Consulting for foreign companies doing business with Brazil
For companies with a branch in Brazil, companies that want to sell machinery and equipment to Brazilian customers, and companies about to set up in the country. A Brazilian engineer who knows the standards and guides you within the safety rules.
Why you need consulting in Brazil
Brazil has its own safety rules, with the force of law: the Ministry of Labour's Regulatory Standards (NR-10 for electricity, NR-12 for machinery) and the ABNT NBR technical standards. A foreign company, however well organised, often does not know which requirements apply to its case, how they are enforced and who may sign the documents.
The consequences show up in practice: machines sold that the Brazilian customer cannot put into operation, contracts with safety clauses nobody fully understood, branches that discover non-conformities during an inspection. Consulting from the start costs far less than fixing things afterwards.
NR-12 does not only concern machine users: it also applies to the manufacture, import, sale and exhibition of machines in Brazil. NR-10 applies to all activities involving electrical installations and services. Technical documents must be signed by a professional registered with CREA, with an ART (Law 6.496/1977).
Who it is for
Branches in Brazil
Foreign groups with a plant in the country: a local technical reference for compliance, headquarters audits and dealings with labour inspectors.
Manufacturers and exporters
Companies that want to sell machinery and equipment to Brazilian companies: what NR-12 requires, what the customer will check, how to prepare before selling.
New operations
Companies about to open or acquire a plant in Brazil: electrical and safety requirements to consider from the design stage.
What we do
- clear, practical interpretation of NR-10, NR-12 and the ABNT standards that apply to your case;
- gap analysis between your machine or installation and Brazilian requirements, based on the technical documentation;
- review of risk assessments, manuals and electrical diagrams against what NR-12 and NR-10 require;
- technical support in negotiations with Brazilian customers: safety requirements in specifications, bids and contracts;
- on-site inspection of the machine or installation in Brazil, with report and ART, when a signed document is needed;
- technical reference for your branch: action plans, priorities, preparation for audits and inspections;
- technical assessment of plants to be acquired or leased.
How it works
- Initial video call to understand your case: product, customer, plant, deadlines.
- Review of the documentation you send: manuals, risk assessments, diagrams, contracts.
- Written opinion with the applicable Brazilian requirements, the gaps found and the priorities.
- Ongoing support online and, when needed, a site visit in Brazil with report and ART.
Why us
The engineer in charge, Dario Cini, is an electrical engineer and occupational safety engineer: he understands both the installation or machine and the safety of the people working on it, and the standards that govern both. For more than 10 years he has worked in the industry of Rio Grande do Sul, one of Brazil's main industrial hubs, and already provides NR-10 and NR-12 consulting to Brazilian companies.
For you, that means one partner who speaks the language of the Brazilian standards and the language of your company.
Who signs
Dario Cini, electrical engineer and occupational safety engineer, graduated from the University of Caxias do Sul, with more than 10 years of work in the industry of Rio Grande do Sul.
Professional registration: CREA-RS 211.450 (public check on the CREA-RS website).
Company: Cini Engenharia, CNPJ 25.268.313/0001-56 (check with the Brazilian Federal Revenue).
Every job is delivered with an ART, the registration of technical responsibility at CREA required by Law 6.496/1977: the name of the engineer in charge stays tied to the document.
Let us talk about your plant in Brazil
Tell us what you need: we reply with a written proposal covering scope, schedule and cost, before any site visit.