The objective of this work was to carry out ergonomic evaluation of residential chairs manufactured in the furniture industry of Ubá, MG, seeking improvement of ergonomic quality of the pieces of furniture, as well as the increase in competitiveness of the products originated from of this pole. Data was collected in 15 chairs from 12 industries associated with the Trade Union of Uba's furniture industry- INTERSIND. The criteria for ergonomic conformity were defined in agreement with the anthropometric principles of ergonomics and users safety aspects. The data obtained were compared with recommendations and anthropometrical data reported in the literature. The major problems detected in the chairs were related to seat dimensions and seat height from floor, in which 100% of the chairs presented seat heights higher than the recommended by the literature. The back portions showed no problems in relation to width, however the seat inclination angles must be adapted. Another observed aspect was the great number of corners and sharp edges that can cause accidents to users.
Chairs; furniture; ergonomics
