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Archivos de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales
On-line version ISSN 1578-2549
Abstract
SOLORZANO-AQUINO, Daniel Anderson; CASTILLO-MARTINEZ, Williams Esteward; MINAN-OLIVOS, Guillermo Segundo and SIMPALO-LOPEZ, Wilson Daniel. Occupational safety and health management of COVID-19 at a company in the Peruvian fishing sector. Arch Prev Riesgos Labor [online]. 2021, vol.24, n.3, pp.240-251. Epub Oct 11, 2021. ISSN 1578-2549. https://dx.doi.org/10.12961/aprl.2021.24.03.02.
Objective:
To evaluate the occupational safety and health management of COVID-19 at a company in the Peruvian fishing sector
Methods:
The independent variable was occupational safety and health management, defined as the implementation of preventive and control measures in response to COVID-19. The dependent variable was defined as the number of detected COVID-19 cases and test positivity rate. We used a pre- (implementation phase) and post-test (following the implementation phase) study design. We performed a non-parametric inferential analysis to identify any significant pre- and post-test differences and any associations between the variables.
Results:
The company initiated a strategy to detect positive cases through the use of serological tests. During the first stage, 2329 tests were conducted, yielding a positivity rate of 71%. Once prevention and control actions were implemented, the positivity rate in August 2020 had decreased to 15.65%,, a statistically significant decrease (p<0.05), as well as its relationship to the measures implemented.
Conclusions:
This occupational safety and health intervention significantly reduced the number of COVID-19 cases and positivity rate in this group of workers in the Peruvian fishing sector.
Keywords : COVID-19; occupational safety; health at work.