“Propuesta de un estudio ergonómico para prevención de trastornos músculo-esqueléticos y enfermedades laborales en el personal de producción, empaque y bodega de una empresa farmacéutica en el primer semestre 2018”

摘要

The skeletal-muscle trauma (SMT) is one of the first cause of work related health issues, leading to medical related absenteeism. In actuality, one quart of employees complains of some sort of muscle pain and the same number complained of back pain at some point in their career. This health-related absenteeism has created high expenses to both private enterprises and the government. These health issues SMT can be prevented if the tasks are evaluated, the risks found and a preventive guide be written and implemented. Most of the SMT's are accumulated trauma due to the employee's exposure to repetitive risky tasks like lifting, repetitive movements, forced postures. Said trauma mostly affects the neck, back, shoulders and hands.In the literature, we can find methods to evaluate ergonomic risks, these methods have been validated by many world-known institutes. These methods provide important elements to reduce accidents and injuries, at the same time these methods increase productivity and quality of life.Due to the raise of work related SMT's a proposal of an ergonomic study in the areas of packing, and pharmaceutical production had been made to evaluate risks, and find better procedures to avoid work related injuries.This study will help detect risks in each position at the work place in the many activities and tasks that are part of the job description, with the objective of decrease work related SMT's and even completely avoid work related health issues that develop over time as a result of being exposure to risky factors.