Programa de prevenção de acidentes de trabalho e doenças ocupacionais nos garimpos de pedras preciosas, em São Martinho da Serra - RS

Abstract

The mining is one of the more important economical activities of Brazil and also one of the number ones in work accidents and occupational diseases. Taking advantage of the creation of the Cooperative of the Prospectors of the Central Area (COOMAR) of São Martinho da Serra - RS and the beginning of the exploration activities of precious stones beds in this municipal district, we have made efforts to develop a proposal of program prevention of work accidents and occupational diseases that could serve as research source for all the involved workers and, mainly, as orientation form so that in those places the health and the workers' integrity get insured. The proposal presented in this work, basically includes the description of all the stages of the productive process, the main risk factors and, for each activity, the presentation of the risks, causes, equipments of individual protection recommended and collective and preventive protection measures that should be adopted.