“…In the metallurgical industry, the support of senior management and the human resource department, and the active participation of employees are decisive; the main difficulties in this management originate from communication failures and lack of OHS indicators and strategic vision for safety (Oliveira et al, 2010). The main impediments for OHSMS implementation are lack of a consistent policies of support for companies, effective participation of other stakeholders, effective cooperation among entrepreneurs, and concern about OHS (Nadae et al, 2013), in addition to lack of experience with management systems, limited number of employees and insufficient financial resources (Vitoreli et al, 2012).…”