Propuesta de medidas de control para el riesgo de inhalación de polvo de madera en la carpintería de la Escuela Politécnica Nacional

Abstract

The present study has been carried out by considering the ergonomic risks to which the administrative staff of Empresa Eléctrica Quito (EEQ) are exposed, these risks are derived in musculoskeletal symptoms that manifest themselves in different ways and that can trigger an established pathology The main objective of this research is to propose control measures to mitigate the ergonomic risk of EEQ administrative staff, in order to prevent or optimize occupational diseases and future incidents, For this, the identification of ergonomic hazards, assessment of ergonomic risks and these risks were evaluated quantitatively in order to propose preventive and corrective measures, which were carried out at the source, medium and receiver. For the evaluation of forced postures and office jobs, the ROSA (Rapid Office Strain Assessment) method was used, which is related to musculoskeletal symptoms. Subsequently, to simulate the efficiency of the control measures, the Ergoniza – ToolBox software was used, which ergonomically evaluates workstations in offices and allows the management of all the derived information. to evaluate workstations and detect the presence of ergonomic risk factors, in order to obtain recommendations for redesign.