CUSTOS DA APLICAÇÃO DE BOAS PRÁTICAS DE SEGURANÇA E SAÚDE NO TRABALHO DURANTE O PROCESSO DE CONSTRUÇÃO DE EDIFICAÇÕES.

Abstract

The construction industry is characterized by presenting a complex construction process that exposes workers to dangerous conditions. In order to eliminate and control these hazards from the work environment, it is necessary to implement Good Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) practices at construction sites. With this objective, this paper aims, through a field research in a construction company of the building sector, to determine the costs of OSH good practices implantation to a building site. In order to calculate these costs, it was considered as good practices of TSS: Individual Protection Equipment (PPE), Collective Protection Equipment (EPC) and training. The chosen construction site was located in the city of João Pessoa, Paraíba. The lack of cost measurement of OSH by many construction companies motivated this research. Before calculating these costs, a document analysis was carried out on the SST project, the Work Environment and Conditions in the Construction Industry Program (PCMAT), in which it was verified that it had a 70% approval percentage. The costs calculated for the application of good OSH practices were compared with the total budgeted costs of the work, representing a percentage of 0.57%. It was stated in this study that such costs should be considered an investment, since it provides advantages for the company, besides it corresponds to a much lower expense when compared to the consequences of unsafety practices.