Acidentes de trabalho em plataformas de petróleo da bacia de campos
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Acidentes de trabalho em plataformas de petróleo da Bacia de Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Work-related accidents on offshore oil drilling platforms in the Campos Basin, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Carlos Machado de Freitas 1 Carlos Augusto Vaz de Souza 1 Jorge Mesquita Huet Machado 1 Marcelo Firpo de Souza Porto 1
1 Centro de Estudos em Saúde do Trabalhador e Ecologia Humana, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Rua Leopoldo Bulhões 1480, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21041-210, Brasil.
Abstract The offshore oil industry is characterized by complex systems in relation to technology and organization of work. Working conditions are hazardous, resulting in accidents and even occasional full-scale catastrophes. This article is the result of a study on work-related accidents in the offshore platforms in the Campos Basin, Rio de Janeiro State. The primary objective was to provide technical back-up for both workers’ representative organizations and public authorities. As a methodology, we attempt to go beyond the immediate causes of accidents and emphasize underlying causes related to organizational and managerial aspects. The sources were used in such a way as to permit classification in relation to the type of incident, technological system, operation, and immediate and underlying causes. The results show the aggravation of safety conditions and the immediate need for public authorities and the offshore oil industry in Brazil to change the methods used to investigate accidents in order to identify the main causes in the organizational and managerial structure of companies. Key words Occupational Accidents; Occupational Health; Petroleum; Accident Prevention Resumo Nas plataformas de petróleo, sistemas complexos em termos de tecnologia e organização do trabalho, as condições de trabalho são perigosas, resultando em acidentes de trabalho e, por vezes, em verdadeiras catástrofes. Este artigo resulta da investigação de acidentes de