Importancia de la identificación de los riesgos laborales en las áreas de producción

Abstract

The general objective of this article is to identify the occupational risks in the production areas to which employees belonging to the industrial sector are subjected due to issues inherent to their routine work functions. Through the documentary analysis in databases such as Scopus and Science direct among others, different national and international scenarios are consulted in order to determine the risks in the production areas, their causes and consequences for the collaborators and the organization, with the In order to give greater importance to the subject, taking into account the well-being of the collaborators and thus, guaranteeing a better quality of life in their jobs. It was found that in industrial production areas, the types of occupational risk are chemical, physical, psychosocial, biological and biomechanical risks, which occurs depending on the main activities of each company, so it is important that employees are made aware on the importance of compliance with occupational health and safety regulations, in order to identify the risks to which they may be exposed and thus avoid causing accidents and accidents at work.