Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) in Brazil
In a recent development that has stirred the Brazilian hotel industry, the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) held a significant hearing to discuss the unhealthy conditions faced by cleaning professionals in hotels. The current norm, which has been a Read More …
by Laurie Kazan-Allen, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat A majority verdict of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) handed down in Brasilia on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, prohibited the mining, processing, marketing and distribution of chrysotile (white) asbestos in Brazil – currently Read More …
There are less than three years left to implement an International Chemicals Management System within the scope of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). It is a voluntary agreement, established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which Read More …
Statement from the Brazilian National Association of Occupational Medicine (ANAMT) regarding the outcome of the Supreme Court ruling on the production and sale of asbestos in Brazil The Brazilian National Association of Occupational Medicine – ANAMT, a non-profit civil entity Read More …
The workers from the Osasco region who had contact with asbestos at some point in their professional activities now have the assistance of an outpatient clinic at the Incor (Heart Institute), linked to the Clinics Hospital of São Paulo. The Read More …
Brazil is expected to have a proposal for legislation specific to the industrial chemicals. Discussions for chemicals policy take place in the National Chemical Safety Commission (CONASQ) and involve the federal government, industry and civil society. During the 14th meeting Read More …
The ANAMT (National Association of Occupational Medicine) issued a statement repudiating Ordinance No.1287, released by the MTE (Ministry of Labor) on September 30, establishing a special committee to discuss the use of asbestos (CEDUA). According to the note, “(…) The Read More …
Ordinance No.1287, published in the Official Gazette on September 30, established a Special Committee to Discuss the Use of Asbestos (CEDUA) with the purpose of proposing control measures through technical studies to ensure the health of workers engaged in the Read More …