This study focuses on the importance of socio-cultural identity for establishing representations concerning occupational risks existing at the workplace. Risks like social-cultural phenomena which are socially constructed by subjects with various identities are discussed. The study presents the results developed at a petrochemical industry in Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil. The research studied the various ways that representations of occupational risks occur among operations, maintenance and laboratory workers.
Occupational Health; Social Representations and Health; Petrochemical Workers' Health; Identity and Health