Waste of Civil Construction: A Issue Health and Safety at Construction Site

Two themes are quite currently discussed: safety the work and environmental management. The challenge for companies is to adapt its production in order to meet these demands. Thus, this article presents the results of an extension project of the Federal Institute of Paraiba / Brazil, which aimed to present the topics mentioned simply to construction workers and show the feasibility of the integrated politic of Health Management and Occupational Safety and environmental management. The study was conducted on construction sites in the city of Cajazeiras / Paraiba / Brazil, where the project team organized training / discussions about the topics covered. The target audience includes construction workers, owners / builders and Cooperative of Recyclable Materials. One of the main results was the active participation of workers in discussion and criticism of the building concepts and relate their experiences in safety the work and environmental management. Were visited four construction sites, in all the companies it was possible to form the partnership with the cooperative pickers, which began to collect all the recyclable waste from the construction site. Thus, it was shown that in the same environment, with an integrated team is possible to treat so associated with security politic at work and environmental management at the construction site.