Abstract
Objective:to discuss the classification of the health hazard allowance due to exposure to biological agents attributed to Nursing professionals, based on legal and occupational parameters supported on the principle of human dignity.Method:an original reflection study with theoretical analysis on legislation, jurisprudence and Occupational Health focused on the biological risks, health hazard and rights of Brazilian workers. The discussions were based on the current legislation and on scientific evidence.Results:the classification of the health hazard allowance due to exposure to biological agents attributed to Nursing professionals is not in line with the factual situation experienced by them.Conclusion:it becomes necessary to broaden the discussion on the subject matter and to review the effective and fair compensation of Nursing professionals due to exposure to potentially contaminated biological agents in their work environments, given that the health hazard allowance is a worker’s right and is based on human dignity.
Highlights
Health care is fundamental and indispensable to protect human dignity
Objective: to discuss the classification of the health hazard allowance due to exposure to biological agents attributed to Nursing professionals, based on legal and occupational parameters supported on the principle of human dignity
The objective of the study evidences the need to discuss the classification of the health hazard allowance due to exposure to biological agents attributed to Nursing professionals, based on legal and occupational parameters supported on the principle of human dignity
Summary
Nursing professionals are of utmost importance in this context, due to their decisive and proactive role in relation to the identification of health care measures, as well as health promotion and protection in the different dimensions and stages of human life Due to this variety of tasks, they need to have dignified conditions to safely exercise their professional practices(1). Practice of the profession is carried out in environments that involve biological, chemical, physical and psychosocial occupational risks, anti-ergonomic situations and, in many institutions, inadequate and unsafe working conditions are observed(2) In this context, it is noteworthy that the provision of decent, safe and secure work environments is a prerogative that integrates the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda(3). Without discrediting any professional activity and escaping from the scientific and academic purpose pursued, an extremely important question arises: If all other professions subjected to health hazards are entitled to a technical evaluation of the biological classification and other characteristics to indicate the existence of unhealthy conditions and the framing level, why only Nursing professionals would be subjected to the legal classification? Wouldn’t this provision be restrictive and unfair? Wouldn’t it be a deficient legal protection that encounters principle-based obstacles, or would it be a mistaken discrimination?
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