Notícias da ST na Austrália. As notícias sobre as mortes de motoristas de caminhões tratam de situação que no Brasil é bastante parecida. O alerta sobre os perigos do sol, ou seja do trabalho em exposição à radiação ultravioleta é atualíssmo para o Brasil.
PB
1: Festival: Direitos das Mulheres no Trabalho (WRAW Fest - March 1 - 9)
The WRAW (Women's Rights At Work) Festival is on again this year. The Festival showcases advances that women, in unions, have made in realising their human rights at work. It celebrates the collective achievement of women workers and unions and provides stimulus for further advancements in the area of women's rights and safety at work. The WRAW Festival is a week-long celebration that occurs annually coinciding with International Women's Day (8 March). There are a number of fabulous events, including: a Women's AFL football clinic and discussion, the 'Stop gendered violence at work' conference, a Gala event, and of course the IWD Rally and After Party.
Read about all the events (and RSVP) here
2. Dirigindo um Caminhão: um dos locais de trabalho mais mortais na Austrália ("Truck Driving: One of the deadliest workplaces in Australia")
A truck cabin is among the deadliest workplaces in Australia, new research shows. A Macquarie University study, which surveyed 559 truck drivers, found a high proportion are forced to work long and dangerous hours carrying unsafe loads to avoid losing their jobs.
The report, released last week at a road safety summit organised by the Transport Workers' Union (TWU), revealed that 82 per cent of truck drivers reported working more than 50 hours per week - and more than 10 per cent of said they worked more than 80 hours a week! More than one in eight (13 per cent) said they were unable to refuse an unsafe schedule.
TWU National secretary Tony Sheldon said data from Safe Work Australia showed that last year one out of every three workplace deaths involved a transport worker. He said the Macquarie University report documents a supply chain which "puts all the pressure on drivers at the bottom and none of the accountability on the top". He said, "It shows how this supply chain pits transport operators, which prioritise safety and employ experienced, trained drivers, against operators which cut corners and force drivers to take risks".
According to Mr Sheldon, the Federal government's abolition of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal had contributed to the safety problem: more than 2500 truck drivers and other road users died in truck crashes in the 10 years to 2014.
Read more: TWU Safe Rates Campaign
3. O sol pode matar. (Don't forget: the sun can kill)
Today and tomorrow are going to be scorchers - and no doubt there will be more hot days in the next few weeks - so check that your employer has taken steps to protect workers from the dangers of UV radiation. Outdoor workers receive up to ten times more exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation - putting them at significantly higher risk of skin damage and skin cancer. Each year 200 melanomas and 34,000 other skin cancer diagnoses in Australia can be attributed to UV exposure in the workplace.
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Tratando-se da radiação solar sobre os trabalhadores...
Prezado Prof. Dr. Idelberto, ainda que de maneira singela (do ponto de vista acadêmico e conceitual), dada as limitações de acesso às referências em um período (1992-1994) pré-Internet, a Odontologia do Trabalho, antes mesmo de se tornar uma especialidade, vêm contribuindo para com as discussões sobre os malefícios (doenças degenerativas precoces e neoplásicas de lábios e pele) provocados pelas radiações solares, denunciando situações de riscos dos trabalhadores do setor de energia elétrica expostos, por força ocupacional, às radiações ultravioleta, bem como, com as sugestões de proteções (físicas e químicas) preventivas destas patologias, como registrado na publicação de 1995, que pode ser acessada em Radiações Eletromagnéticas Não Ionizantes - Riscos Orgânicos e Riscos Empresariais, em uma versão ortograficamente corrigida de 2012.