O uso de ferramentas básicas de Matemática e Estatística na avaliação de riscos ambientais e prevenção de acidentes na área de segurança de trabalho: relatos de experiência

Abstract

This paper consists of a survey carried out in the Workplace Safety sector in a private company, with an analysis of the development of the category's labor activity. The objective is to assess environmental risks, resulting in accident prevention and health promotion, based on the use of Basic Education Mathematics content in the assessment of environmental risks. Instruments are used to measure the concentration or intensity of agents harmful to workers' health in their work sector. These instruments make use of Statistics, through the collection of samples, and their mean and their relative and absolute frequencies are calculated, parameters that determine whether the activity is unhealthy or not. Mathematics is also used in accident statistics, in which the most affected part of the body is identified, that is, the one that has been most repeated in these fortuitous cases, and for this the Statistics mode is used. Therefore, the application of Mathematics and Statistics in Workplace Safety is extremely important, as it allows greater control of agents harmful to workers' health, with preventive measures for accidents and, consequently, greater production for the company.