IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY OF WORKERS (A): CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE SECRETARIAT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE |
Worker's health. Worker safety. Public policy. Action research.
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On May 22, 2018, the Núcleos de Atenção à Segurança e à Saúde do Trabalhador e da Trabalhadora (NASSTs) were established, through ordinance nº 136/GS/SESAP. Through the ordinance in SEI nº 2931, of October 15, 2020, the Núcleo Estadual de Atenção à Segurança e à Saúde do Trabalhador e da Trabalhadora (NESST) was implemented in order to advise, regulate, plan, coordinate, establish guidelines and to integrate the actions in the areas of occupational health that are developed by the NASSTs. Given this situation, the objective of this dissertation was to analyze the implementation and the main contributions of NESST-SESAP. This study is configured as action research, which has a collaborative character and an analytical approach. The intervention took place in stages and the first was the situational diagnosis of the NASSTs, to guide the initial actions of the NESST. In the second moment, the process of implantation of the State Nucleus of Attention to the Safety and Health of the Worker is described. In turn, in the third stage, the strengths and weaknesses of the NESST were presented, according to the representatives of the NESSTs. In the last step, the dimensioning by Unidades Regionais de Saúde (URSAP) is presented, which includes the existing centers, according to minimum dimensioning and regional dimensioning. In addition, units that do not yet have NASST are listed. Therefore, the importance of strengthening and articulating occupational health care policies in the state of Rio Grande do Sul was verified.