Condições de saúde e trabalho de coletores de lixo

Abstract

The production of household waste is steadily growing in the world, because the creation and expansion of urban areas. This waste is responsible for many harms to the environment and for the general population. Therefore, it is important to obtain the street cleaning. Garbage collectors home are key components in this process. The execution of this work varies according to the technological development of the site, the demographics of the region and educational and cultural level of the population. In many cities in Brazil that work is still done manually and therefore, the collectors are constantly exposed to risk factors for health, including the physical, chemical, biological and ergonomic factors. In addition, these individuals have lifestyles unsuitable as drinking alcohol and smoking, and are constantly exposed to stress. The objective this research to describe the health and work conditions of garbage collectors from Pelotas and Rio Grande cities, Rio Grande do Sul state. This study is an observational descriptive type census. The population will consist of all collectors of household waste from the cities of Pelotas and Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul. Data collection will be made by a questionnaire containing questions about sociodemographic, nutritional, physical activity at work, leisure and commuting, quality of life and musculoskeletal conditions and psychological health. The level of physical activity will also be measured objectively through the use of accelerometry in a sample that will be defined randomly among study participants