Abstract/Résumé/Resumen
Research themes consolidated in the health field: environmental risks (chemical, physical, biological, ergonomic and of accident) and health information, understood as that which enables labor work upon an action based on the knowledge of the risks that the environment offers, were addressed in the perspective of the archivist professional since we understand that his or her work environment, the archives, is present in the most diverse institutions, from the industry to hospital, i.e., every company and organization have their own archive. Therefore, a literature review, that aimed to characterize the diseases which the archivists are exposed to in the workplace, under a qualitative approach, was carried out. As a result, the pathologies which are most likely to affect this professional, like viral infections and skin infections, listed in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) of the World Health Organization (WHO), are presented. And finally, from the results of the survey, we can conclude that the studies in Health Information have relevance from the point of view both epistemological and practical through precautionary actions to preserve the welfare of professional in the area of archival science, having in view the diversity of pathogenic agents to which it is exposed.
