Insalubre pela própria natureza: a biblioteca e os riscos à saúde do profissional da informação

Abstract

It aims to reflect on the librarian's work environment and professional practice with a view to the emergence of occupational diseases arising from the exercise of the profession. Methodology: It is a descriptive research with a qualitative approach. For data collection, a bibliographical survey was carried out on articles in periodicals and books. Conclusions: It establishes relations between the lack of institutional policies regarding job security for librarians and the emergence of occupational diseases. As a result, it was possible to perceive the importance of adapting the work environment and professional practices in order to eliminate and / or decrease the incidence of occupational diseases.