Regulation No.3237 of 27 July 1972 - Occupational safety and health services Jurisdiction Brazil Year 1972 Published in Portuguese Original/other title [Portuguese] Portaria No.3237 de 27 de julho de 1972 - Serviço especializado em segurança, higiene e medicina do trabalho Source Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, National Department of Occupational Safety and Health (Ministério federal do trabalho e previdęncia social, Departamento nacional de segurança e higiene do trabalho), Brasília. Diário oficial, Brasília, Brazil, 2 Aug. 1972, Vol.110, No.146, p.6877-6879. Descriptors [Primary] Brazil, plant health services, plant safety services [Secondary] functions, industrial nurses, industrial physicians, law, qualifications, responsibilities, safety engineers, safety officers Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract These regulations, which entered into force on 2 Aug. 1972, require the compulsory establishment of in-plant safety and health services. A minimum staff of specialised personnel is fixed according to the degree of hazard and the number of employees. Required qualifications for safety engineers, industrial physicians, safety inspectors and industrial nurses are defined. The regulations also specify the duties and responsibilities of in-plant safety services and health services. These services must be operational by 1 Jan. 1975. CIS No. 74-263 Database ID 20263