Análise de risco aplicada ao trabalho em altura e propostas de medidas de controle

Abstract

This paper analyzes conditions of work at height on a construction site, located in a church in Curitiba - PR. In this context, the study presents some requirements for the studied area, extracted by the regulatory standards. Information on good practices of working at height, as well as use of protective equipment and risk of accidents were presented as well. The methodology of this work included technical field inspection in three areas with activities at height, the description of the potential causes of accidents based on normative texts and the development of risk analysis for control measures defining. Thus, it were identified and prioritized the risks and their control measures applicable to the studied areas. After the preliminary risk analysis, recommendations for reinforcing the importance of correcting the critical points identified were presented. Among ten proposals of risk control measures, eight were related to prevention of potentially lethal accidents. In the last technical visit, it was identified that some of these measures had already been initiated.