Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) in Brazil
(Last amendment on April 29, 2016) 10.1 – OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE 10.1.1 This Regulatory Standard (NR10) establishes the minimum requirements and conditions aiming the implementation of control measures and preventive systems in order to ensure the safety and health of Read More ...
(As amended on April 29th, 2016) General Principles 12.1 This Regulatory Standard (NR12) and its annexes provides technical references, basic principles and protective measures to ensure the health and physical integrity of workers and establishes minimum requirements for the prevention Read More ...
(Last amendment on April 28, 2014) 13.1 Introduction 13.1.1 This Regulatory Standard (NR13) sets the minimum requirements for managing the structural integrity of steam boilers, pressure vessels and their interconnection pipes in aspects related to the installation, inspection, operation and Read More ...
Injuries were the main causes for absence from work in 2021 in Brazil, according to data from a survey conducted by B2P, a consulting firm specialized in monitoring and managing employees on leave for medical reasons. In second place on Read More …
STRAB/MTP Ordinances No. 2.094 and STRAB/MTP No. 2.095 were published on July 27, in the Federal Official Gazette of Brazil, by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the Secretariat of Labor, establishing the Tripartite Working Groups, which will Read More …
The Occupational Health and Safety Department issued 150 notices for violations in meat packing plants and alcohol distilleries in 2022. Besides the official notices, 5 orders were issued for the interdiction of machinery and equipment that were in precarious situations Read More …
In the month that marks the National Day for Prevention of Accidents at Work that will be celebrated on July 27th, three fatal accidents in different regions of Bahia occurred in just three days, exposing the lack of safety at Read More …
e-Social, which is a project of the Brazilian Federal Government that aims to unify the information regarding employees, implemented the obligation of creation and submission of health and safety events for Group 1 companies. As established by Joint Ordinance SERFB/SEPRT/ME Read More …
Call center professionals perform tasks involving repetitive movements that result in tendinopathy or Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) causing strains in the shoulders, elbows, wrists or fingers. Tendinopathy, an injury resulting from repetitive tension in the tendons, causes pain, swelling and Read More …
Sofas, food scraps, tree branches, electronics, debris. These are some of the materials that are being left unduly in the Voluntary Delivery Locations (VDL) of Manoel Jorge Forest and Isidoro Bordon Park in Nova Odessa, as well as the Voluntary Read More …
A joint operation of the Environmental Institute of Paraná (IAP) and Environmental Police raided, on the night of Wednesday (17), an illicit production facility. The criminals illegally extracted the native species within the Lauráceas State Park, between the municipalities of Read More …
The search for efficient and effective mechanisms in the use of environmental compensation to conduct important researches that influence decision-making and knowledge generation applied to the management needs of the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) was the biggest Read More …
Among the changes brought by the labor reform is the definition of how companies should establish teleworking (home-working) arrangements for their employees.”According to current legislation, teleworking is the ‘provision of services mainly outside the employer’s premises, with the use of Read More …
