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Sad statistic in Brazil warns of working conditions in the country and results in the launch, this month, of the Work Accident Prevention campaign (Canpat 2019) by the government, unions and workers.
A sad statistic haunts the country, every 3 hours and 40 minutes a person dies as a result of an accident in the workplace.
According to data from the Digital Observatory for Occupational Safety and Health, between 2012 and 2018, 17.200 deaths were recorded due to an incident or illness related to work activity.
This Observatory was developed and is maintained by the Public Ministry of Labor in cooperation with the International Labor Organization within the framework of the Smartlab Forum on Decent Work.
Yesterday (28/04) was celebrated the World and National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Accidents and Diseases at Work, a date created especially to alert everyone about this serious problem and provoke a reflection on the subject.
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Regarding the number of death cases, the numbers had been decreasing from 2014 to 2017 (from 2.659 cases to 1.992), but in 2018 there was an increase and 2.022 cases were registered.
What is frightening is the number of accidents at work, every 49 seconds, a case happens in Brazil, and from 2014 to 2018, 4,7 million incidents of this type were recorded.
See below the sad Ranking by the main topics registered by the organ.
By type of injury:
- cut and laceration, with 734 thousand cases (21%)
- fractures, with 610 thousand cases (17,5%)
- contusion and crushing, with 547 thousand (15,7%)
- distortion and tension, with 321 thousand (9,2%)
- immediate injury, with 285 thousand (8,16%)
By area:
- hospital care (378 thousand)
- retail trade, especially supermarkets (142 thousand)
- public administration (119 thousand)
- construction of buildings (106 thousand)
- cargo transport (100 thousand)
- mail (90 thousand)
By occupation:
- production line feeder (192 thousand)
- nursing technician (174 thousand)
- janitor (109 thousand)
- construction worker (97 thousand)
- truck driver (84 thousand).
By states:
- São Paulo (1,3 million)
- Minas Gerais (353 thousand)
- Rio Grande do Sul (278 thousand)
- Rio de Janeiro (271 thousand)
- Paraná (269 thousand)
- Santa Catarina (185 thousand).
The agency also points out that the age group most affected by accidents is 18 to 24 years old for men and 30 to 34 years old for women.
Accidents at work, in addition to harming workers, generate the loss of 351 million working days due to absences and expenses in the same period reached more than R$ 82 billion.
According to Leonardo Mendonça, national coordinator for the Defense of the Work Environment, from the Labor Public Ministry, Brazil still has a lot to evolve in prevention systems and that many companies still prioritize production instead of providing cleaner and safer environments for workers. worker.
The launch of Canpat 2019, a joint initiative of the federal government, the Public Ministry of Labor and employers' and employers' entities, aims to work towards raising awareness among the parties involved.
