ALTERNATIVAS DE MELHORIAS NOS PROCESSOS PRODUTIVOS DO SETOR MOVELEIROS DE SANTA MARIA/RS: IMPACTOS AMBIENTAIS

Abstract

This research evaluates the productive process in the furniture industry of Santa Maria/RS, identifying negative environmental effects, with the objective to offer alternative ways to those processes. The work is based on a descriptive research, complemented by a Study of Case and technical standardized of data collection for the results description. There was verified environmental aspects that cause prejudices to the environment (significant impact) in the productive processes of the searched companies carrying itself in consideration the entrance flow, transformation and exit in the product finish development. In the results evaluation was considered, the Painting sectors and finishing sector, like the significant Processes and subprocesses of environmental relevance. Due to the analyses of these results were recommends proposals with preventive character, that suggested the implantation of the Cleaner Production, control in the production process with regard to the environmental aspects, adoption of the environmental rotulation, suggestion of study wooden residues and example utilization of case as procedures to are adopted in the production process control. It verified, as well, that the furniture companies of Santa Maria/RS lack of on an active participation in the greeting of its environmental responsibility and in the practice for the residues generation reduction in it sources. The text that constitutes this dissertation supports reflection, turning theoretical studies and work practices compatibles. Of this study were extracted principles and procedures that support and can give support to the activities of the productive process of furniture sector in Santa Maria/RS.