title: Workplace adaptation to people with disabilities at construction industry in Brazil.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Despite the attempts to include people with disabilities at work, the number of such people seeking employment and of those receiving job opportunities remains low.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective was to evaluate the construction jobs of bricklayer, carpenter, steel fixer, painter, laborer 1, laborer 2 and foreman on the construction site of a water supply network so as to determine the profile of workers with disabilities who could perform these jobs and what adaptations are needed.
  
  
  METHODS
  The methods used were: direct observation of the activities and the environment, interviews with staff on the site, and a video and photographic record of the tasks, while the software ErgoDis/IBV was used to analyze the jobs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  it was found that workers with hearing impairments could perform the activities without any adaptations to the job, while for individuals whose leg or foot had been amputated, some adjustments would be needed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Thus, by the knowledge of the task, the physical, intellectual and organizational demands of jobs and knowing the functional capabilities of workers with disabilities, reasonable adaptation to work environments can be carried out adequately. To achieve this goal, it is important that this be done through an integration of a multidisciplinary team, which involves the areas of occupational safety and ergonomics.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE,Brasil.
authors.forename: Bruno Maia
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: de Guimarães
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE,Brasil.
authors.forename: Laura Bezerra
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: University of Pernambuco, Recife-PE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Béda Barkokébas
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Junior
mesh_terms: D000674:Amputees; D001938:Brazil; D060389:Construction Industry; D004651:Employment; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007866:Leg; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Ergonomics; construction industry; occupational safety; people with disabilities; workplace adaptation