Ergonomics as an instrument for the identification and analysis of polyvalent workers in a cattle slaughterhouse in the State of São Paulo

• Grant number: 18/25851-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: May 01, 2019
• End date: April 30, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Principal Investigator: Iracimara de Anchieta Messias
• Grantee: Mariana Oliveira Vicente dos Santos
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Presidente Prudente. Presidente Prudente , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 12/23959-9 - Mapping and analysis of territory of sugarcane agrohidrobusiness in the Pontal do Paranapanema region - São Paulo State - Brazil labor relations, conflict and land and water use and environmental health, AP.BIOEN.TEM

Abstract

The multipurpose worker has the ability to perform different tasks in their work context. This is present in the different types of professions, being that in operational sectors it is fundamental piece for the accomplishment of rolls of stations. The objective of this study is to identify and analyze the differences in skills and competences between polyvalent and non-polyvalent in the slaughtering sector of a refrigerator in the state of São Paulo. The aim is to use ergonomic knowledge of the activity with on-site observations, semi-structured interviews and use of tools such as Actogram-Kronos and Kinovea to understand how multivalent workers perform their activities in comparison with non-polyvalent workers. This study can be classified as quantitative-qualitative descriptive.