Avaliação censitária de acidentes florestais no Norte do Espírito Santo

Abstract

The Brazilian forest sector has been growing considerably in recent years, attracting investors and expanding the labor market. In this context, work accidents appear, increasingly common in the working life of the worker. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of occupational accidents involving planted forest production activities in the municipality of São Mateus, northern region of the state of Espírito Santo. The data analyzed were obtained based on historical data from 2000 to 2017 from the Statistical Yearbook of Accidents at Work (AEAT), available from the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) and data from forests planted through MAPBIOMAS from 2000 to 2017. The results showed that, for the years studied, occupational accidents in the forest areas registered with the Accident Reporting (CAT) were, for the most part, higher than the accidents without registration of the CAT. It was observed that from 2000 to 2017 there was a reduction of approximately 68% of the area of planted forest in the municipality, which impacted a reduction of the total number of accidents in the forest sector by 39%. Compared in 2007 to 2017, there was a 3.88-fold reduction in the number of work-related accidents in the forest sector, with only a 7.5% reduction in planted area. From these data it was possible to conclude that even with the increase of planted forest area it is possible to reduce the number of forest accidents, once the field inspections by the companies and the government are effective, greater employee awareness, constant application of training. occupational health and safety and compliance with Occupational Health and Safety regulatory standards.