{"id":98916,"date":"2022-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tecnotri.com.br\/blog\/how-to-adapt-your-company-to-nr-20-to-avoid-fines\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T03:00:00","slug":"how-to-adapt-your-company-to-nr-20-to-avoid-fines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tecnotri.com.br\/en\/blog\/how-to-adapt-your-company-to-nr-20-to-avoid-fines\/","title":{"rendered":"How to adapt your company to NR 20 to avoid fines"},"content":{"rendered":"

In order to take care of the safety and well-being of workers, the Ministry of Labor created, in 1978, the Regulatory Standards. Each of them determines rules and safety measures that companies must comply with to guarantee the quality of life of their employees.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the existing NRs, there is <\/span>NR 20<\/b>, which is titled <\/span>\u201cSafety and Health at Work with Flammables and Combustibles\u201d<\/b>. Therefore, this is what we are going to talk about today. Continue reading and check out what this standard establishes, what the penalties are for those who do not comply and how Tecnotri can help your business adapt to its guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is NR 20?<\/b><\/h2>\n

This standard concerns the health and safety management of activities related to flammable and combustible liquids in the extraction, production, storage, transfer, handling and manipulation processes.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, the objective of NR 20 is to determine specific procedures to ensure that all these occupations are carried out in a productive manner, avoiding risks to both people and goods.<\/span><\/p>\n

What should industries in the segment do to adapt to NR 20?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Companies need to follow the measures established by NR 20. Check out some of them:<\/span><\/p>\n