It is gratifying for our country having been chosen as the site for this 14th edition of SHEWC - Safety Health and Environment World Congress.

It is a honor and, at the same time, a special opportunity for the Municipality of Cubatão to host this great event that reunites the most outstanding specialists, researchers, and scholars of safety, health and environment from all over the world.

Our city has, for over decades, worked hard to open a privileged space for discussions in these areas as fields of knowledge and as practical exercise that effectively result in the protection and respect of persons, their dignity, and rights as human beings; but it has also set its sights and become attentive of the effects of new knowledge and technological tools that affect the environment, the habitat of all life forms.

The Congress represents a unique opportunity for society, scholars in the subject, and other interested parties to approach safety, health and environment through one of the events with the strongest tradition in the topics in the international context. We believe participants experience a taste of the Brazilian culture, in Cubatao, a city that is an example of transformation and application of science for the betterment of nature and men. Our country and Cubatao, in particular, is enthusiastic about your visit and are confident you have a memorable experience.

I hope you have the time to explore and experience Cubatao, a city with a rich community spirit, with a strong civic consciousness exhibited by numerous community groups. A city with multifaceted attractions featuring not only natural treasures, but also modernity and non-stop action as the city with the largest industrial park of Latin America.

As Cubatao Mayor, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to the SHEWC'2014. On behalf of the city board, the entire city staff, and myself we hope you enjoy this conference and learn all about our city and what Cubatao has to offer its citizens!

We sincerely welcome you to the SHEWC’2014!

Marcia Rosa de Mendonça Silva
HONORARY CHAIR
Mayor of Cubatão City