I start this message saying that it is always a pleasure being the General Chair of such conference as SHEWC - Safety, Health and Environment World Congress. Once again it happens in Brazil and in a city that is an example of pollution control, Cubatão. It is a fact that major challenges are in the horizon of mankind and some of them are due to social and economic nature that impacts environment and society in a large spectrum. Among the challenges are: the increasing urbanization and urban growth effects, the ageing of the population, changing household and family structures, continued population growth and immigration, housing affordability, the impact of information technology in every level of life, skills and education, globalization promoting restructuring of the economy and competitiveness, environmental impacts of consumption and development and climate change.

Indeed the scenario is not very optimist due to the economic crises that is over nations and it is important now more than ever to take the real actions at governmental and organizational level, in a global scale, to solve these issues for the sake of future generations.

Yet there are lots of issues that need attention and fortunately sciences and technology are in place to deal with many of these issues. Therefore the importance of research and development of projects seems to be one key element for success allied to the commitment of politics, organizations and individuals to address efforts towards actions to assure the future of mankind in the planet.

The 14th edition of the SHEWC discusses all aspects of environment not only the use of water and land but also social aspects of engineering; the safety, the global economy impact on human development, among others.

The theme of the congress "Green Lifestyle becoming the Men's New Way of Life" has been chosen by the organizers and promoters because of the present need to instigate researchers and scientists of safety, health and environment to show their researches in the fields. The responses to these issues are impressive and it is interesting the spectrum of papers about the green life style as a way to reach the sustainable development for all.

It is an event that shows cutting edge useful information in environment, health and safety and provides a rich encounter for the community.

As the General Chair of SHEWC'2014 on behalf of COPEC team I am pleased to thank the host institution Cubatão City Hall that embraced the organization of this congress. It is imperative to acknowledge and thank in special all the people involved in the organization of this edition of SHEWC such as Prof. Mauro Sergio Braga and Prof. Edmilson Roberto Braga, Local Chairs of SHEWC'2014 and Marcelo André Parreira de Oliveira, who have worked diligently for the accomplishment of a successful event.

The XIV Safety, Health and Environment World Congress – SHEWC'2014 is organized by COPEC – Science and Education Research Council and promoted by SHERO – Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization in Technical Cooperation (in alphabetical order): AAMP (Fishing Museum Friends Society), ABENC (Brazilian Society of Civil Engineers), ABENGE (Brazilian Society for Engineering Education), ABO (Brazilian Dental Association), AENUI (Asociación de Enseñantes Universitarios de la Informática), AGERCO (Brazilian Agency for Coastal Management), ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education), ASIBEI (Iberian-American Association of Engineering Education Institutions), GCMM (Global Congress on Manufacturing and Management), IEEE-Ed.Soc. (Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), IFEES (International Federation of Engineering Education Societies), IGIP (Internationale Gesellschaft für Ingenieurpädagogik), INTERTECH (International Council for Engineering and Technology Education), IRCWR (International Reference Center for Water Reuse), ISTEC (Iberian American Science & Technology Education Consortium), OERN (Institute of Engineers of Portugal – North Region), Porto Gente (PortFolk), RBE (Brazilian Network of Engineering), RCI (Réseau Carthagène d’Ingénierie), SBA (Brazilian Automation Society), SBE (Brazilian Society of Ecotoxicology), SEFI (Société Européenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs), SPEE (Portuguese Society for Engineering Education), SPEED (Student Platform for Engineering Education Development), WCCA (World Council on Communication and Arts) and WCSEIT (World Council on Systems Engineering and Information Technology).

I could not forget to thank to our sponsors FAPESP (State of São Paulo Research Foundation), CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development), CAPES (Coordination for Improvement of Personnel of Superior Level) and SUPNET - Technology & Information.

I want to thank the authors and participants for their collaborations and willing to share their contributions for the development of science and technology for the betterment of humanity in their fields of expertise.

We are very pleased you have joined us in SHEWC’2014!

Prof. Dr. Claudio da Rocha Brito
GENERAL CHAIR
President of COPEC