Prospecção tecnológica de dispositivos e equipamentos de proteção individual destinados a trabalhos em altura

Abstract

This work carried out a Technological Prospecting by the Patent Mapping method of Devices and Personal Protective Equipment developed for carrying out work at height. The mapping of patents was carried out worldwide, selecting inventions that are not protected in Brazil. To this end, a framework of the most appropriate patented technologies was developed for carrying out work at height in Brazil. This research is classified as exploratory with a qualitative and quantitative approach. Technological Patent Prospecting was carried out on the Orbit Intelligence search platform, research and data collection were also carried out at the Digital Observatory for Occupational Safety and Health and on the website of the Ministry of Economy. The research results presented relevant data for the development of the Personal Protective Equipment market, showing the ranking of Economic Activities for Work Accidents at Height by Brazilian Occupation Code. The main manufacturers and their status for granting an Approval Certificate registered on the Personal Protective Equipment Approval Certificate website were identified. To select the appropriate technologies for working at heights, the result was based on data collected on the website of the Digital Observatory for Health and Safety at Work. The result generated a set of technologies, with 54 patents, which will be made available to the Association of Distributors and Importers of Safety and Work Protection Equipment and Products and to the National Association of the Safety Material and Work Protection Industry. It was concluded that the largest investors have directed research more towards security devices than towards Protective Equipment, and the United States is the country with the highest number of patents filed. Furthermore, it was noted the importance of policies as well as legal support that encourage patent applications for devices for height activities, as there is Regulatory Standard 06, published by the Ministry of Economy, to determine the mandatory certification of approval for Equipment and Individual Protection. Brazilian companies in the industry are not in tune with the strategic possibilities that can, through patents, make the market more competitive and, above all, more creative