ANALISIS DE LOS RIESGOS ERGONOMICOS DE DESORDENES MUSCULO-ESQUELETICOS, APLICANDO EL METODO ERIN (EVALUACION DEL RIESGO INDIVIDUAL) EN LOS TRABAJADORES DE LA UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA DE MANABI

Abstract

The current study is oriented environment faced by workers Manabí Technical University, Based on this assessment procedure and diagnosis of the following jobs shown: Secretary, gardeners, teachers and drivers. It seeks to contribute to occupational health by preventing future illnesses, for it seeks to minimize the latent risks that workers are exposed and root causes. With this attempt to raise the living standards and worker satisfaction in the development of its activities, thereby increasing labor productivity. Being facilities or inadequate equipment and posturing forced one of the main causes of skeletal muscle disabling diseases in workers when performing their duties hampering their health, over time this leads to the suffering of diseases of muscle disorders - Skeleton cervical and sacral origin, dorsal, lumbar addition to damages on the wrists, neck, shoulders and arms. In the current research the main objective was to conduct an assessment of muscle disorders - skeletal ERIN using the method (individual risk assessment), for the prevention of disease in workers ergonomic Technical University of Manabí. This method is valid ergonomic and easy to use widely used in the country of Cuba where it originated. With this it seeks to raise a proposal to prevent musculoskeletal risks to strengthen job performance of workers of the Technical University of Manabí putting much emphasis on positions secretaries, gardeners, chauffeurs and teaching staff (office work) who meet with an optimal profile for the application of the method ERIN (Individual Assessment method). With that in this research it is to determine the real extent of the problem and intervene proactively pursuing the investigation of the risks in your workplace. To do field research and descriptive method developed under the data collection variables and characteristics of a population in conjunction with the following techniques were used: observation, survey, risk matrix. In the research sample we can conclude that at present employees of the Technical University of Manabí are at a higher level of risk of musculoskeletal disorders in the development of their business activities due to the realization of postures forced to different levels. Training and workshops ergonomic risk prevention -esqueléticos and muscle disorders including postural hygiene allow effective planning and adopt a variety of preventive measures that will prevent occupational disease occurs in xv compliance with the general purpose of preserving ergonomics health and welfare of man in relation to work and the surrounding environment.