Perfil sanitário, social, econômico e ambiental de casas de farinha de mandioca no planalto santareno-Pa

Abstract

The flour houses are productive structures that perform the processing of cassava for the production of flour and other derivatives, and with the exception of some establishments most use traditional production method and family labor. This study aimed to evaluate the sanitary conditions, the social and economic impacts and the workers' perception regarding the environmental impacts of cassava flour houses located in the Boa Esperança District, Santarém Municipality (PA). To this end, the methodology included the following steps: bibliographic survey, study area characterization, photographic record, geographic coordinate collection, application of an RDC 216/2004 inspection form, and interviews through application of forms whose target audience was the workers of each flour house. This is an exploratory research with qualitative and quantitative approach, where six flour houses distributed in three different communities were characterized and 22 workers were interviewed. All participants agreed and gave their permission for the research, as provided by the Research Ethics Committee. Data analysis was performed through descriptive statistical analysis of data, through absolute (n) and relative (%) frequencies. As a result, the study revealed that the flour houses in the Boa Esperança District are small, family-owned, with advances in technological apparatus, classified as mechanized and semi-mechanized and sanitary quality does not yet cover all minimum items, required by RDC 216/2004. Regarding the social and economic impacts, it is noteworthy that most are male (64%), have low education, selling cassava derivatives is the main source of income, but the working hours of respondents are exhaustive. Regarding environmental perceptions, few are aware of the damage or know how to identify the impacts that the activity causes on the environment, being exposed to environmental unhealthiness in the flour houses. Therefore it is necessary to conduct new research on the subject, and instrumentalization in the sanitary and environmental área, to understand the unhealthy conditions of the production process and to be able to make the necessary adjustments to the healthiness of the workplace, and production process and thereby improve the quality of its life, and the quality of the final product, concomitant with the management and final disposal of waste generated in the production process