A invisibilidade e os desafios nas condições de trabalho dos fiscais ambientais

Abstract

Municipal environmental inspectors face challenges related to precarious employment contracts, insufficient technical training, limited infrastructure, and exposure to multiple occupational risks. The objective of this research is to understand the historical trajectory, specific labor characteristics, occupational health weaknesses, and strategies for improving the working conditions of environmental inspectors. The methodology of this study is divided into two parts. The first refers to a documentary and bibliographical article that sought to describe the duties and challenges of environmental inspectors and allowed us to infer that these workers perform technical-operational functions of monitoring, control, and guidance that articulate sanctioning and educational dimensions of legislation, but their work remains surrounded by weaknesses such as precarious employment contracts, insufficient training, and lack of infrastructure. The second part was the elaboration of a book, which sought to articulate the researcher's professional experience with academic training and available scientific knowledge on the subject. The work is composed of four chapters that contextualize the theme in the area of Occupational Health, the environmental inspection sector, discuss the weaknesses, and present strategies. The book makes it clear that investing in the health of environmental inspectors is not limited to reducing individual health problems, but is part of a broader agenda of improving public management, valuing their work, and ensuring the sustainability of environmental policies. Both products highlight gaps in the occupational health of environmental inspectors and the need for future research to support prevention strategies, risk management, and the improvement of institutional policies aimed at protecting and improving the quality of life of these workers.