{"id":42555,"date":"2023-08-15T07:25:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T07:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopcarcinogensatwork.eu\/geral\/introducao-substancias-cancerigenas\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T10:54:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T10:54:15","slug":"introducao-substancias-cancerigenas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stopcarcinogensatwork.eu\/pt-pt\/geral\/introducao-substancias-cancerigenas\/","title":{"rendered":"Introdu\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e0s subst\u00e2ncias cancer\u00edgenas"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>As subst\u00e2ncias cancer\u00edgenas, ou carcinog\u00e9neos, s\u00e3o agentes causadores de cancro. Um exemplo bem conhecido \u00e9 o amianto, uma subst\u00e2ncia que \u00e9 respons\u00e1vel por milhares de v\u00edtimas que sofrem e morrem devido \u00e0 exposi\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e0s part\u00edculas de amianto. Muitas outras subst\u00e2ncias cancer\u00edgenas s\u00e3o menos conhecidas, mas aten\u00e7\u00e3o: mesmo os produtos naturais, como o p\u00f3 de madeira, podem causar cancro. Certifica-te de que sabes com o que trabalhas!   <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Tipos de subst\u00e2ncias cancer\u00edgenas<\/h2>\n<h3>Os agentes cancer\u00edgenos manifestam-se de diferentes formas:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Apar\u00eancia: Os agentes cancer\u00edgenos podem ocorrer em produtos utilizados nas empresas, incluindo variantes qu\u00edmicas como certos pesticidas e tintas industriais. Mas tamb\u00e9m podem ser o resultado de um processo (agentes cancer\u00edgenos gerados por processos), como as emiss\u00f5es de gas\u00f3leo ou os fumos de soldadura. <\/li>\n<li>Alguns carcinog\u00e9neos podem ser inalados e entrar, por exemplo, na corrente sangu\u00ednea e nos \u00f3rg\u00e3os, incluindo o c\u00e9rebro. Outros podem entrar atrav\u00e9s da pele. Uma vez introduzidos no corpo, os carcinog\u00e9neos podem danificar o ADN dos trabalhadores ou alterar a forma como as c\u00e9lulas do corpo funcionam e se replicam. Isto pode levar ao cancro e a outros problemas de sa\u00fade.   <\/li>\n<li>Produtos naturais: Mesmo os produtos naturais podem causar cancro em caso de exposi\u00e7\u00e3o elevada e prolongada, como o p\u00f3 de madeira dura, a s\u00edlica e o quartzo em certos tipos de pedra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Consulta as <a href=\"https:\/\/stopcarcinogensatwork.eu\/search\/\">fichas informativas<\/a> para obteres informa\u00e7\u00f5es sobre as diferentes subst\u00e2ncias cancer\u00edgenas.<\/p>\n<h2>Legisla\u00e7\u00e3o sobre subst\u00e2ncias cancer\u00edgenas<\/h2>\n<p>Para proteger os trabalhadores da exposi\u00e7\u00e3o a agentes cancer\u00edgenos, a UE elaborou a diretiva relativa aos <a href=\"https:\/\/osha.europa.eu\/nl\/legislation\/directive\/directive-200437ec-carcinogens-or-mutagens-work\">agentes cancer\u00edgenos, mutag\u00e9nicos ou t\u00f3xicos para a reprodu\u00e7\u00e3o<\/a>. Nesta diretiva, est\u00e3o previstos os seguintes procedimentos: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Avalia\u00e7\u00e3o dos riscos:<\/strong> A entidade patronal deve verificar e gerir o risco de exposi\u00e7\u00e3o a subst\u00e2ncias cancer\u00edgenas, mutag\u00e9nicas (que alteram os genes) ou t\u00f3xicas para a reprodu\u00e7\u00e3o (que prejudicam a reprodu\u00e7\u00e3o) (CMR). Este controlo deve ser efectuado regularmente. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Medidas de preven\u00e7\u00e3o:<\/strong> Os trabalhadores n\u00e3o devem ser expostos a CMR. A entidade patronal deve utilizar subst\u00e2ncias mais seguras, se poss\u00edvel. Se n\u00e3o for poss\u00edvel utilizar um sistema fechado, a exposi\u00e7\u00e3o deve ser minimizada. A exposi\u00e7\u00e3o n\u00e3o deve ultrapassar o limite permitido de uma subst\u00e2ncia cancer\u00edgena (ler mais: Princ\u00edpio STOP).   <\/li>\n<li><strong>Informa\u00e7\u00e3o e forma\u00e7\u00e3o:<\/strong> A entidade patronal deve dar forma\u00e7\u00e3o adequada sobre os riscos para a sa\u00fade, a forma de evitar a exposi\u00e7\u00e3o, as regras de higiene, o equipamento de prote\u00e7\u00e3o e o que fazer em caso de incidentes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vigil\u00e2ncia sanit\u00e1ria:<\/strong> Se for fixado um valor-limite biol\u00f3gico (ver abaixo), s\u00e3o necess\u00e1rios controlos de sa\u00fade. Os trabalhadores devem ser informados deste facto antes de iniciarem a tarefa de risco. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Limites de exposi\u00e7\u00e3o profissional<\/h2>\n<p>As autoridades reguladoras a n\u00edvel nacional e da UE estabelecem limites de exposi\u00e7\u00e3o a subst\u00e2ncias perigosas, como os agentes cancer\u00edgenos. Estes limites de exposi\u00e7\u00e3o profissional (LEP) s\u00e3o valores regulamentares que indicam n\u00edveis de exposi\u00e7\u00e3o considerados seguros (baseados na sa\u00fade) para uma subst\u00e2ncia qu\u00edmica no ar de um local de trabalho. Essencialmente, servem como normas de seguran\u00e7a para proteger a sa\u00fade dos trabalhadores. Consulta as <a href=\"https:\/\/stopcarcinogensatwork.eu\/search\/\">fichas de informa\u00e7\u00e3o<\/a> sobre a exposi\u00e7\u00e3o profissional.   <\/p>\n<p>As informa\u00e7\u00f5es contidas nesta p\u00e1gina foram obtidas nos seguintes s\u00edtios Web:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/osha.europa.eu\/nl\/legislation\/directive\/directive-200437ec-carcinogens-or-mutagens-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OSHA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancer.org\">www.cancer.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rivm.nl\">www.rivm.nl<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/monographs.iarc.fr\/\">monografias.iarc.fr<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As subst\u00e2ncias cancer\u00edgenas, ou carcinog\u00e9neos, s\u00e3o agentes causadores de cancro. Um exemplo bem conhecido \u00e9 o amianto, uma subst\u00e2ncia que \u00e9 respons\u00e1vel por milhares de v\u00edtimas que sofrem e morrem devido \u00e0 exposi\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e0s part\u00edculas de amianto. Muitas outras subst\u00e2ncias cancer\u00edgenas s\u00e3o menos conhecidas, mas aten\u00e7\u00e3o: mesmo os produtos naturais, como o p\u00f3 de madeira, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":42341,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-42555","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Introdu\u00e7\u00e3o \u00e0s subst\u00e2ncias cancer\u00edgenas - STOP carcinogens at work<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Anualmente, cerca de 100.000 pessoas morrem de cancro causado por subst\u00e2ncias cancer\u00edgenas no trabalho na Europa. 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