The employees at a confection industry, especially the sewing section, do their jobs in a sitting posture and to operate a sewing machine requires the repetitive use and coordination of the upper part of the body, superior and inferior extremities of the employees that work in a prolonged sitting posture. Aiming at verifying the discomforts present while the dressmaker is performing her job, an ergonomical analysis was performed in a confection industry in the city of Santo André, Brazil. The study was accomplished by observing the performance on the job. A questionnaire was applied to collect data about the profile of the employees and to know their work relationships and health situation.
worker's health; ergonomic; confection industry; dressmaker
