FACTORES DE RIESGO LABORALES EN TRABAJADORES DEL PEAJE CERRO GUAYABAL. PORTOVIEJO

Abstract

Tolls play a fundamental role for sustainability in transport, in the same work trained personnel who are in charge of collection functions in the booths that make them up, in this specific work environment the workers are exposed to various occupational risks. The present titling work was carried out with the objective of evaluating the occupational risk factors in workers of the Cerro Guayabal toll. Portoviejo. For this, a methodological process was established through the type of descriptive, cross-sectional, non-experimental study; The study population was made up of the total staff that works in Cerro Guayabal, being 40 people; For the collection of information, the survey technique with nine questions was used to determine the sociodemographic data and occupational risks of the toll personnel. Of the most relevant results in terms of sociodemographic data, it was shown that 52% are older than 35 years, 68% are female, and 55% are single. The main occupational risks in the toll are physical risks, chemical risks, ergonomic risks and psychosocial risks. The main factors to which the workers linked to the study are exposed are vehicular accidents according to 32%, falls at the same level 25%; smoke exposure 45%, carbon monoxide 30%; repetitive movements 33% and forced postures 30%; pain in the neck 48% and back; 37% exposure to vehicle lights 53%; verbal aggression 50%.