Verificação do cumprimento da norma regulamentadora 18 em dois canteiros de obras: obra pública versus obra privada

Abstract

The discussion about the importance of occupational safety has been highlighted in recent decades, especially because of the civil construction industry, which has diversity of risks related to the work environment. Additionally surveillance at construction sites has become necessary and more frequent, furthermore to reduce workplace accidents. However, nationally, there is the view that the public construction work does not require supervision, while private construction work must meet the requirements. Based on this premise, it was analyzed and applied a checklist based on the Regulatory Norm 18, in two works, one of the public sector and other private, to identify if this premise is valid. Based on the parameters of Regulatory Norm 28 were estimated the fines amounts concerning to the infractions in each analyzed workplace. So it was identified that the public construction work did not meet the 55.9% of the evaluated items, estimating a fine of R$226,860.68, while the private construction work did not meet just 3.7% of the evaluated items, estimated a fine of R$13,200.16. Therefore, it was found that the outcome differences may be related to differentiated auditing for the two segments, both of which, by law, are under regiment of the same rules and standards.