出版社:Fundação Jorge Duprat Figueiredo de Segurança e Medicina do Trabalho
摘要:Introduction: determining the causal nexus of occupational accidents/diseasesis very important, because its analysis involves ideological, ethical, humanistic,and legal factors, and it takes place in the occupational, social security, andcivil law spheres. Objective: to identify and systematize normative legal acts tosupport the interpretive understanding of the causal nexus between occupationalaccidents and work, in the occupational, social security, and civil law spheres.Methods: critical-reflective essay, based on gathering and systematization of theBrazilian labor law that gives support to the establishment of the occupationalaccidents causal nexus by the social actors who are legally responsible forits determination. Results: three types of legal causal nexus were identified:job-related, by the Specialized Services in Safety Engineering and OccupationalMedicine (SESMT); social security, by the National Institute of Social Security(INSS); and civil law, by the Labor Court. Law No. 8,213/1991 is the commonreference for the three mentioned institutions; other normative legal acts arespecific within each institution: the Occupational Regulatory Standards(SESMT); the Normative Instruction 31 (INSS), and the Civil Code (Labor Court).Conclusion: the correct use of the law may help to establish the relationshipbetween accident and work, assisting in its understanding, standardization, inreducing conflicts and increasing notifications.