11th SIPAT - Brotas

Do you know what the acronym EPI means? And what to do in case of an accident at your workplace? Did you know that to find out more about this and other information related to worker safety, you can contact the Internal Accident Prevention Commission (CIPA)? Disseminate these concepts among employees of Bahiana was the main objective of the 11th Internal Week for the Prevention of Work Accidents (SIPAT), whose activities were carried out on September 2 and 3, respectively, at the Academic Units Brotas and Kabula.

According to the president of CIPA, Ana Paula Monteiro (ADAB) "the main objective of SIPAT this year was to guide and make our employees aware of the importance of preventing accidents and diseases in the work environment, thus creating a preventionist vision, where the Employees can act in a way that recognizes unsafe conditions and practices, thus being able to take actions that can avoid undesirable results in terms of health and safety.

With the theme: "Security is not conquered: it is done!", this year SIPAT was full of news and awards that stimulated the voluminous participation of employees, according to Alex Calmon (NUCOM), vice president of CIPA, "we wanted to do something more extroverted. Something that went beyond the lectures, but which, at the same time, was educational, as our objective was to gain greater adhesion from employees. So we had a competition and a parody contest that were held in two editions, one being at the Academic Unit Brotas, on the 2nd of September and the other at the Cabula Academic Unit, on the 3rd".

The program also included the CIPA stand, where employee Rivaldo Oliveira dos Santos (SEMEB) demonstrated how to use the famous PPE - Personal Protective Equipment, and a Healthy Eating stand, where tips and guidance on light meals were disseminated and beneficial to health. The teachers and students of the Physiotherapy course also received employees, during the two-day event, with the application of elastic bandages and quick massage. "SIPAT is a unique opportunity, in addition to being a legal requirement, it is a time when the institution turns to a super important action that is the safety of its employees and, by extension, of its students and teachers", comments the director of the Teaching-Assistential Outpatient Clinic of Bahia and coordinator of the Medicine course, Prof. Dr. Eliana de Paula.

The Occupational Medicine Service, in partnership with the Human Resources sector, also participated in the event with the Health Check-up, with measurement of blood pressure and capillary blood glucose, as well as the Physical Education and Health program at Bahiana which integrated the activities promoting the sports offered by the School and carrying out physical assessment, self-defense demonstration classes and labor gymnastics.

“The SIPAT committee is to be congratulated, as it has been increasingly creative! This event is a very important action to be carried out and increasingly strengthened in Bahiana”, commented the coordinator of People Development, Prof. Luiza Ribeiro when starting the long-awaited 1st SIPAT Parodies Contest.

SIPAT is Show

Organized fans, paper showers and a lot of creativity marked the 1st SIPAT Parodies Contest. As a theme, each song should emphasize the importance of preventing accidents in the workplace. The party was great for each of the presentations, which included the participation of employees from different sectors of the Bahiana. 

The party was big when the double victory was announced Suzana Pereira (SECOP) and marta Janete (Supplies) which won 1st place in the Academic Unit Brotas with the parody "You have to protect yourself!". With the same enthusiasm, the employees of the Cabula Academic Unit celebrated the employee's victory Márcio Santos (Heritage) that presented the "Baião da Prevention". 

“This event is very important even for the awareness of employees who do not yet know what the CIPA is. Because of all this, I hope that the Bahiana don't stop with it. This SIPAT was really different!”, declared Suzana Pereira.

As an award, the winners won a smartphone and will re-present their compositions at the end-of-year fraternization party of the Bahiana.