Evaluación de riegos ergonómicos en puestos de trabajo con pantalla de visualización de datos en la Gerencia de Seguridad, Salud y Ambiente - EP PETROECUADOR.

摘要

The objective of this study was to evaluate the ergonomic hazards in jobs with Video Display Terminals (VDT) in the Management of Safety, Health and Environment of the EP PETROECUADOR. A sample of 24 officials belonging to the Deputy Health and Safety and General Coordination of Contracts and Business Management was studied. The methodologies of the Technical Guide of Royal Decree 488/1997 and the Specific Health Surveillance Video Display Terminals Protocols, Public Health Commission, Inter-Territorial Council of the National Health System, were used; additionally, the NTP 232-possitions observed was also used.The Organization and Management of the work is the element of VDT work station ergonomics that led to major problems in the populations evaluated, followed by the team. Additionally, the first one caused the appearance of people at the type III risk level, considered as unacceptable. This occurred with more frequency with officials of the General Coordination of Business Management, being the excessive workload and the repetitiveness of the tasks the most recurrent factors. It was also found that the most prevalent conditions for the use of VDT were skeletal muscle stem disorders, associated with continuous labor and maintain an incorrect posture during the workday.This study concludes that Organization and Management of the work is a crucial factor in the appearance of ergonomic hazards in jobs with VDT followed by the intensive use of screens and the type of posture adopted in their utilization.