Evaluación de los riesgos laborales en la empresa la Casa del Troquel

Abstract

In the industrial sector of the manufacturing, the work accidents at national level in 2017 correspond to 11.25% of the total of workers, according to the statistics of the Federación de Aseguradores Colombianos. La Casa del Troquel company is a manufacturing company without an Occupational Health and Safety Management System; so the project’s main aim is Occupational Risk Assess in la Casa del Troquel company for proposing intervention measures that allow mitigate those risks. The procedure is based on the methodology of Occupational Risk Assessment proposed by Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, and the preparation of intervention programs to control the risks encountered. The risk factors evaluated as intolerable correspond to those of a chemical type due to exposure to welding fumes; physical by exposure to non-ionizing ultraviolet radiation; and safety conditions due to the risk of blows, cuts, serious hand injuries and amputation. It is pertinent to implement the proposed intervention programs to prevent and control occupational accidents and work diseases in the company.