Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) in Brazil
NR-10 regulates the safety and health of workers who interact with electricity in Brazil. NR-10 was first published in 1978, based on the French standards, and revised four times, in 1983, 2004, 2016 and 2019, to reflect the changes in Read More ...
NR-12 is a Brazilian regulation that establishes minimum requirements for the prevention of accidents and diseases related to the work with machines and equipment of all types. NR-12 was originally issued in 1978, based on articles 184 to 186 of Read More ...
NR-13 establishes the minimum requirements for the management of the structural integrity of boilers, pressure vessels, their interconnection pipes and metal storage tanks, in aspects related to installation, inspection, operation and maintenance, aiming at the safety and health of workers. Read More ...
The CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation) can be ordered to pay R$1 million compensation for health damages to have players exposed to excessive heat during the game held in Teresina on September 23th. The request was made by the MPT (Ministry Read More …
The technical departments of the National Environmental Fund (FNMA – Fundo Nacional do Meio Ambiente) and the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB – Serviço Florestal Brasileiro) will hold two courses, which will last a day and a half. The first course 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 …
With the objective of assist the Ministry of Environment (MMA), the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA), and the Ministry of Fishing and Aquaculture, the Standing Committee on Management and Sustainable Use of Fish Resources of Hydrographical Basins Read More …
The Department of Labour Inspection of the Ministry of Labour and Employment (SIT/MTE) has defined the procedures for companies stop using benzene to cancel their registration, as provided in item 4 and its sub-items of Annex 13A of NR15. According Read More …
Topics of common interest between Brazil and Ecuador were discussed on October 1 between the ministers of Environment Izabella Teixeira (Brazil) and Lorena Tapia Nuñez (Ecuador). During the meeting, which was held in Brasília, the points considered strategic for both Read More …
The reformulation of NR18 celebrated 20 years in July 2015. A further revision has been under discussion since 2013, and is expected to be completed soon. The proposal prepared by the Tripartite Technical Group (GTT) has been put to public Read More …
Brazil has one of the largest oil activities in the world. To prevent disasters caused by the oil spills, the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) and the Sectoral Dialogue Program, debate the issue in a Read More …
Labour Inspectors rescued 17 workers from slavery-like labour conditions at the Rock in Rio on September 27. According to the inspectors, the were workers were regimented in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, with promises of good earnings and payment Read More …
An inter-ministerial working group was created by the President Dilma Rousseff, with the aim of establishing a National Policy for Agroecology and Organic Production on September 24. The group will discuss and take forward the National Programme for Reducing the Read More …