The contributions of ergology for understanding biosecurity as an educative process: perspectives for environmental and workers health

DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.200832.3.12

Abstract

This is a conceptual-theoretical study that aims to discuss ergology’s foundations and to articulate them with the conception
of biosecurity as an educative process. Such an understanding of biosecurity is opposed to the traditional perspective that individualizes
the causes of work accidents and blames the workers for them. The integration of the ergological approach to this new conception showed
to be enriching, because this approach understands work from the point of view of activity, always changeable and also emphasizes the
importance of taking into account the knowledge of practice workers have. We conclude that as biosecurity aims to protect human and
environmental health, the articulation of ergology with the conception of biosecurity as an educative process can contribute to develop
a science directed to environmental sustainability and collective health, since it recognizes as a scientific objective promoting processes
of social resolution of problems, including participation and mutual learning among the different social agents concerned.