MOVEMENT AND MANUAL LOAD TRANSPORT

Legislation "DL 330/93 " establishes the prescribed minimum for safety and health in the manual load movement.

Men exist a risk for you if the load carried is superior to:

  • 30 Kg for occasional operations
  • 20 Kg for frequent operations

Women in the manual load movement, the legislation referring to women is established in "Portaria 186/73"

  • 27 Kg for occasional operations
  • 15 Kg for frequent operations
  • 10 Kg during the pregnancy and up to 3 months after the childbirth

The Main Rules to observe in the Loads Transportation are:

  • CARRY LOADS SYMMETRICALLY AND KEEPING YOUR BACK STRAIGHT
  • KEEP THE LOAD CLOSE TO YOU
  • KEEP FINGERS AWAY FROM PLACES WHERE THEY CAN BE CAUGHT, WHILE DESCENDING THE LOAD SLOWLY

The elevation and transport of loads must be exercised following procedures that minimize the risk of injuries and accidents for you.

PREVENT PAIN AND DEFORMATIONS, TAKE CARE OF YOUR BACK!

CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

Acquisition

  • KNOW THE NAME OF PLAGUES, ILLNESSES OR INFESTANTES THAT WILL REACH YOUR PLANTATION
  • INQUIRE WHICH DOSES OR CONCENTRATIONS TO USE
  • AVOID  LEFTOVERS, ACQUIRE SMALL PACKAGES
  • REFUSE PACKAGES WITHOUT ORIGINAL LABEL OR  ALREADY OPENED

Transport and Storage

  • ISOLATE THE PACKAGES IN ORDER TO PREVENT SPILLS AND CONTAMINATION OF OTHER PRODUCTS
  • STORE PRODUCTS IN RIGHT PLACES, CLOSED AND LOCKED, AND KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN AND FOODS
  • KEEP THE PRODUCTS IN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING WIHT LABEL AND NEVER IN PACKAGES THAT CAN CAUSE CONFUSION
  • THE PACKAGES MUST BE STORED AND CLOSED

Preparation and Application

  • RESPECT THE INDICATED PRODUCT AMOUNTS
  • PREPARE THE CHEMICALS MIXTURE OUTDOORS
  • DO NOT SMOKE OR EAT WHILE PREPARING THE CHEMICALS
  • USE THE PROPER PERSONNAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
  • POSITION YOURSELF ALWAYS WITH YOUR BACK TO THE WIND
  • NEVER REMOVE IMPEDIMENTS FROM THE OUTLETS OF SPRAYS WITH YOUR MOUTH
  • WASH ALL MATERIAL AFTER IT´S USE

Packaging elimination

  • COLLECT ALL THE RESIDUES AND EMPTY PACKAGES FOR SAFE ELIMINATION
  • DO NOT ABANDON THE PACKAGES, BECAUSE EVEN EMPTY THEY CONTINUE  DANGEROUS
  • BURY OR BURN THE EMPTY PACKAGES
  • DO NOT ABANDON THE PACKAGES CLOSE TO WELLS OR RIVERS

Labels when you see these symbols, always respect the indicated procedures:

CORROSIVE destroys the skin
HARMFUL can cause allergies or poisoning
TOXIC can kill
COMBURENT increases combustion
INFLAMMABLE risk of fire
EXPLOSIVE can react like a bomb

The knowledge of the chemical properties and procedures guarantees correct and secure use of the products

USE THE CHEMICAL PRODUCTS WITH PRUDENCE!

LEPTOSPIROSIS - Know what it is and how to prevent it!

What is LEPTOSPIROSIS? It is a feverish, acute infectious illness, of a chronic nature, potentially serious, caused by bacteria, Leptospira, normally transmitted by the rats urine.

Transmission agents The sewer rat is primarily responsible for human infection, not just for the fact of existing in great number but also for the usual proximity with people.

Transmission ways The infection results of the direct or indirect exposure to urine of infected animals, which is verified in contact with mud, contaminated waters or through the ingestion of food badly washed such as those, for example, used in raw salads.

Illness Symptoms

1st. phase:

  • Loss of appetite
  • Apathy
  • Vomits
  • Fever

2nd. phase:

  • Anemia
  • Jaundice
  • Diarreia
  • Polydipsia
  • Polyuria
  • Mouth or tongue ulcers

How to prevent? We must assure some general cares:

  • Still water draining

  • Water disinfection

  • Food washing and specially those that are eaten raw, such as fruit and salads

  • Disinfection and cleaning of susceptible places that could attract rats

  • Rodents extermination

  • Use boots and rubber gloves every time that exists a possibility of contact with susceptible areas of existence of rats

ALL PRECAUTIONS ARE NECESSARY AND NEVER ENOUGH. ASSURE HYGIENE AND CLEANNESS CONDITIONS, DOMESTIC AND AT THE WORKPLACE!