Safety and occupational health play a very important role in our company. Programs such as the HCP ( Hearing Conservation Program), the ERPP ( Environmental Risk Prevention Program) and activities such as assessment of risks, ergonomics, Fire Fighters Brigade, follow-up by the Accident Prevention Internal Committee and others raise people’s normal awareness to higher levels. In 2001, a campaign to boost the Work Accident Awareness Program was launched. In addition to enhancing the correct use of individual protection equipment on a daily basis, the campaign included awareness-related activities.
The SSSEOM – Specialized Service in Safe Engineering and Occupational Medicine - is responsible for the running and follow-up of 7 programs that include the safety and occupational health of the employees, based on the Hygiene, Safely and Occupational Medicine Policy.

Check the Programs:

ERPP - Environmental Risk Prevention Program
This program acts on the anticipation, recognition, prevention, evaluation and control of environmental risks ( physical, chemical and biological).
The program identifies risks at the workplace that, because of their nature, concentration or intensity, are likely to cause harm to the health of the worker. The control is made through actions carried out by Environmental Teams on aspects such as reduction of the noise level produced by machines, exhaustion, etc., with goals established annually.
Ex.: control of noise, dust, gases, light, temperature, specification of individual and collective protection equipment.

MCOHP – Medical Control and Occupational Health Program
Preventive program that precociously traces and diagnoses occupational health-related problems.
As part of this Program are pre-employment physical exams, periodical exams, functional capacity tests, and post-employment physical exams.
Ex.: biological monitoring through X-ray exams, audimetry, spirometry, etc.

APP – Accident Prevention Program
Ex: It aims to preventively act on the elimination and minimization of work-related accident risks at the workplace.
The Program is developed through campaigns and technical and/or administrative actions in order to reduce the number of accidents.
Ex.: safety audits, visual awareness campaigns ( posters, banners), investigation and analysis of work accidents, permissions, etc.

EP – Ergonomics Program
This program studies the suitability of the workplace and activities for the human conditions of the worker. It is developed through ergonomic analyses in the production and administrative areas by sub-committees.
GTP – Guidance and Training Program
It aims to raise the worker’s awareness of hygiene, safety, and occupational medicine through theoretical and practical training sessions.
Ex.: course on hearing conservation, Accident Prevention Internal Committee, Protection Brigade ( that acts toward the protection against any type of risk in the plant), instructions to third parties carrying out any type of work in the plant), etc.

HCP – Hearing Conservation Program
It aims to preserve the hearing capacity of workers.
Ex.: recommendation for hearing protective equipment, training, reduction of the noise level produced by machines, etc.

RPP –Respiratory Protection Program
It aims to protect the workers` respiratory tract and thus avoid diseases that may be caused by dust, foam and other contaminants.
Ex.: recommendation for respiratory protection equipment, training, tests to assess the efficiency of masks, etc.