Billo, Dâmaris  Mendes, Luan  Nascimento, Glícia  Fiedler, Nilton  Berude, Leandro  <br/><br/>
Analysis of Noise Transmitted to Workers in Motor-Manual Forest Harvesting in Minas Gerais State 

<br/><br/> Publicação on-line; 15 ref.; 2 tables; 1 graph.; Summary (En) 
<br/><br/> <br/><br/>ABSTRACT<br/><br/>Noise can entail irreversible damage to the health of workers exposed to this factor. Thus, this<br/>work aimed to evaluate noise levels emitted by chainsaws during forest cutting activity. Noise<br/>measurements were performed with dosimeters on the workstation and compared to NR15.<br/>The noise dose average of all activities in the operation studied exceeded the maximum allowable<br/>limit of 85 dB(A) for 8 hours of continuous work, exposing operators to noise levels that may cause<br/>health and physical damages. The most critical situation occurred on felling activity, evidencing<br/>the lack of acting in the chainsaws designs aiming to reduce noise levels. The results highlight<br/>the requirement to use PPE’s suitable for activities, such as hearing dampers, and point to the<br/>need to develop research and new equipment with less noisy sources that aim at maintaining<br/>the health of the harvesting operators.<br/><br/>Word keys: forestry techniques and operations; ergonomics; occupational health; forest cutting 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>ERGONOMIA<br/>SAÚDE<br/>TRABALHADOR RURAL<br/>OPERAÇÃO FLORESTAL