Odebrecht aims to promote the health of people at the workplace, prioritizing preventive measures. That is why it invests in a range of different actions, reflected in the evolution of the Occupational Health Indicators.

It develops specific programs in the following areas:

• Ergonomics;
• Hearing and respiratory protection;
• Musculoskeletal disease prevention.

It also applies specific preventive medical procedures for Members who work in unique conditions, such as at heights and in confined spaces.

It promotes lectures on dental hygiene and sexually transmitted diseases; anti-smoking campaigns and those to fight dengue fever; as well as the monitoring of sanitary conditions at the construction sites.
 

Distinction

Internationally awarded for its application in Africa, the informative campaign on HIV is oriented by a specific internal policy for the topic. Other diseases – such as the flu, hepatitis, tuberculosis, tetanus and yellow fever – are combated with measures designed to reach as many people as possible, including vaccines.