Assessoria à um sistema de gestão de ambiente, segurança e saúde no trabalho durante a fase de construção de uma central fotovoltáica

Abstract

The sustainability of companies is based on meeting the needs and expectations of the different stakeholders in the three areas: economic, social and environmental. This requires companies to adopt management practices that allow them to achieve a balance and increase their competitiveness. It is in this context that management systems have emerged as an important tool to help incorporate these challenges and contribute to corporate sustainability. Managing environmental behaviour and maintaining safe working conditions not only contributes to preventing incidents and preserving the environment, but also to reducing organizations' costs/expenses in repairing environmental, human and social damage. A photovoltaic power station is an installation that produces electricity from the radiation emitted by the sun, through a process known as the "Photovoltaic Effect". The construction of a photovoltaic power station involves numerous activities with the potential to generate environmental damage, accidents and occupational illnesses, such as digging, working at height, handling chemical products, handling sharp and piercing structures, operating equipment and machinery, manual and mechanical handling of loads, among other activities that require due attention in order to avoid the occurrence of unwanted events. This report describes the activities carried out during the construction of a photovoltaic power station, the main risks to the health and safety of workers associated with these activities, the potential impacts generated on the environment and an assessment of the performance of the management system implemented with the aim of preventing unwanted events from occurring.(TRADUÇAO NOSSA)