Identificación de peligros y evaluación de factores de riesgos químicos y ergonómicos en un terminal portuario

摘要

The studied operation, a Chemical Liquid Bulk Port Terminal, does not count with a risk identification and evaluation for their activities. The lack of information about the chemical industry risk evaluation and statistics has somehow influenced to establish operational controls based on the accidents and incidents, defining into a reactive management instead of a preventive one. By not having a complete mapping of the required information, one or several risks may not have been taken into account for control, leaving the possibility to have an incident. This study is descriptive, observational and transversal, through on site variables reviews for a proper risk evaluation. It is focused in determining the chemical risks, as its handling is their core business, and the ergonomic risks on postures and overexertion, considering that the plant activity is mainly manual. To carry out the evaluation, various methods were used, such as the French INRS, confirmed by the NTP standards 897 and 750, REBA, RULA and NIOSH. By this means, it was identified that the predominant risk that personnel are exposed is in chemical handling.