ABSTRACT
To the Ministry of Agriculture, the branch of agribusiness is deemed as one of the activities which generate a bigger impact in the country’s economic development. However, on those terms, working conditions demand a greater physical effort and, consequently, generate a greater propensity to risks of accidents (Monteiro e Gonçalves, 2010). The job undertaken by the sugarcane workers is considered to be very hard, for besides the exhausting working hours, it also exposes the worker to all sorts of ailments due to it taking place outdoors under the sun, with suits and protective equipment which result in the worker sweating much, therefore losing water and minerals essential to maintaining a good health, also leading the individual to dehydration (Alves, 2008).
