The use software ERGOSHOW in the education of health and safety at work to regardin the safety to children

• Published in: Work (Reading, Mass.) Vol. 41 Suppl 1; p. 915
• Main Authors: Zanuncio, Sharinna Venturim, Mafra, Simone Caldas Tavares, Rebelo, Francisco, Filgueiras, Ernesto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 2012
• Subjects: Accident Prevention; Brazil; Child; Ergonomics; Health Education - methods; Humans; Microcomputers; Occupational Health; Posture; Software
• ISSN: 1875-9270
• DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0263-915

It is believed that health and safety of workers should be worked with children and early teenagers, the perspective that adults are more aware of these issues by providing them with health and quality of life in their daily lives, this is want the ERGOSHOW. The choice of media means for transmitting content of Ergonomics, Health and Safety (OSH) is justified because of the great popularity of computer games are among the public of the study, thereby providing a greater assimilation of the content worked. Therefore, the aim of this study was to work with OSH issues related to children between 08 and 12 years old, city of, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. To achieve this we used the software ERGOSHOW, quizzes, and lecture. One can see that the use of multimedia tools in the learning, especially when considering the reports of mothers according to the different behavior of children after the development of activities, such as parents in correcting posture in relation to computer use.