Avaliação do estresse térmico ocupacional em estabelecimentos alimentícios

Abstract

There are several risks that workers may be exposed to in work environments such as noise, vibration, chemical agents, temperatures, dust, among others. A work environment with adequate thermal comfort provides favorable conditions for its performance, in addition to preserving health. Thus, this study presents a script for evaluating heat thermal stress, to which workers may be exposed, which was applied in two food establishments in western Paraná, with the objective of verifying whether they meet the current legislation recommended by NR09, NR 15 and NHO 06. Data collection was performed using the IBUTG Net.temp®° meter, and it was observed that establishment 2 exceeded at some moments of the evaluation the level of action predicted in the standard. It is observed that the methodology helps in the identification of situations of thermal stress to which workers may be exposed, helping companies to understand the importance of the theme addressed herein that helps in ensuring the physical and psychic integrity of workers.