Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) in Brazil
The Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) has published the Regulatory Agenda for Occupational Health and Safety Regulatory Standards (NRs), which was discussed during the 19th Ordinary Meeting of the Permanent Joint Tripartite Commission (CTPP), held in December. The agenda Read More …
On December 12 and 13, the Ministry of Labour and Employment held the last meeting of the Permanent Joint Tripartite Commission (CTPP) for 2023. The federal government forum, whose main purpose is to promote social dialogue with a view to Read More …
As of January 2, 2024, NR-38 – Health and Safety in Urban Cleaning and Solid Waste Management – is in effect in Brazil. The new standard brings important changes to urban cleaning and solid waste management activities, addressing issues not Read More …
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is essential for ensuring the safety and well-being of workers in a variety of industries. In Brazil, it is mandatory to obtain a Certificate of Approval for any product that is intended to be marketed as Read More …
From the effective date of the new NR-04 (November 9, 2022), published by MTP Ordinance No. 2318 of August 3, 2022, the organizations must register the Specialized Services in Occupational Health and Safety (SESMT) with the Brazilian Ministry of Labor Read More …
Inmetro takes another step in the process of adopting digital certification for fuel pumps. The Institute delivers the cryptographic key to the first 2nd level certification authority (CA) in Brazil, the company Soluti. While highlighting that Inmetro works focused on Read More …
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 …