(BRA) Defining Work Environments and Conditions

To define work environments and conditions for workers, use the Workplace BRA (WORKPLACE_BRA), Protection Equipment BRA (PROT_EQUIPMENT_BRA), Environment Responsible BRA (HA_RESPONSIBLE_BRA), and Workers Conditions BRA (WORKER_ENVIRON_BRA) components.

This topic discusses how to define work environments and conditions.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Workplace Table BRA Page

WORKPLACE_BRA

Define work environments.

Protection Equipment Table Page

PROT_EQUIPMENT_BRA

Define protection equipment for individual use.

Environmental Responsible BRA - Name Page

HA_RESPONSIBLE_BRA

Enter names of individuals who evaluate work environments and conditions of workers.

Environmental Responsible BRA - Address Page

HA_RESPO_ADDR_BRA

Enter addresses of individuals who evaluate work environments and conditions of workers.

Environmental Responsible BRA - Registry Data Page

HA_RESPO_REGIS_BRA

Enter registration information of individuals who evaluate work environments and conditions of workers.

Workers Conditions Page

WORKER_ENVIRON_BRA

List workplaces that are associated with workers.

Special Activities Page

WORKER_ACTIVIT_BRA

List the special activities that workers perform at work.

Hazard/IPE Page

WORKER_HAZARD_BRA

List work hazards and protection equipment that are associated with workers.

CPE Information Page

WORKER_HAZARD_SEC1

Fill out surveys about companies' implementation of collective equipment to protect workers from work hazards.

IPE Information Page

WORKER_HAZARD_SEC2

Fill out surveys about workers’ individual protection equipment.

Environmental Responsible Page

WORKER_RESPON_BRA

Specify individuals who evaluate work environments and conditions for workers.

Use the Workplace Table BRA page (WORKPLACE_BRA) to define work environments.

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This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Workplace Table BRA page.

Workplace Table BRA page

Use this page to define places in companies where employees perform their job functions, for example, offices or factories. The eSocial system reports this information to the Government using the S-1060 event.

Field or Control

Definition

Company

Displays the company to which the workplace belongs.

Workplace Location

Displays the type of establishment for the workplace. Valid values are:

Employer Establishment

Service Taker Establishment

Third Party Establishment

Workplace Code

Displays the 10-digit code for the workplace definition.

Description and Details

Enter the short and long descriptions for the workplace.

Establishments List

This section appears if the Employer Establishment workplace location is selected.

Field or Control

Definition

All Establishments

Click this button if the workplace applies to all establishments of the company.

Establishment ID

If the workplace applies only to a selection of the company’s establishments, enter the ID of each of these establishments in the Establishments grid.

Note: Selected establishments must already be reported to the Government of Brazil through the S-1005 event.

Service Takers List

This section appears if the Service Taker Establishment workplace location is selected.

Field or Control

Definition

All Service Takers

Click this button if the workplace applies to all service takers that are associated with the company.

Establishment ID

If the workplace applies only to a selection of the company’s service takers, enter the ID of the establishment in the Service Takers grid for the system to refine the list of available service takers to choose from for that establishment.

Service Taker

Select the applicable service taker for the workplace.

Available service takers have all been reported to the Government of Brazil through eSocial.

Note: Selected service takers must already be reported to the Government of Brazil through the S-1020 event.

For Third Party Establishment

If the workplace defined is a third party establishment that is not registered in the PeopleSoft system and therefore not reported to the Government through eSocial, select Third Party Establishment as the workplace location.

Only one third party establishment is supported for each workplace definition.

Field or Control

Definition

Inscription Type and ID

Select CEI or CNPJ as the desired inscription type, and enter the corresponding ID value.

Use the Protection Equipment Table page (PROT_EQUIPMENT_BRA) to define protection equipment for individual use.

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This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Protection Equipment Table page.

Protection Equipment Table page

Field or Control

Definition

IPE Code (individual protection equipment code)

Displays the code of the IPE (individual protection equipment). The field is 10 characters long.

IPE AC (individual protection equipment approval certificate)

Specify the approval certificate code of the IPE. An approval certificate is a document that the Ministry of Labor and Employment issued to attest the function and quality of the IPE.

Description

Enter a short description for the IPE.

AC Expiration date

Enter an expiration date for the IPE, if applicable.

Provider

Enter the provider of the IPE.

Use the Environmental Responsible BRA - Name page (HA_RESPONSIBLE_BRA) to enter names of individuals who evaluate work environments and conditions of workers.

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This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Environmental Responsible BRA - Name page.

Environmental Responsible BRA - Name page

Use the Environmental Responsible BRA - Address page (HA_RESPO_ADDR_BRA) to enter addresses of individuals who evaluate work environments and conditions of workers.

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This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Environmental Responsible BRA - Address page.

Environmental Responsible BRA - Address page

Use the Environmental Responsible BRA - Registry Data page (HA_RESPO_REGIS_BRA) to enter registration information of individuals who evaluate work environments and conditions of workers.

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This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Environmental Responsible BRA - Registry Data page.

Environmental Responsible BRA - Registry Data page

Field or Control

Definition

Organ Statutory

Select the organization to which the registration information pertains. Values are:

CREA

Other

For each selection, enter the corresponding registration information.

Organ Statutory Descr (organ statutory description)

Enter the organ statutory description. It is required if the selected organ statutory is Other.

Use the Workers Conditions page (WORKER_ENVIRON_BRA) to list workplaces that are associated with workers.

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This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Workers Conditions page.

Workers Conditions page

Use this and other pages of the Workers Conditions BRA component to specify the work environments for workers, the activities they perform, and the hazards they face at work. This information is used in the S-2240 event reporting in eSocial.

Important! When there is a change in the working environment or condition of the worker, for example, a new work location, a new activity to perform at work, or is exposed to new work hazard, enter a new effective-dated row with the information for it to be reported to the Government properly.

Field or Control

Definition

Workplace Location

Select if the workplace is an Employer Establishment, Service Taker Establishment, or Third Party Establishment.

Workplace Code

Select an applicable workplace code. Only workplaces that match the worker’s company and the selected workplace location type are available for selection. You can only select the same code once for any given effective date.

Workplaces are defined on the Workplace Table BRA Page.

Use the Special Activities page (WORKER_ACTIVIT_BRA) to list the special activities that workers perform at work.

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This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Special Activities page.

Special Activities page

Field or Control

Definition

Description

Enter the general description of the special activities that the worker performs.

eSocial Activity Code

Select the code of each special activity that the worker performs. You can only select the same code once for any given effective date.

These codes are published by the Government of Brazil (table 28) and are populated to the HCM system. They are available on the eSocial Special Activities Page.

Use the Hazard/IPE page (WORKER_HAZARD_BRA) to list work hazards and protection equipment that are associated with workers.

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This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Hazard/IPE page.

Hazard/IPE page

Field or Control

Definition

Hazard ID

Specify the ID of each work hazard that the worker faces. Only work hazards that match the selected set ID are available for selection.

If multiple hazards are selected for the same effective date, be sure that each of them is associated with a different eSocial code.

Work hazards are defined on the Work Hazards BRA Page

CPE Information

Click to access the CPE Information page and fill out a survey about the collective protection equipment.

IPE Code

Select an individual equipment that the worker uses to protect himself or herself from the work hazard.

IPEs are defined on the Protection Equipment Table Page.

IPE AC (individual protection equipment approval certificate)

Displays the approval certificate number of the IPE.

IPE Information

Click to access the IPE Information page (WORKER_HAZARD_SEC2) and fill out a survey about the corresponding individual protection equipment.

Use the CPE Information page (WORKER_HAZARD_SEC1) to fill out surveys about companies' implementation of collective equipment to protect workers from work hazards.

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This example illustrates the fields and controls on the CPE Information page.

CPE Information page

Use the IPE Information page (WORKER_HAZARD_SEC2) to fill out surveys about workers’ individual protection equipment.

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This example illustrates the fields and controls on the IPE Information page.

IPE Information page

Use the Environmental Responsible page (WORKER_RESPON_BRA) to specify individuals who evaluate work environments and conditions for workers.

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This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Environmental Responsible page (1 of 2).

Environmental Responsible page (1 of 2)

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This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Environmental Responsible page (2 of 2).

Environmental Responsible page (2 of 2)

Responsible Information

Field or Control

Definition

Organ Statutory

Select the organization to which the individual belongs. Values are:

CREA

CRM

Other

Responsible ID

Select the person (for example, doctor or engineer) responsible for evaluating the work environments of the worker. This field appears if CREA or Other is selected.

Individuals who serve as evaluators of work environments are defined using the Environment Responsible BRA component.

If the person is not already defined in the HCM system, enter the registration information manually.

See Also Environmental Responsible BRA - Registry Data Page

Physician ID

Select the physician as the person responsible for evaluating the work conditions of the worker. This field appears if CRM is selected.

Physicians are defined using the Medical Register BRA component.

If the person is not already defined in the HCM system, enter the registration information manually.

See Also Medical Register Page

Complementary Information

Field or Control

Definition

Erg. Methodology (ergonomic methodology)

Enter comments about the ergonomic methodology, if applicable.

Observation

Enter any observation regarding work environments and conditions for the worker.