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 ...
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 …
Regional Superintendence of Labour and Employment in Minas Gerais (SRTE/MG) takes part in the Second Seminar on Health and Safety at Rural Work, which will take place at SESC Paracatu/MG, on September 29 from 9:00am to 17:30pm. The event aims Read More …
Regulatory standard NR12 was the meeting theme of the Brazil-Germany Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation, which took place on September 22, in Joinville, SC. The presentation on NR12 was done by Rômulo Machado, the Standardization and Programs General Coordinator of Read More …
Labour inspectors found several violations on the morning of September 25 at the Rock in Rio 2015, which is an event that happens until September 27 in the city of Rio de Janeiro and brings together thousands of people and Read More …
Call for submissions to VII National Congress on Work Conditions and Environment in the Construction Industry (CMATIC), an event that will be held from April 12 to April 15 2016 in Brasilia, DF. VII National Congress, coordinated by the Fundacentro, Read More …
Labor Inspectors of the Regional Superintendency of Labor and Employment of Rio de Janeiro (SRTE/RJ) interdicted the activities in two workshop of the company Supervia where electrical hazards are presented. The company operates the urban rail services in the metropolitan Read More …
299 people died in accidents involving contact with electricity in 2014, as against 317 dead in 2013, in Brazil. The survey was carried out by the Brazilian Association of Electric Power Distribution Companies. The total number of electrical accidents dropped Read More …
The course ‘Preparation and Management of Environmental Risk Prevention Programs (PPRA)’ will take place at “Irene Alexandria Marques” Cultural Center between September 22 and 24 by the Fundacentro, with the support of Três Lagoas City Hall. The course is designed Read More …