2002
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2002000100027
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Processo de trabalho e saúde dos trabalhadores na produção artesanal de carvão vegetal em Minas Gerais, Brasil

Abstract: This study is a tentative approach to the relationship between environmental and occupational health and development in a specific situation: charcoal production in the Jequitinhonha Valley, the poorest region in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The study focuses on the labor process, involving heavy exploitation, hazardous working conditions, and extremely precarious living conditions. Working conditions and activities are described and related to the workers' health situation. Social policies and decisive … Show more

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“…Dias et al (2002) conducted a study in the Jequitinhonha Valley in order to identify the main risk conditions for human health in the manual production process of charcoal and its possible effects on workers' health. By situating this process in its commodity chain, it was possible to identify steel mills with international certifications and handmade charcoal companies with huge exploitation of workers, including children and adolescents, in addition to the destruction of the cerrado and social exclusion of small farmers.…”
Section: National Program For Monitoring Sanitary Quality Of Food 3 Pmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dias et al (2002) conducted a study in the Jequitinhonha Valley in order to identify the main risk conditions for human health in the manual production process of charcoal and its possible effects on workers' health. By situating this process in its commodity chain, it was possible to identify steel mills with international certifications and handmade charcoal companies with huge exploitation of workers, including children and adolescents, in addition to the destruction of the cerrado and social exclusion of small farmers.…”
Section: National Program For Monitoring Sanitary Quality Of Food 3 Pmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A realidade da produção de carvão vegetal é normalmente desconhecida de seus consumidores em geral e comumente está associada à ideia de destruição ambiental e exploração de trabalhadores em sistemas de produção de larga escala. De fato, existem relatos de produção de carvão vegetal com estas características no Brasil (Dias et al, 2002;SINCAL et al, 2000).…”
Section: Considerações Iniciaisunclassified
“…De acordo com Dias et al, (2002), a retirada do carvão do forno é a operação mais crítica de todo o processo de carbonização, visto que o trabalhador fica exposto a altas temperaturas e aos gases originados da combustão, além dos riscos de acidentes, como queimaduras. Em algumas situações, para a manutenção da qualidade do produto, o carvão é retirado ainda aquecido, aumentando a sobrecarga térmica e o risco de queimaduras corporais.…”
Section: Estudo Do Tempo Consumido Na Atividade De Carbonizaçãounclassified