Abstract
Introduction:
the Brazilian Integrated Health Care Subsystem for Civil Servants (SIASS) was created to meet the occupational safety and health (OSH) needs of federal government employees, area that lacked definitions and guidelines.
Objective:
to analyze the implementation of occupational safety and health actions within the SIASS, from the perspective of federal government employees with safety and health technical jobs in Higher Education Institutions.
Method:
qualitative study using literature search and online questionnaire. The respondents’ statements were analyzed through a phenomenological approach. Results: according to the participants, the SIASS performance focus on medical examinations, lacking care and prevention actions. The policy lacks resources and technical staff.
Conclusion:
the policy legally materializes an opportunity to remedy the historical omission regarding OSH in public services. However, the subsystem units are unable to ensure the government employees’ right to health. There is need for improvement, and the civil servants already working with OSH can play a key role in this process.
Keywords:
civil servants; occupational health services; occupational health