Buzanello Márcia Rosângela, Moro Antônio Renato Pereira
Post-graduation Program in Production Engineering, Laboratory of Biomechanics, Federal University of Santa Catarina, SC, Brazil.
Work. 2012;41 Suppl 1:5446-8. doi: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0848-5446.
Due to Brazil is a tropical country has activities in occupational exposure to cold restricted to few sectors especially the meatpacking industry. Taking into account that the country in 2010, was again the largest exporter of poultry meat in the world and consequently employing a large number of workers for their slaughter and processing. The search for greater productivity can result in an increase in work rate, as indicated in this sector as monotonous, repetitive and uncomfortable. According the Programa de Frigorífico it was found that within six years, about 20% of the six thousand workers in a slaughterhouse in southern Brazil, received welfare benefits due to musculoskeletal diseases. Adding to this, the lack of parameters for the Brazilian standardization concerning occupational activities carried out in cold. Although several epidemiological studies point to the cold as a risk factor for occurrence or aggravation of musculoskeletal disorders, research in this field is still limited and often contradictory conclusions. This article aims to review developments concerning the poultry industry and the fridge in Brazil, as well as raising the question about the increased productivity of the slaughterhouse, since it has already shown a high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders related to work.
由于巴西是一个热带国家，职业性冷暴露活动仅限于少数部门，尤其是肉类加工业。考虑到该国在2010年再次成为世界上最大的禽肉出口国，因此雇佣了大量工人进行屠宰和加工。追求更高的生产率可能会导致工作节奏加快，正如该部门所指出的那样，工作单调、重复且不舒服。根据冷藏计划发现，在六年内，巴西南部一家屠宰场的六千名工人中，约20%因肌肉骨骼疾病获得了福利。此外，巴西缺乏关于在寒冷环境中开展的职业活动的标准化参数。尽管多项流行病学研究指出寒冷是肌肉骨骼疾病发生或加重的风险因素，但该领域的研究仍然有限，且往往得出相互矛盾的结论。本文旨在回顾巴西家禽业和冷藏方面的发展情况，并提出关于屠宰场生产率提高的问题，因为该行业已经显示出与工作相关的肌肉骨骼疾病的高患病率。
