Abstract

ARDILA JAIMES, Claudia Patricia  and  RODRIGUEZ, Reynaldo Mauricio. Ergonomic risk craft enterprises manufacturing sector, Santander. Colombia. Med. segur. trab. [online]. 2013, vol.59, n.230, pp.102-111. ISSN 1989-7790.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S0465-546X2013000100007.

Introduction: It is important to recognize that some professions the manufacturing industry have no standardized way in ergonomics programs therefore requires recognizing these limitations, which could lead to muscle diseases, high rates of absenteeism and decreased productivity. Objectives Determine the ergonomic risk profile of the craft and jewelry snuff in the region of Santander, Colombia in 2010. Methods: This survey was a descriptive cross-sectional study where people were surveyed companies manufacturing sub-sectors of the tobacco and handmade jewelry. The main unit of analysis was the company. He filled out an instrument that identified ergonomic features of the culture of the companies. Results: We interviewed 15 tobacco companies and 10 jewelers. Companies do not have policies on occupational health in 73% to snuff sector and 80% for the jewelery sector. In both sectors the ergonomic factor repeatability was the most prevalent with 80% and 36.4% respectively. In turn, 60% of companies have established snuff redesign making job, compared to 10% presented by jewelery companies, in both sectors finally found a rate not exceeding 13% on completion of training on ergonomic risk control their workers. Conclusions: Ergonomic risk profile ergonomic in the tobacco industry and craft jeweler shows incipient considering be influenced by factors such as ignorance of the subject and lack of management commitment to implement programs to help minimize disease arising from activities taking place in each of the sectors.

Keywords : occupational health; ergonomics; handmade jewelry; handmade snuff.

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