Brazilian legislation and recommendations related to occupational health and safety of health workers

Abstract

This study aimed to identify and analyze Brazilian recommendations and legislation related to biological risk among health workers. This is a documentary research that researched the legislation and recommendations published from June 1978 to December 2015, by consultation of digital documents of the Ministry of Labor and Employment, Ministry of Health/National Agency of Sanitary Vigilance and "riscobiologico.org". There were 37 rules and laws, of which 25 published by the Ministry of Health, 10 by the Ministry of Labor and Employment and two by the Chief of Staff. The analyzed documents cover the various areas of health services and have specific provisions into their scope for worker's protection. The evolution of legislation and recommendations show important contributions to the protection of workers' health and has added new determinations from scientific and technological advances, subsidized by epidemiological information.

Keywords

• Pessoal de Saúde
• Acidentes de Trabalho
• Riscos Ocupacionais
• Legislação como Assunto
• Educação em Enfermagem