Regulatory Standard No.18 - Working Conditions and the Working Environment in the Construction Industry Repealed! Jurisdiction Brazil Year 1995 Published in Portuguese Original/other title [Portuguese] Norma Regulamentadora n°18 - Condiçőes e meio ambiente de trabalho na indústria da construçăo Serial title Revista CIPA Source July 1995, Vol.16, No.188, p.88-116. Also in: Diário Oficial, 7 July 1995, p.10.066-, Section I. Serial number Portaria n°4 Descriptors [Primary] Brazil, conditions of work, construction industry, construction sites, occupational safety [Secondary] confined spaces, electricity, fatalities, fire protection, glossary, law, personal protective equipment, plant safety organization, protection against falls from heights, replaced, roofs, scaffolds, warning notices, welfare facilities Subject category Occupational medicine, epidemiology Abstract This regulation (effective 7 July 1995) approves the regulatory standard on safety, health and working conditions in the construction industry. Contents: scope; preliminary notification of construction projects; obligatory preparation of a working conditions and work environment plan (PCMAT) in all construction establishments with > 20 workers; welfare facilities for workers; special provisions for work involving demolition, excavation, foundations and rock removal; carpentry work; steel, other metal and concrete structures; welding and cutting; ladders, ramps and passageways; protection against falls from heights; transport and movement of materials and persons; scaffolding; wire ropes; coating and painting; roofing work; work on water; confined spaces; electric installations; machinery, equipment and tools; PPE; storage of materials; transport of workers by motorized vehicles; fire safety; safety signs; training; order and cleanliness; tunnels and galleries; fatal accidents; statistical data; safety committees; technical safety rules. Glossary. Regulation SSMT No.17 of 7 July 1983 is revoked. CIS No. 96-1179 Database ID 67150