Movimento corporal dos trabalhadores na agricultura familiar do Vale do Bananal no Município de Salinas-MG

Abstract

This research aims to study education on rural areas, its characteristics, government programs and laws that are applied to producers. It also makes a theoretical approach on family farming and goes through daily life at Escola Agrotécnica Federal de Salinas MG (EAF Salinas, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil) an Institution of the Federal Network for Technical and Technological Education which reports to the Department of Technological and Vocational Education (SETEC), Ministry of Education. The study was conducted with male and female horticulturists from Vale do Bananal located in the city of Salinas - MG, with the participation of students from technical courses in agriculture at EAF SALINAS. Data were collected through direct observation of the rural worker in its natural environment of work, whose details were recorded on a country journal for a further selection among other research tools such as photographs, interviews and questionnaires. The survey emphasized the body movements in order to inform the members of the family about the disturbances related to Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI). The Labor Gymnastics is a physical activity performed during working hours, through sessions of light exercises with varied lengths like the activities performed by the workers. Besides the gym work it is necessary adjustments on the tools of work to achieve better implementation of the movements made during the job, with the objective to provide favorable conditions for health. We interviewed thirty rural workers of family farming about their daily lives. The interaction among different groups of charges in the logic process of work enabled us to understand the emergence of RSI, which presents itself as a serious problem of public health. For that reason, it is considered that the use of Ergonomics, in short, seeks to adapt work to humans for welfare. The analysis and interpretation of results were made through discussion of the text, graphs, tables and photographs. According to the survey, it is assumed that workers of family farming are under working conditions that affect their health provoking manifestations of RSI that could be avoided through the use of Ergonomics. A Practical Guide for later resources and studies was created containing orientation for rural activity and other relevant issues on the subject.