Abstract: Hermetic refrigeration compressor, in particular for household refrigeration appliances, comprising control and connection means, such as a motor overload cutout (13) provided with a protective support (14), an electric motor starter (16), a terminal block (17) with related strain-relief (18), and a closing cover (27), in which some of these component parts are integrated into a single one-piece construction (15). The cover (27) is mounted slidably in a direction which is tangential to the casing (10) of the compressor. This solution is advantageous in that it cuts the number of parts to be assembled and reduces the amount of space required to accommodate the compressor.