Abstract-The ceramic industry has manufactured activities which require great physical effort on the part of its employees, enabling the appearances of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders. Therefore, this article aims to realize the ergonomic diagnosis of a ceramics industry in the city of Teresina/Brazil. In this way, visits were carried out to this industry, applying the Couto's checklist to perform a biomechanical characterization of the labor sector, linking the possible musculoskeletal risks. The results showed that brick and tile catcher offer a great potential for musculoskeletal risks to their workers, while other sectors have virtually no risks. Therefore, some mitigation measures are suggested, as well as an overview of future steps for ergonomic improvement of the study target company.Index Terms-Work-related musculoskeletal disorders, ceramic industry, couto checklist.
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