Abstract
The aim in this study was to assess environmental working conditions in commercial restaurants located in a public teachinginstitution in Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil. Lighting and noise levels were assessed in the product reception sector,lunchroom, meals production and food storage areas of four restaurants. Lighting and noise levels were collected with thehelp of a lux meter and a decibel meter, at one-hour and 20-minutes intervals, respectively, from 08h00min to 12h00min,during three non-consecutive days. In addition, an interview was held with sixty employees based on the OccupationalErgonomics Analysis Questionnaire. At all restaurants, lighting levels were below recommendations for the productionreception sector, and the restaurant A, regarding for meal production. The storage sectors and the cafeteria had adequatelight intensity. Noise levels were adequate, ranging from 55.5 to 85.7dB. Employees classified their work as physically hard(47.1%, n = 28), and 33.3% (n = 20) reported that the environmental working conditions causes fatigue and/or irritationand 86.2% (n = 525) indicate insufficient space to move. The restaurants assessed presented inappropriate environmentalwork conditions, which can interfere in productivity and occupational health.
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