A saúde do trabalhador rural e a segurança do trabalho: um estudo de caso

Abstract

This article deals with occupational safety and especially the rural worker who frequently deals with pesticides and agricultural defenders who, while helping to care for the crop, represent a danger to those who have contact with it. Thus, the objective of this article is to identify which individual protection equipment is used by rural workers from 4 localities in the municipality of Corrente Piauí; Investigate workers' perceptions regarding job safety in the field. The research carried out through the application of a questionnaire to 40 rural workers in the following locations: Simplício, Riacho Grande, Calumbí and Vereda da Porta, pointed out that the workers are mostly male and that they recognize the need to use Individual Protection Equipment - EPI, but only a small portion uses such equipment. It has also been found that the spraying carried out by them is in most cases done without the necessary technical assistance, and in addition they do not have specific deposit for disposal of the empty packages. Another risk to which they are subject relates to the way in which they use the pesticides, since only a minimum percentage verifies the specifications contained in the package inserts and the labels. In view of the study carried out, it was concluded that it is necessary to rethink the benefits and damages caused by the use of pesticides in the crops, taking into account the risks they bring to the environment and the health of the worker, and also a greater inspection by the government in relation to this.