Agrotóxicos e seus malefícios a longo prazo…isso motivou a reunião de especialistas na IARC (Agência Internacional de Pesquisa ao Câncer) a fazer uma revisão sobre o tema!
Como somos o país maior consumidor de agrotóxicos, é um assunto do interesse de todos!
http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/iarcnews/pdf/monographvolume112.pdf
Fonte: Revista Proteção número: 282, página 14
An Airbus A320 of the German company Germanwings fell on Tuesday morning in southern France, killing 150 people (144 passengers and 6 crew members.
The plane was going from Barcelona (Spain) to Dusseldorf (Germany) and fell by steep so 8min
Were aboard 67 German, 45 Spanish and Turkish
The wreck is at 2,000 meters altitude in the Alps.
A black box was found. Accident causes are still unknown.
Source: G1
An Airbus A320 of the German company Germanwings fell on Tuesday morning in southern France, killing 150 people (144 passengers and 6 crew members.
The plane was going from Barcelona (Spain) to Dusseldorf (Germany) and fell by steep so 8min
Were aboard 67 German, 45 Spanish and Turkish
The wreck is at 2,000 meters altitude in the Alps.
A black box was found. Accident causes are still unknown.
Source: G1
NEW YORK, New York (CNN) — Nearly three out of every four workers who participated in rescue and recovery efforts at the site of the collapsed World Trade Center towers have experienced some health problems, a federally funded study found.
The study, conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and Mount Sinai Hospital, was based on the screenings of 3,500 workers at Ground Zero and the Staten Island landfill, where tons of debris was trucked after the attacks.
The preliminary results, based on 250 of the first screenings, suggest lingering health issues for a majority of the workers, and for many, a delayed diagnosis.
“Seventy-three percent of the sample had ear, nose and throat symptoms, or abnormal ear, nose and throat physical exam findings, or both”
Said Dr. Robin Herbert, co-director of the screening program.
Herbert said 57 percent of those tested had lung problems and 20 percent had symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
An estimated 35,000 workers — who responded from all across the country after the worst terrorist attacks on U.S. soil
— were exposed to concrete dust that may have contained asbestos, lead, fiberglass and other particles released when the twin towers collapsed after being hit by two hijacked aircraft. All are eligible for the free and confidential exams, which end in July.
“This particular screening program is very unique. Never before has an occupational medical screening program involving as many workers as are involved in this program been launched”
Said Dr. John Howard, director of NIOSH.
One of those who participated in the medical study is Frank Greer, a sheet metal worker, who said the privilege of serving in recovery efforts came at a huge price.
“I’m really worried about my kids and the future. I want to be there to take care of them,”
Greer said.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-New York, helped obtain the program’s initial $12 million in funding.
“This is an American priority, to take care of these brave men and women” Clinton said.
The senator said she is seeking an additional $90 million so that Ground Zero workers can be screened and treated. At present, those screened receive diagnostic evaluations and a referral, but no treatment reimbursement.
“I would even hope the president would address this issue in his State of the Union address”
Clinton said.
“I can’t imagine anything better than having the president of the United States saying, ‘We stand with our own.’ Just like in the military, we don’t leave anybody behind in our homeland either”
She added.
Source: CNN
Nanotechnology and workers: thoughts, struggles and perspectives-March 18 in Sao Paulo.
In 2007, the Fundacentro began the debate on the impacts of nanotechnology on health of workers and the environment.
From there to here were various forms of institutional performance, contributing with lectures in national and international events, publications, comics, podcast and others.
Considered emerging technology, nanotechnology is considered an imminent risk and little is known about its effects on workers ‘ health and on the environment.
Used in research, development and innovation, nanotechnology is present in consumer products, such as clothes that don’t stain-resistant fabrics, kneading and water, camouflage clothing, cosmetics, creams, medicines, dental materials, lighter materials and more resistant than metals and plastics, to buildings, automobiles, airplanes.
To make a reflection after 10 years of operation, the Fundacentro coordinates on 26 March, in conjunction with the RENANOSOMA, (network of Nanotechnology research, society and the environment), the event.
Coordinated by the Nanotecnologia and workers: Reflections, Fights and Prospects – March 18 in Sao Paulo.
In 2007, Fundacentro began the discussion About The impacts of nanotechnology on the health of workers and no Environment. Since then there were various forms of institutional performance, contributing lectures at national and international events, publications, comics, podcast and others.
Considered emerging technology, nanotechnology is considered an imminent risk and little is known about its effects on workers’ health and the environment.
Used in research activities, development and innovation, nanotechnology is present in consumer products such as clothing that does not crumple, resistant fabrics stain and water, camouflage clothing, cosmetics, creams, medicines, dental materials, lighter materials and more resistant than metals and plastics, buildings, cars, airplanes.
To make a reflection after 10 years of operation, the Fundacentro coordinates on 26 March, together with the RENANOSOMA (Research Network in Nanotechnology, Society and Environment), the event.
Coordinated by the researcher Fundacentro, Arline Arcuri, will be present, Paulo Martins (coordinator of RENANOSOMA), Thomaz Jensen (DIEESE), Luiz Carlos de Oliveira (Metalworkers Union of São Paulo), Mauro Soares (Metalworkers Union of São Bernardo do Campo ), Gilberto Almazan (DIESAT).
It will be a discussion with consecutive transmission to Tunis, capital of Tunisia, a country that hosts the World Social Forum, where researchers will talk about the impacts and changes in the industry.
Mauricio Berger, a researcher at the University of Córdoba, participates in the World Social Forum of Science and Democracy and will be the mediator between the international event and Fundacentro.
The free event will be held in rooms 7 and 8 at the headquarters of Fundacentro in SP, the 8:0 at 1:0 pm with videoconference broadcast to other States where the entity has headquarters, as well as for external users who want to participate in the workshop. The conferences will be in Portuguese with consecutive translation into English.
The subject nanotechnology is part of the project on the impact of nanotechnology on the health of workers and the environment Fundacentro.
Join the debate at Renanosoma Web site: http://www.nanotecnologiadoavesso.org/webtv
or by video conference: http://conferencia.fundacentro.gov.br/scopia/entry/index.jsp?ID=6561&page=watch6561%2026032015
Registration: http://www.fundacentro.gov.br/cursos-e-eventos/inscricao-no-evento/551
Source: Fundacentro
Disclosed on the website of the ANAMT
Salud ocupacional: Levante esta silla!
Desde el surgimiento de los espacios de trabajo, para sentarse por un largo período de tiempo se convirtió en normal.
Oficinas casi en su totalidad tienen estructuras con mesas y sillas, y el desarrollador está sentado alrededor de 8 horas diarias.
Para muchos, sesión de trabajo es una característica positiva debido a la conveniencia de la práctica, pero no del todo, existen varios estudios que indican que esto puede ser muy perjudicial para la salud. En búsquedas frecuentes realizadas por las instituciones de salud, se observó que se sienta 8 horas diarias puede aumentar el riesgo de muerte por enfermedad cardiovascular tanto como un 50%.
Para el neurocirujano Mauricio Mandel, el cuerpo humano no está estructurado para permanecer de pie un tiempo en una posición. La falta de movimiento causas los músculos entran en estado de fatiga y empiezan a doler. Y los músculos están lejos de ser los únicos afectados.
En una entrevista para el New York Times, el investigador de Mayo Clinic James Levine comentó:
“pasar mucho tiempo sentados es una actividad mortal. El ajuste simple del cuerpo en la silla, empiezan a varios procesos negativos en el cuerpo, la pierna pierde actividad eléctrica y quema calorías disminución en un 75%, después de un par de horas sentado en la eficacia de la insulina disminuye y el cuerpo es más susceptible al riesgo de la diabetes “.
Evitar Lesiones por esfuerzo repetitivo (L.E.R.):
Parece una situación sin resolución, pero no es. Echale un vistazo y siguiendo algunos consejos que evitará lesiones por esfuerzo repetitivo (L.E.R) y minimizar los riesgos de enfermedades y mal ser para las personas que se sientan durante largos períodos.
Averigua cuánto camina: hoy es posible contar las medidas adoptadas durante el día a través de diversos dispositivos, con contador de pasos oficiales, aplicaciones móviles, entre otras opciones.
Lo ideal es tomar 10,000 pasos por día, si estás lejos de este número si usted arreglar para caminar más.
Pausa:
Romper el rutina, if a recaudar por lo menos una vez por hora, llegar, tomar un poco de agua. El agua más allá de sus beneficios para la salud conocidos irá al baño, es decir, aumenta el tiempo en movimiento.
¿Cambie sus hábitos: comer siempre en el mismo lugar? ¿Los cerca de un ambiente de trabajo?
Si usted contestó sí a estas preguntas, usted puede cambiar. Conocer otros lugares, además de experiencia nuevos sabores, puede ejercitar más.
Menos tecnología:
Necesita una respuesta rápida en otro departamento, o un colaborador que no te acerques. Olvide el teléfono y correo electrónico, visitar a su colega!
Caminar, andar, caminar: Sí, caminar tanto como usted puede, utilizando conduciendo un punto antes y salir caminando. Si utilizas auto, dejarlo en un estacionamiento más lejos. No se pierda ninguna oportunidad de caminar y aumentar la cantidad de movimiento, sus salud gracias.
* Fuente: Salud ocupacional: Levante esta silla! | Portal & éxito profesional / Catho
Autor: Roni Silva
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Imagens realistas dos danos causados por agrotóxicos poderão ser incluídas nos rótulos desses produtos, assim como ocorre nas carteiras de cigarro. A medida está prevista em projeto de lei (49/15) da deputada Carmen Zanotto (PPS-SC) que altera a Lei dos Agrotóxicos (Lei 7.802/89). A proposta determina que as imagens, com montagens fotográficas, alertarão o usuário quanto aos riscos de intoxicação, caracterizando os possíveis prejuízos e consequências à saúde do homem. Carmen Zanotto destaca que, segundo a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS), em média 20 mil pessoas morrem anualmente vítimas dos pesticidas. No Brasil, estima-se que o número seja de 5 mil trabalhadores por ano. Para a deputada, isso se deve à “incapacidade do agricultor e, de um modo geral, do cidadão comum, de lidar com formulados químicos tão complexos e perigosos como os pesticidas”. Atualmente, a lei exige que os rótulos e bulas dos agrotóxicos apresentem informações detalhadas sobre, por exemplo, o manuseio recomendado, as práticas preventivas contra intoxicações, as medidas de primeiros socorros e os riscos potenciais à saúde humana, aos animais e ao meio ambiente. No entanto, Carmen Zanotto acredita que a medida não é suficiente por essas pessoas possuírem reduzida habilidade para entender e avaliar essas informações. “A linguagem escrita não esclarece sobre o perigo a que está se expondo”, argumenta Carmen. Para a deputada, as imagens devem ser as mais realistas possíveis, com o uso de montagens fotográficas, para evitar equívoco no entendimento. Ela acredita ser “justo e humanitário alertar o agricultor do risco em lidar com esses venenos”. Tramitação A proposta, que tramita em caráter conclusivo, será analisada pelas comissões de Seguridade Social e Família; de Agricultura, Pecuária, Abastecimento e Desenvolvimento Rural; e de Constituição e Justiça e de Cidadania. Fonte: Agência Câmara |
(…) if an undocumented worker is hired by an employer, he or she then has the right to be paid minimum wage and overtime, the right to health protection and workplace safety, and the right to organize to improve labor conditions. (…)
Undocumented workers awarded $3.85 million in accidents
NEW YORK (CNN) — Two undocumented workers from Mexico and one from Ecuador have reached court settlements in recent weeks for a total of $3.85 million in damages for New York construction-site accidents, an attorney for the men announced Wednesday.
“All three cases involve construction and terribly unsafe working conditions”
“We’re here today to re-emphasize — as we have in the past — to the Latino community and all undocumented workers that they have the same rights once they’re on the job as any New York citizen.”
The attorney, Brian O’Dwyer, said in a news Conference.
A 33-year-old undocumented plumber from Mexico who was scalded by an exploding pipe at a Wall Street construction site in 2004 settled his damage claim for $2.5 million, according to a statement given to reporters at the news conference. The married father of two, who says he still has nightmares from the accident, hopes to open a restaurant or bar with the settlement money, his cousin told reporters.
In a separate statement, owners of the Wall Street site said only that the injured plumber was “employed directly by [the] contractor and not by the owner of the property nor the managing agent.” Reached through a public relations firm, a spokesperson for the contractor, Swig Equities, had no comment.
Another undocumented Mexican worker suffered severe injuries to his left foot and other parts of his body when a steel beam fell on his lower body at a building site in downtown Manhattan, the news conference statement said. The 52-year-old settled his damage claim against Beway Realty Corp. and F.J. Sciame Construction Co. Inc. for $750,000, according to the statement.
David Koeppel, a managing member of Beway Realty, said he was not familiar with the case. F.J. Sciame Construction, the site’s contractor, did not respond to inquiries.
A 36-year-old Ecuadorian laborer who worked at the Arverne by the Sea community in Queens — a neighborhood The New York Times has called a “bright spot” in the housing market for its strong sales and low foreclosure rates — settled a damage claim for $600,000, the news conference statement said.
He was injured when three large 44×10-foot trusses, each weighing 200 pounds, collapsed onto him in August 2007, fracturing his hip and causing other injuries, according to the statement.
The father of three, who had worked in construction for more than a decade and owned his own company at the time of the accident, said he was very sad after the accident because he did not know how he would support his family. His two sons, now 7 and 8, and his 16-year-old daughter were all born in the United States.
“The contractor tried to blame me,” he said at the news conference, speaking in Spanish. What message would he give other workers? “Don’t be afraid to talk to a lawyer.”
Although he had not yet recovered enough to resume construction work, he hopes to use the settlement money to build a home for his family in New Jersey.
Messages left for The Beechwood Organization, developers of Arverne by the Sea, were not returned.
Joel Magallan, executive director of Asociacion Tepeyac, an immigrant advocacy group, said that while construction work is often dangerous, undocumented workers are likely to work at sites that lack safety equipment and OSHA regulation compliance.
“This is a great day for the undocumented immigrants”
Magallan said
“They have to know today that they have rights — the same rights as other workers who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents.”
“Many workers are threatened by their employers with deportation or discharge if they bring their cases to court”
O’Dwyer said
“What we find normally on work sites in New York is that deaths occur to the undocumented far out of proportion to their work in the workplace, and that is because of the fact that they just do not receive the safety protections” he said
In 2005, O’Dwyer won a historic $4 million settlement for a 33-year-old Mexican worker who had fallen 30 feet in a scaffolding accident in the Bronx. The injured worker, who was hospitalized for four weeks and underwent seven surgeries after the 2001 accident, told CNN on Wednesday that workers — documented or undocumented — should not to be afraid to stand up for their rights.
Although it is illegal for an employer to knowingly hire a worker who is undocumented, according to the New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigration Affairs, if an undocumented worker is hired by an employer, he or she then has the right to be paid minimum wage and overtime, the right to health protection and workplace safety, and the right to organize to improve labor conditions.
“Each of these men was injured in the course of their work on construction sites, and their immigration status was irrelevant to their right to seek redress for those injuries”
O’Dwyer explained in a statement:
“Enforcing laws requiring a safe workplace serves the interests of all Americans, whether they are citizens or not.”
The men involved in the settlements said they chose to remain anonymous to protect relatives outside of the United States, who could become the target of kidnapping schemes if knowledge of their settlements became public.
From CNN International Edition
link: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/17/new.york.undocumented.workers.lawsuit/index.html
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