Work ergonomic assessment on the activities developed with brush cutter mower

摘要

> size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This research work was aimed at evaluating the operation with a brush cutter mower, because they are more and more used in rural and urban environment. Besides, it tried to demonstrate – through the field operational analysis – that many of the operation procedures are non-conforming to operational human health and safety regulation norms. This work alerts workers and employers on the work hazards and/or occupational diseases, suggesting more appropriate ways to execute these tasks.