Implementation of NR 38 in urban cleaning companies

Abstract

Urban cleaning and waste management are activities with several associated risks, whether physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, accident and/or psychosocial. Thus, it was necessary to create a sectoral standard for Occupational Safety, to provide guidelines, regulate and guarantee the physical and mental health of these workers. Even with the use of other existing regulatory standards, these do not include all the activities performed by the category, such as: provision and maintenance of infrastructures and operational facilities for collection, manual and mechanized sweeping, urban cleanliness and conservation, transportation, transshipment, treatment and final disposal of solid waste from urban cleaning. In this context, the objective of this study is to analyze the impact of NR 38 on the safety and health of workers involved in urban cleaning and solid waste management activities. For this, the methodology adopted in this was a descriptive case study, based on bibliographic reviews found on the theme of urban cleaning and with the collection of data regarding accidents that occurred in the sector, showing high rates of accidents and deaths resulting from the activity. As a result, an awareness plan on NR 38 was proposed, where we contextualized the necessary training, awareness campaigns, the internal commission for the prevention of accidents and harassment - CIPA - NR 05, communication channels and incentives. However, an action plan was also prepared highlighting the main costs of adaptation and detailing the steps necessary to successfully implement NR 38 in an urban solid waste collection company.