Riesgos laborales del teletrabajo en Colombia

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to identify the occupational risks of teleworking in Colombia, for this purpose the search for secondary sources found in the databases of the Santiago de Cali University, such as Scopus and ScienceDirect, was used, additionally information was obtained from the repositories of different universities in Colombia and other databases such as Scielo and Dialnet. The type of study is descriptive since it is possible to identify the most important characteristics to develop the research problem and provide data and related to the central theme. It was found that the main factors that affect this type of work are mainly the environmental conditions found in the workplace, ventilation, noise and lighting, ergonomic risks and psychosocial factors. Additionally, teleworking is considered an organizational structure that is increasing and is moving away from traditional structures, therefore it implies addressing security and surveillance measures that improve the quality of life of employees and protect physical, mental and social health. of these, considering the regulatory guidelines and procedures established by the nation to promote the prevention, protection and care of employees associated with the development of their work and improvement of working conditions and risk mitigation.