Risks and Charges in the Work of Technicians in Prosthodontics (Prosthetic)

A bibliografia nos mostra muitas vezes que a atividade de trabalho e as condi????es nas quais ?? realizada t??m consequ??ncias m??ltiplas para os trabalhadores, assim como para a produ????o e os meios de trabalho, podendo comprometer a sa??de do trabalhador e limitar as possibilidades de evolu????o de suas compet??ncias e restringir sua capacidade laboral. Objetivos: A partir da avalia????o da organiza????o do trabalho do ambiente selecionado nos preceitos da An??lise Ergon??mica do Trabalho, o objetivo principal deste trabalho foi determinar quais riscos/cargas os prot??ticos que nele atuam est??o expostos. Para isso, foi necess??rio avaliar a organiza????o do trabalho com base nos preceitos da A.E.T. (An??lise Ergon??mica do Trabalho), caracterizando as atividades relacionadas ?? produ????o de pr??teses, diferenciando-as, e dessa forma determinando diferen??as quanto ??s cargas de trabalho presentes nos diferentes processos de produ????o de pr??teses odontol??gicas estudados. Metodologia: Esse estudo foi realizado em um laborat??rio de pr??tese odontol??gica com aporte tecnol??gico de maior amplitude (espa??o f??sico amplo e diferenciado por processo produtivo), com observa????o direta do ambiente de trabalho e com o uso de question??rios semiestruturados e fotografias. Resultados: Os t??cnicos em pr??tese dent??ria do ambiente de trabalho estudado queixam se de fadiga visual, queimaduras na pele, ferimento ocular (riscos f??sicos), irrita????o ocular, tosse, pigarro, dermatite por contato, rinite, urtic??ria (risco qu??mico) e est??o expostosa v??rios riscos biol??gicos, pois n??o h?? a desinfec????o de moldes, modelos e instrumentais. Houve relatos de dor nas costas, bra??os, ombros, pesco??o, LER/DORT, causando afastamento do trabalho por ordens m??dicas, al??m de demonstrarem de desconforto(cargas fisiol??gicas) e tamb??m apresentam estresse, irrita????o e nervosismo (cargas ps??quicas).The bibliography shows us several times that the activity of work and the conditions in which it is carried through have multiple consequences on the workers, as well as on the production and the means of work, so that it can compromise the health of the worker and limit the possibilities of evolution of its abilities and restrict its labor capacity. Objectives: From the evaluation of the organization's work environment selected on the precepts of ergonomic work analysis, the main objective of this study was to determine which risk-loads with which the dental technician is working in are exposed. In order to achieve this, it was necessary to evaluate the organization of the work in the selected environment using the rules of E.A.W. (Ergonomic Analysis of the Work), characterizing the activities related to the production of prothesis, differentiating them, so that we can determine differences on how much work loads affect he different processes in production of the studied dental prothesis laboratory. Methodology: This study was carried through in a dental prothesis laboratory with advanced technological appliances (ample physical space and differentiated by productive process), with direct observation of the work environment and with the use of semistructuralized questionnaires and photographs. Results: The dental technicians complain about work visual fatigue, burnings in the skin, ocular wound (physical risks), ocular irritation, cough, contact dermatitis, rhinitis and urticaria (chemical risk) and are exposed to some biological risks, therefore not disinfecting molds, models and instruments. They report pain in the back, arms, shoulders, neck, RSI/WRD (repetitive strain injury/, working related disorder) causing absence from work for medical orders, in addition to discomfort (physiological loads) and also stress, irritation and nervousness (psychic loads)