Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) in Brazil
The new wording of NR06 – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was published by MPT Ordinance No. 2175 on July 28, 2022, and brought some changes and harmonization with the current version of NR01 – General Provisions and Management of Occupational Read More …
The Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the Ministry of Health updated the list of diseases that exempt the insured under the General Regime of Social Security (RGPS) from the requirement of 12 monthly contributions to access disability benefits. Read More …
Preventive measures in Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) on the organization of the work of motorcycle delivery drivers, who provide services on mobile applications (Apps), are addressed in a technical report. The material was prepared by specialists at Fundacentro and Read More …
The recent CFM Resolution no. 2314/2022 finally brings the explicit authorization for telemedicine in Brazil, without linking such procedure to the state of emergency. The period of uncertainty was long, with the technology available in the market, but without specific Read More …
The Ministry of Labor (MPT), represented by the National Coordinators for the Defense of the Work Environment (Codemat) and for the Promotion of Labor Standards in Public Administration (Conap), issued a Joint Technical Note that rules out the possibility of Read More …
As of September 30, 2022, the following information relative to occupational health and safety will be available on the Brazilian Social Security and Federal Revenue Service websites: Lists of the percentiles of frequency, severity, and cost by Subclass of the Read More …
Brazil must shift to a new green economy based on biogas, biomethane, and solar and wind energy. This is what the Minister of the Environment, Joaquim Leite, said during the Brazil Steel 2022 Congress, an event organized by the Brazil 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 …