{"id":42661,"date":"2023-08-29T10:09:11","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T10:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopcarcinogensatwork.eu\/fact\/escape-de-motores-diesel-dee\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T11:34:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T11:34:49","slug":"escape-de-motores-diesel-dee","status":"publish","type":"fact","link":"https:\/\/stopcarcinogensatwork.eu\/pt-pt\/fact\/escape-de-motores-diesel-dee\/","title":{"rendered":"Gases de escape dos motores diesel (DEE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Estima-se que mais de 3,6 milh\u00f5es de trabalhadores na Europa estejam expostos aos gases de escape dos motores diesel (DEE). Os gases de escape dos motores diesel s\u00e3o classificados como agentes cancer\u00edgenos do Grupo 1 pela IARC, o que significa que s\u00e3o considerados uma causa comprovada de cancro nos seres humanos. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Na UE, registam-se anualmente cerca de 4 700 casos de cancro do pulm\u00e3o e mais de 4 200 mortes, todos associados aos gases de escape dos motores diesel (DEE). A principal via de exposi\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e9 a inala\u00e7\u00e3o dos gases de escape dos motores diesel. Os trabalhadores frequentemente expostos aos DEE t\u00eam um risco acrescido de at\u00e9 40 % de desenvolver cancro do pulm\u00e3o.  <\/p>\n<h2>Onde ocorrem os riscos<\/h2>\n<p>Os motores a diesel fornecem pot\u00eancia a uma grande variedade de ve\u00edculos, equipamento pesado e maquinaria. Estes motores s\u00e3o utilizados num grande n\u00famero de setores, incluindo a minera\u00e7\u00e3o, os transportes, a constru\u00e7\u00e3o, a Agricultura, o setor mar\u00edtimo e v\u00e1rios tipos de opera\u00e7\u00f5es de fabrico. Os trabalhadores expostos s\u00e3o, por exemplo, mec\u00e2nicos de autom\u00f3veis em oficinas de repara\u00e7\u00e3o de ve\u00edculos, garagens de autocarros e terminais de cami\u00f5es, motoristas de cami\u00e3o, bombeiros (tamb\u00e9m em quart\u00e9is), trabalhadores da Constru\u00e7\u00e3o e operadores de empilhadores, pessoas que trabalham com fontes de energia fixas, como compressores e geradores, trabalhadores que carregam e descarregam navios ou avi\u00f5es, trabalhadores em pedreiras e minas, trabalhadores do setor do petr\u00f3leo e g\u00e1s e funcion\u00e1rios de portagens.  <\/p>\n<h2>Mais informa\u00e7\u00f5es sobre a subst\u00e2ncia<\/h2>\n<p>Os gases de escape dos motores a Diesel s\u00e3o uma mistura complexa de gases, vapores, aeross\u00f3is l\u00edquidos e part\u00edculas. Esses gases s\u00e3o formados pela combust\u00e3o dos combust\u00edveis Diesel. A composi\u00e7\u00e3o da mistura depende do tipo de motor, do combust\u00edvel e das condi\u00e7\u00f5es de funcionamento. Os gases de escape cont\u00eam quantidades elevadas de part\u00edculas de fuligem, muito superiores \u00e0s dos gases de escape dos motores a gasolina. A mistura inclui v\u00e1rias subst\u00e2ncias agentes cancer\u00edgenos.    <\/p>\n<p>Est\u00e1 em vigor um limite de exposi\u00e7\u00e3o profissional vinculativo da UE, atualmente fixado em 0,05 mg\/m\u00b3 (TWA).<\/p>\n<h2>Perigos que podem ocorrer<\/h2>\n<p>Short-term exposure to Diesel engine exhaust can cause irritation in the eyes, nose, throat, and lungs. Prolonged exposure can increase the risk of developing chronic respiratory diseases, including lung cancer. <\/p>\n<p><strong>O per\u00edodo de lat\u00eancia do cancro do pulm\u00e3o associado aos gases de escape dos motores Diesel varia entre dez e 20 anos.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>O que podes fazer<\/h2>\n<p>A forma mais eficaz de prevenir a exposi\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e9 eliminar o DEE. Se n\u00e3o for poss\u00edvel eliminar o DEE, a exposi\u00e7\u00e3o ao DEE deve ser reduzida atrav\u00e9s de medidas de controlo t\u00e9cnico. Para controlar a exposi\u00e7\u00e3o, utiliza, por exemplo, outros motores ou sistemas de ventila\u00e7\u00e3o (como a extra\u00e7\u00e3o em pontos espec\u00edficos) e mant\u00e9m uma boa gest\u00e3o dos motores. Recomenda-se tamb\u00e9m estabelecer um programa de manuten\u00e7\u00e3o exaustivo.    Realiza medi\u00e7\u00f5es de exposi\u00e7\u00e3o corretas de forma cont\u00ednua, para saberes quando \u00e9 preciso agir. Faz as seguintes perguntas: h\u00e1 emiss\u00f5es de gases de escape de Diesel a entrar em \u00e1reas de trabalho fechadas, como garagens? Est\u00e3o a ser tomadas medidas para reduzir a exposi\u00e7\u00e3o? Os trabalhadores queixam-se de irrita\u00e7\u00e3o nos olhos ou nos pulm\u00f5es? Verifica se os trabalhadores relatam sintomas precoces. Mant\u00e9m os trabalhadores constantemente informados sobre os efeitos da exposi\u00e7\u00e3o. Al\u00e9m disso, d\u00e1 forma\u00e7\u00e3o aos trabalhadores sobre os riscos, pr\u00e1ticas de trabalho seguras e medidas de higiene eficazes. O equipamento de prote\u00e7\u00e3o respirat\u00f3ria, concebido para proteger quem o usa da inala\u00e7\u00e3o de poeiras, fumos, vapores ou gases nocivos, s\u00f3 deve ser usado como \u00faltimo recurso.       <\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","carcinogens":[1547],"class_list":["post-42661","fact","type-fact","status-publish","hentry","carcinogens-escape-de-motores-diesel-dee"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gases de escape dos motores diesel (DEE) - STOP carcinogens at work<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Estima-se que mais de 3,6 milh\u00f5es de trabalhadores na Europa estejam expostos aos gases de escape dos motores diesel (DEE). 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