A case study from Brazil of work safety analysis of electric power systems

Autores

  • Miguel Otávio Melo Universidade Federal da Paraiba
  • Luiz Bueno Federal university of Paraiba
  • Ana Almeida Federal University of Paraíba
  • Elaine Victor
  • Erivaldo Souza Federal University of Paraíba
  • Francisco Masculo Federal University of Paraíba

Palavras-chave:

Work Risk Analysis, Electric safety, Safety Data Statistical Model

Resumo

The risks associated with working in the energy sector are: electrical risks, falls, and occupational risks. Describe the risks in the electricity sector, particularly through with data of an electric power company in Northeast Brazil. These data were acquired through accidents internal reporting which resulted in a total of 546 events. Variables such as worker age, day of week, month, and hour of occurrence were analyzed. In terms of worker age, the highest incidence of accidents (74%) occurs with more experienced workers in the company, specifically in those workers 41 to 60 years of age. An increase in the amount of days lost due to accident is related to an increase in the age of the worker. Using a statistical model the influence of worker age (WA) and working time (WT) in the behavior of the dependent variable of days absent (DA) were determined.

Biografia do Autor

Miguel Otávio Melo, Universidade Federal da Paraiba

Possui doutorado em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (2006), mestrado em Engenharia Elétrica pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (1997) e graduação em Engenharia Elétrica pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (1976). Atualmente é pesquisador e professor colaborador da Universidade Federal da Paraíba. É um dos lideres do Grupo de Pesquisa Energia e Produção da UFPB.É revisor dos periódicos: International Journal on Production Research (UK), Produção On Line e Produto&Produção. Tem experiência nas áreas de Energia, Ergonomia e Gestão da Produção atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Ergonomia no Setor de Energia, Sistemas de Produção, Eficiência Energética na Indústria, Qualidade de Energia Elétrica, Energia e Produção.

Luiz Bueno, Federal university of Paraiba

PhD in Production Engineering

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2017-12-31

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Melo, M. O., Bueno, L., Almeida, A., Victor, E., Souza, E., & Masculo, F. (2017). A case study from Brazil of work safety analysis of electric power systems. beroamerican ournal of ndustrial ngineering, 9(18), 01–21. ecuperado de https://incubadora.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/IJIE/article/view/v9n1801

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