Efetividade das ações de medicina e segurança do trabalho no Mato Grosso do Sul

Abstract

This paper analyzes statistical data on work-related accidents and diseases in Brazil and Mato Grosso do Sul to assess the effectiveness of the norms on the subject for the reality of workers. The tables published by the Ministry of Labor and Employment, and also by the Ministry of Social Security, with the numbers of work accidents, as well as the most frequent irregularities promoted by the employer in the labor relationship, were used as a source of observation. The quantitative method of data analysis was the most used to reach the conclusion of the effectiveness of occupational health and safety actions in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. In addition, the longitudinal data analysis method was used, since the comparison between the years was extremely important for the observation of the variation in the cases.