Modelli semplificati di analisi
delle sorgenti di rischio e del sovraccarico biomeccanico nel settore
artigiano: esperienze applicative nel comparto del legno per la
produzione di botti
Sofia Pressiani
Centro Italiano di Ergonomia, Pisa
Abstract
�Simplified
models of analysis of the sources of risk and biomechanical overload in
craft industries: application experience in wooden barrel making�.
Background: Barrel making is an ancient art evidence of which is found
in paintings from the Egyptian era in the Mediterranean civilizations,
and since it was an ideal shipping container its use spread quickly and
on a wide scale. Methods: The study was conducted in a small high
quality craft industry, applying the method which is the topic of this
volume, i.e., risk pre-mapping by which it is possible to identify the
presence or absence of occupational risk and any need for further
evaluation. Results: The study showed the presence of health risks for
workers, which were mainly physical (noise, vibrations produced by
machinery and equipment typical of the craft, and risks from hardwood
dust, in addition to the traditional risks of biomechanical overload of
the upper limbs. Discussion: Today, the barrel maker is a professional
craft of excellence and quality, dedicated to the creation of large
barrels and vats, using woods of different essences depending on the
organoleptic qualities that it is desired should influence the final
flavour of the wine: the manual art and the equipment are ancient but
the technology used to achieve the final product is necessarily
advanced. Conclusion: So far issues of safety and health risks related
to this type of industry have received little attention and the risks
poorly evaluated, with the possibility that occupational diseases may
occur among the operators, particularly of the skeletal-muscular type.