NR 04 - SESMT: O QUE É, COMO FUNCIONA E COMO APLICAR NA SUA EMPRESA?

Summary

This video explains the importance of NR4, a regulatory standard focused on specialized services in occupational safety engineering and medicine. It outlines the roles of professionals such as safety engineers, medical doctors, and nursing staff, who work to ensure workplace safety and health. The video details how companies must adhere to these standards, depending on their industry risk levels and employee numbers. It also covers special conditions for determining staff requirements in different work environments. Overall, NR4 is crucial for maintaining a safe and healthy workplace and must be followed by applicable businesses.

Takeaways

• 😀 NR4 is a regulatory standard that establishes criteria for organizing specialized services in safety engineering and occupational medicine in companies.
• 😀 The NR4 was created in 1978 based on Article 162 of the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT) and has undergone several updates and revisions since then.
• 😀 The main objective of NR4 is to ensure that companies maintain qualified and registered professionals in safety engineering and occupational medicine to promote workers' health and safety.
• 😀 The professionals required by NR4 are safety engineers, safety technicians, occupational physicians, occupational nurses, and nursing assistants.
• 😀 These professionals are responsible for planning, applying safety engineering, and occupational medicine in the workplace to reduce or eliminate health risks for workers.
• 😀 They also guide employers and employees on safety and health standards, conduct occupational medical exams, investigate workplace accidents, and create risk prevention programs.
• 😀 The necessity for a specialized service (SESMT) depends on the activity’s risk grade and the total number of employees in the company.
• 😀 NR4 classifies activities into four risk grades (1 to 4) and establishes the minimum number of professionals required for each grade based on the number of employees.
• 😀 For example, a company in the construction industry (risk grade 3) with 101 to 250 employees needs at least one safety technician in the SESMT.
• 😀 There are exceptions for specific situations, such as construction sites with fewer than 1,000 employees, where the SESMT requirements are determined by the main engineering company responsible.
• 😀 In cases where more than 50% of a company's employees are engaged in higher-risk activities, the SESMT is sized according to the highest risk grade, and shared SESMTs are allowed for companies with the same industrial or commercial activity within the same municipality.

Q & A

What is NR4 and what does it regulate?

NR4 is a regulatory standard that establishes the criteria for organizing specialized services in safety engineering and occupational medicine in companies, aimed at promoting worker health and safety.

Why was NR4 created and when was it established?

NR4 was created in 1978 based on Article 162 of the Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT), with the objective of ensuring that companies have qualified professionals in safety engineering and occupational medicine.

Who are the professionals that make up the 'SES' (Specialized Services in Safety and Medicine)?

The SES must include safety engineers, safety technicians, occupational doctors, occupational nurses, and nursing assistants in occupational health.

What are the main responsibilities of the professionals in SES?

They are responsible for creating, planning, and implementing safety engineering and occupational medicine measures in the workplace to reduce risks to worker health. They also provide guidance on safety standards, conduct occupational health exams, investigate work accidents, and develop risk prevention programs.

How does a company determine if it needs to have an SES?

The need for an SES depends on the risk level of the company’s main activity and the number of employees. NR4 provides specific criteria and annexes detailing the required number of professionals based on the risk grade and number of employees.

What are the risk grades mentioned in NR4, and how do they influence SES requirements?

NR4 categorizes activities into four risk grades (1 to 4). The number of professionals in SES depends on the risk grade of the activity and the number of employees, as outlined in specific annexes of NR4.

Can you give an example of how SES is determined for a specific company?

For example, if a company has an activity classified as risk grade 3 (like construction) and employs between 101 and 250 people, it must have an SES with at least one safety technician.

Are there any exceptions to the SES requirements outlined in NR4?

Yes, NR4 provides exceptions, such as for construction sites with fewer than 1,000 employees, where the SES must be determined by the main engineering company responsible. Additionally, companies with more than 50% of employees in higher-risk activities must have an SES based on the highest risk grade.

What does NR4 allow for companies operating in the same industrial or commercial hub?

NR4 allows companies in the same industrial or commercial hub or in the same municipality to have a common SES for the benefit of their employees, as long as they have the same economic activity.

What is the primary goal of NR4 for companies?

The primary goal of NR4 is to ensure that companies maintain qualified and registered professionals in safety engineering and occupational medicine to protect the health and safety of workers in the workplace.