Occupational exposure limits of regulatory health and safety at work of brazilian with low temperatures

• Autor(a) principal: Takeda, Fabiano
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Moro, Antonio Renato Pereira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Produção Online
• Texto Completo: https://www.producaoonline.org.br/rpo/article/view/2577
• topic: Thermography. Slaughterhouse. Regulatory standards. Cold.; Temografia. Matadouro. Normas Regulamentadoras. Frio.

The objective of the study was to analyze the results of thermographic images of the skin surface of parts of the body of workers exposed to low temperature activities in a sector of cuts of chickens and to compare with the limits of tolerance of the laws and norms regulating health and safety national authorities. Thermographic evaluations were performed on the hands and feet of workers and evaluations in the work room as determined by regulatory standards. The evaluations demonstrate that the environmental results meet the legal requirements of the Brazilian health and safety regulations, but temperatures on the toes and hands were found that, compared to the physiological parameters, show conditions that can cause discomfort due to cooling, numbness, pain, neuromuscular dysfunctions, onset of lesions and diseases caused by low temperatures. It is concluded that national laws and regulations for exposure to cold determine insufficient criteria to maintain the control and preservation of the health and integrity of people in activities with exposure to low temperatures, resulting in practical implications for the assessment and control of exposure to risks.