ABSTRACT
Certain categories of health work are perceived, as having a greater risk inherent in health. For this reason, the present study focused on hospital mortuary services, a work with multiple risk factors. The present study is under development, and its main objective is to evaluate the occupational hazards to which mortuary workers are exposed. The risks associated with the work environment in these workplaces are perceptible, and according to the risks, there are consequences that may possibly lead to the occurrence of occupational accidents and, in turn, occupational diseases. It is also noticeable, that the task in which the workers is most likely to acquire risks, is, in the sanitization of the corpse, in which specific procedures and techniques are implicit. According to the research, the risks that are most meaningful, and which require greater intervention, are biological, chemical, ergonomic and mechanical risks.
