Reorganization of work in an agency of Social Security: resistance to change or preservation of health?

ABSTRACT

Starting with Canguilhem's concept of health and work activity in ergonomic and ergology, this article intends to discuss the changes in a Social Security agency and its servers' health. The method, based on a three-pole dynamic device, included observation, conversations, and work meetings. Besides the singularities of the work activities, it was identified that the supposed resistance to change is related to the requirement of constant professional update in a scenario of complex labor relations. It was concluded that the proposals of change that do not consider the complexity of work situations can be an obstacle to health.

KEYWORDS
Occupational health; Social Security; Work; Organizational innovation