Diseño de un sistema de prevención de accidentes mayores, dirigido a un centro de trabajo: Edificio Plaza Doral

Abstract

Business activities are exposed to diversity of risks, making them vulnerable and compromising its stability; this thesis, which is oriented to define strategic, administrative and operational actions to systematize the prevention of major accidents that cause emergencies, in a business center of the CNT-EP was developed to respond to this need. A diagnosis based on a system of prevention, was made using the criteria set out in the model "Total Health and Safety Management (TH&SM)", with special emphasis on the aspects that influence the management and safety culture, potential causes that cause major accidents. According to the TH&SM model, so that the company is in the area of preventive excellence, the percentage for each of the criteria values should be less than 15, already a lower percentage a higher performance; the result obtained for each of the criteria were: 80% technique, 94% management and 92% of culture, these values showed the non-existence application of a prevention system. With the objective of improving these levels of performance, was designed a System of Prevention of Major Accidents for the work center, object of this study, in which was systematized a set of measures of prevention, protection and care according to certain priorities, based on national legislation and procedures internationally recognized, in order to improve management; that was documented in the "Emergency Plan". The results of the performance of the management system will become evident with its implementation, by executing the strategy for action which allows preventive excellence, by assigning certain resources, staff in accordance with the emergency plan, executing the designed procedures and generating the culture of improvement.