, variables measurement and results analysis to compare with standard limits. For obtaining representative results were realized measurements in three different period and days with different conditions of outdoor temperature and iluminance. Results shows that most of the work conditions are inappropriate, iluminances are below the suitable limits by NBR-5413 and temperatures don´t follow the limits in two measurement points, corresponding to places around furnaces. Therefore, work conditions are inappropriate and don´t follow the standards and correction actions such as insertion of more powerful lamps and use of efficient ventilation system are important for better work conditions.