Publicación:

Análisis de la seguridad industrial y salud en el trabajo en el sector de la construcción en la ciudad de Montería

Resumen en español

In Colombia, the sectors most exposed to life-threatening industrial risks are: construction, agriculture and other related sectors, as well as transportation and fishing. The most dangerous trades considered are those of mining, construction, manufacturing, and transportation workers, vehicle drivers, and heavy machinery operators. The most frequent injuries occur on the hands, followed by foreign bodies in the eyes and pain such as low back pain. The most frequently diagnosed occupational disease is carpal tunnel syndrome, and traffic accidents are the leading cause of death. In this sense, it is important to reflect on hitching processes, induction of personnel in companies and accident prevention programs in activities considered to be of significant risks, at the same time as insisting on the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases. This research covers important elements that show the situation of occupational safety and health in the construction sector in Colombia, more specifically in the city of Montería-Córdoba, and which are supposed to serve as tools for the formulation and design of a proposal for a Health and Safety Plan; evaluates the regulations and proposals of the General System of Professional Risks from the point of National view, it describes general characteristics of the sector, referring to the conditions of health and safety management in companies and works, and finally proposes the application of said Plan with the aim of reducing accident rates in this important sector. of the national economy.