Edson Martinho

Job Title: CEO
Company: Abracopel
Country: Brazil

Electrical Engineer and Occupational Safety Specialist, founder and current CEO of ABRACOPEL-Brazilian Association for Awareness of Electrical Hazards, General Coordinator of the 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021 editions, and a member of the committee for the 2023 and 2025 editions of ESW Brasil; author and co-author of several articles published nationally and internationally; Coordinator of the ABNT 003:064-012 Study Committee, which published the ABNT NBR 1638 and 17227 standards; owner and partner of Lambda Consultoria and Lambda Cursos; Educational Coordinator and Instructor at Fluke Academy; President of the Association of Engineers, Architects, and Agronomists of Salto; and a speaker.

August 26, 2026Electrical Accidents in Industry: what the Data Reveal and what Workers still Underestimated

August 27, 2026How NBR 16384 Supports the Application of NR-10

The Exhibition for Electrical Infrastructure and Energy Management

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Sessions

Workshop

Technical Training - How NBR 16384 Supports the Application of NR-10

Thursday, August 27, 2026, 4:00pm–6:00pm

1st floor Jaçanã 3

This workshop shows practical applications of the ABNT NBR 16384 standard as a tool to help implement and strengthen NR-10 in companies. It explains how NBR 16384 complements NR-10 by detailing safe work procedures, risk analysis and control methods, staff skills and training, job-specific guidance, and arc-flash prevention measures. The workshop takes a practical approach, demonstrating how the combined adoption of both standards helps to structure processes, improve legal compliance, and lower electrical risk.

Session

Electrical Safety, Quality, and Risk Management

Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 4:00pm–5:30pm

2nd floor Cantareira 6

The session opens with a presentation about the Industrial Electrical Risk Management Programme (PGREI),a systematic approach to risk prevention, while another presentation examines electrical accidents in industry and the reasons why electrical risks are often underestimated. The session concludes with a practical framework for compliance with NR-10.