ABSTRACT
The objective of the study was to verify the relationship among the use of inadequate postures through the method Occupational Repetitive Actions, OCRA, and the generation of Repetitive Strain Injuries, RSI, in workstations of repetitive work. The proposed study is of exploratory and descriptive nature, with qualiquantitative approach and was done in a company of the shoe sector. It was verified the quantitative of RSI, as well as, the situation of the repetitiveness in the workstation through the method OCRA, collecting data and deepening the knowledge on the influence and importance of the repetitiveness in this company. The results show the discrepancy among the data picked by OCRA and the numbers of RSI registered in the medical department of the appraised company. It is known about the importance of OCRA as a validated method and globally used, however it is difficult the compilation of theoretical data for the generation of an index that detects the danger of a specific work in provoking lesions.
