Gestão de saúde, segurança, meio ambiente e responsabilidade social em micro e pequenas empresas recicladoras de plásticos PEBD e PET no Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

This dissertation has as its theme the management of health, safety, environment and social responsibility in small and micro enterprises recycled plastic LDPE and PET in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Recycling plastic helps to minimize the solid waste generated by industrial processes. The aim of this study is to examine how the activities of recycling impact on health, safety of workers and raise some issues related to socio-environmental responsibility, with main attention to the regulatory rules, laws of health, safety and environment systems, and apply management of health, safety, environmental and social responsibility. To achieve this objective, the methodology of this study was divided into: literature search, prepared by researching books, articles, laws and databases of recognized credibility, development of a directed questionnaire, technical visits, and interviews with employees or businessman to obtain data to assess the conditions of work on health and safety, environment procedure and social responsibility. During this stage were visited four plastic recycled business located in Rio de Janeiro State. Three of them on segment of LDPE, and one on PET. In a global evaluation, the result shows only 24% of the requisites were seen in its entirety, which demonstrates a low level of concern related with health, safety and environment and social responsibility. In an individual evaluation of these requisites demonstrate 38%, 10% and 54% respectively. Finally, this study shows that there a need for greater attention to the requirements of health and safety, the environment and social issues, according to the risks of the production of recycled plastics;