Event at Praça do Ferreira commemorates victims of workplace accidents.
A series of services will be available to the public tomorrow (28) at Praça do Ferreira. The actions are part of the celebrations of the World Day in Memory of Victims of Accidents and Occupational Diseases. Among the services to be offered are vaccination, blood pressure measurement, bone marrow donor registration and massage therapy, as well as issuing the National Health Card (CNS) and the Work and Social Security Card (CTPS).
Tomorrow (28) is World Day in Memory of Victims of Accidents and Occupational Diseases. In Fortaleza, the State Health Secretariat, in partnership with the Regional Superintendence of Labor and Employment (SRTE), the National Institute of Social Security (INSS), the Federal University of Ceará (UFC), workers' unions and trade union centers will hold a morning of activities in Praça do Ferreira to provide services and guidance in the areas of health, legal, social security and occupational safety. From 8 am to 12 pm, vaccination services, blood pressure checks, bone marrow donor registration and massage therapy will be offered to the public. There will also be issuance of the National Health Card (CNS) and the Work and Social Security Card (CTPS).
The celebration of April 28th – World Day for Safety and Health at Work – originated in Canada, initiated by the labor movement, as an act of denunciation and protest against deaths and illnesses caused by work, spreading to various countries. This day was chosen because of an accident that killed 78 workers in a mine in the state of Virginia, in the United States, in 1969. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), workplace accidents cause the death of more than two million workers worldwide each year. Three people die every minute due to improper working conditions. The sectors with the worst safety conditions worldwide, including in Brazil, are agriculture, construction, and mining.
According to the latest Statistical Yearbook of Social Security, released in January 2015 and referring to 2013, 717.911 workplace accidents were registered in Brazil that year. These accidents resulted in 2.792 deaths. In Ceará, 13.465 workplace accidents occurred that same year, the third highest number in the Northeast, after Bahia, with 21.525 occurrences, and Pernambuco, with 20.483. Another study by Social Security, released on Thursday, April 23rd, indicates that women are more vulnerable to work-related illnesses. Between 2004 and 2013, while employment grew by 79% among women, the granting of work-related illness benefits increased by 172% among female workers. Among men, salaried employment grew by 53% during the same period, while the granting of work-related illness benefits grew by just over 60%.
CEREST
In 2005, the Occupational Health Reference Centers (CERESTs) began to be implemented in Ceará. These centers provide technical support to the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) in actions related to the promotion, prevention, surveillance, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of occupational health. In total, there are nine CERESTs throughout Ceará. The State Occupational Health Reference Center is the unit of the State Health Secretariat that serves as a reference for the diagnosis of work-related illnesses. It has a multidisciplinary team that provides specialized care to workers affected by work-related illnesses and/or injuries. Furthermore, it promotes training within the SUS network, develops projects and research, organizes information, and supports surveillance actions, with the aim of structuring the occupational health care network in the state.
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