Arborização urbana: avaliação dos riscos ocupacionais em actividade de poda de árvores na cidade de Maputo

Abstract

Afforestation is essential to any urban planning and has very important functions such as providing shaded areas, reducing noise pollution, attracting birds, among others, so it is necessary to keep the tree in the appropriate standards for the urban environment, through its correct management, like pruning. The activity of tree pruning requires the use of specific tools, some of which are prevalent for accidents. This work has as general objective to evaluate the occupational risks in tree pruning activity in the city of Maputo. In order to reach the proposal, a checklist was used, a questionnaire to the workers of the Department of Buildings, Parks and Gardens and the Method of Risk Assessment of Accidents at Work (MARAT) was applied. The results obtained show that risks such as fractures, abrasions, cuts and others, which require an immediate intervention (Control Level I) are in the first place, representing 45% of the total risks, since the pruning activity is of high danger. Therefore, from the analysis carried out and taking into account the proposed measures such as Daily Safety Dialogues and the use of all personal protective equipment for the use of the chainsaw and other cutting equipment to avoid any incident, it is concluded that these are easy and quick to implement without the need for a large investment by the institution even in relation to high-level risks(TRADUÇÃO NOSSA).