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CLT hazard premium (periculosidade) — how it works

When an employee works under hazardous conditions, Brazilian CLT (art. 193) entitles them to a +30% premium over the base salary, figured without overtime, bonuses or any other additions. What counts as hazardous comes from NR-16, Regulatory Norm 16 of the Ministry of Labour. The list is fairly specific: handling flammable substances such as fuel or gases, explosives, electric power systems in energised installations, private security work under Law 12.740/2012, exposure to ionising radiation, and motorcycle-based work covered by Law 12.997/2014. Take a base salary of R$ 3,000 and the premium works out to 3,000 × 30% = R$ 900, which brings the total to R$ 3,900.

You cannot stack it with the unhealthy work premium (insalubridade). TST Súmula 364 says the worker picks whichever one pays more. To claim hazard you need a technical expert report (laudo pericial) signed by an Occupational Engineer or Physician, and even intermittent exposure brings the full +30% (Súmula 364, I). One thing that sets it apart from insalubridade: the rate is always 30%, with no low/medium/high degrees to sort out.

Brazilian context

Who tends to receive it? Fuel station attendants, electric grid maintenance technicians, vigilantes on armed patrol, motoboys (delivery riders), people working with explosives in tunnels, and radiology technicians. Since it forms part of habitual pay, the premium feeds into vacation, 13th salary, FGTS and INSS. It does not enter the overtime base on its own, though a collective bargaining agreement can change that (TST OJ 259 of SDI-I).

FAQ

Can I receive periculosidade and insalubridade together? No. Súmula 364 of TST forbids stacking the two, so the worker keeps whichever is more favourable.

Is the +30% calculated over overtime or just the base? Just the base salary. Bonuses, overtime and other additions stay out of the calculation (art. 193 §1º CLT).

Intermittent exposure pays full premium? Yes. Even occasional exposure under hazardous conditions brings the whole 30% (TST Súmula 364, I).

Are motoboys entitled? Yes. Law 12.997/2014 added §4º to art. 193 CLT, granting +30% to workers who use motorcycles for professional commuting or delivery.