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Ao longo da história, muitos incêndios marcaram as sociedades em todo o mundo, sendo que, a partir destas tragédias foi necessário a criação de um sistema de combate a incêndios, denominada de “Corporação de Bombeiros”. Com a evolução, e ao longo de vários séculos, deu-se o desenvolvimento de novos materiais, veículos e equipamentos de proteção, cada vez mais específicos para combate às chamas. A evolução do Equipamento Proteção Individual (EPI) permitiu que fosse todo o equipamento, bem como qualquer complemento ou acessório, destinado a ser utilizado pelo trabalhador para se proteger dos riscos para a sua segurança e para a sua saúde, o que no caso dos bombeiros é fundamental à sua proteção no combate a incêndios.
De forma a perceber se os bombeiros estão devidamente equipados, realiza-se este trabalho de investigação, sendo que o objetivo principal é saber qual o nível de satisfação dos bombeiros em relação aos EPI de combate a incêndios urbanos e florestais. Este estudo foi aplicado em todas as corporações do distrito de Bragança através de um questionário dirigido a bombeiros que se encontrem em atividade. Este questionário pretende saber se cada bombeiro possui um equipamento próprio, se os tamanhos dão adequados ao corpo, se os EPI’s protegem devidamente todas as partes do corpo, se o peso do equipamento impede o desempenho na atividade e quais as características no equipamento que os operacionais consideram mais importantes no combate às chamas.
Os resultados permitem perceber que os bombeiros do distrito de Bragança, em amostra, são condicionados pelo peso e o isolamento térmico do EPI durante o decorrer da sua atividade, tanto em incêndio urbano como florestal. Estes resultados permitem ser um ponto de partida com alguma consistência para a indústria e para as Corporações de Bombeiros de forma a fabricar e adquirir EPI com melhor desempenho.
Thorough history, a large number of fires made great impact on societies around the world, and upon such tragedies, it was necessary to create a fire fighting system, called “Fire Departments”. With improvement, over the centuries, came the development of new flame-resistant materials, vehicles and protective equipment, increasingly more specific to firefighting. The evolution of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) allowed that all the equipment, as well as any complement or accessory, it can be used by the worker to protect itself from risks, for his safety and health, which in the case of firefighters is fundamental to their fire protection. To understand if firefighters are properly equipped, this research work was made, with the main objective being to assess the level of satisfaction of firefighters with their urban PPE, and wildfire PPE. This research was applied in every Fire Department of the Bragança District through a questionnaire for active firefighters. The questionnaire aims to know if each firefighter has their own equipment, if the sizes fit properly, if the PPE protects all body parts, if the equipment’s weight affects the firefighter’s performance, and what are the equipment’s characteristics that the firefighter deems most important in firefighting. The results show that the firefighters of the Bragança District, in the sample, are conditioned by the equipment’s weight, and its thermic isolation performance, while on active duty, both in the urban, and wildfire PPE. The results can be the starting point for the industry and for the Fire Departments, in order to create, and purchase better performing PPE.
Thorough history, a large number of fires made great impact on societies around the world, and upon such tragedies, it was necessary to create a fire fighting system, called “Fire Departments”. With improvement, over the centuries, came the development of new flame-resistant materials, vehicles and protective equipment, increasingly more specific to firefighting. The evolution of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) allowed that all the equipment, as well as any complement or accessory, it can be used by the worker to protect itself from risks, for his safety and health, which in the case of firefighters is fundamental to their fire protection. To understand if firefighters are properly equipped, this research work was made, with the main objective being to assess the level of satisfaction of firefighters with their urban PPE, and wildfire PPE. This research was applied in every Fire Department of the Bragança District through a questionnaire for active firefighters. The questionnaire aims to know if each firefighter has their own equipment, if the sizes fit properly, if the PPE protects all body parts, if the equipment’s weight affects the firefighter’s performance, and what are the equipment’s characteristics that the firefighter deems most important in firefighting. The results show that the firefighters of the Bragança District, in the sample, are conditioned by the equipment’s weight, and its thermic isolation performance, while on active duty, both in the urban, and wildfire PPE. The results can be the starting point for the industry and for the Fire Departments, in order to create, and purchase better performing PPE.
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EPI incêndios urbanos EPI incêndios florestais Bombeiros Satisfação