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- Title
Saúde, meio ambiente e segurança do trabalho associado ao uso de agrotóxicos.
- Authors
Ismael, Luara Lourenço; de Medeiros Garcia, Hozana Raquel; Martins, Wanessa Alves; Augusto, Jose
- Abstract
The rural worker is exposed to different risk situations while developing their activities in the field. One of them refers to the incorrect handling and application of pesticides, which ultimately cause serious damage to health, not just the very best of the local population farmer by consuming contaminated food and the environment. For this, the general objective of this research was to conduct a literature review about the risks arising from agricultural activities on the use of pesticides. The results showed that most industrial accidents are related to improper use of PPE, as well as lack of information and training of farmers to develop such activities. In this context, preventive and corrective nature of measures should be taken to reduce the use and exposure to pesticides, so it should be implemented in the workplace actions socioeconomic, political and environmental.
- Publication
Revista Verde de Agroecologia e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 2015, Vol 10, p28
- ISSN
1981-8203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18378/rvads.v10i5.3731