Riscos químicos, e o desenvolvimento de doenças ocupacionais nas principais atividades econômicas da Paraíba.

Abstract

The Paraíba is a State which have their potential facing economic agriolas and mining activities, employing large numbers of workers who are unaware of the risks that these work environments provide a cushion. Doing a deepening in the bibliographic temátizações of health and safety at work we can realize that the amount of dust present in this environment and the exposure time can trigger pneumoconioses, respiratory tract diseases, based on these risks the present work makes a coorelação between, risk-development activity – and possible diseases from work: mining, sílicose; Cotton fiber, byssinosis; Dust produced from sugar cane bagasse-sugar, bagaçose. The present work aims to bring knowledge, cautioning about risks and stressing the importance of a healthy work environment, with preventive means which are arranged according to documents of the Ministry of labor and employment