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Integrating work into the design: The case of offshore maintenance
Priscila B C Leite1, Marina P Mercado1, Camila P Marins1
1Department of Production Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Background:
Ergonomics in design is intended to close the gap between what is designed and the real work. This study discusses the creation of technical ergonomics requirements for the basic design stage of workshops on offshore platforms.
Objective:
This paper intends to show how the ergonomics discipline contributes to integrating knowledge on the real work of the maintenance crew with the design.
Methods:
This case study uses procedures, data collection, and analysis guided by the Ergonomics of the Activity's (EA) theoretical framework, focused on design projects.
Results:
The results show how ergonomics contributed to a better understanding of maintenance work, as well as how this knowledge was integrated into the project design. This occurred both through the construction of a new layout and equipment list, and through the development of technical specifications. These products enable greater operational efficiency, reductions in the costs of alterations in the next stages of the project, and improvement in working conditions.
Conclusions:
This work points to the need for new studies on platform maintenance work, in addition to studies that deepen the debate on consolidating ergonomics practice in design projects.
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