METODOLOGIA DE

INVESTIGACION

INTEGRANTES

DIANA PAOLA SOTO HERRERA

YESICA PORTILLO SILVA
NELLY JHOANA SOTO HERRERA

HERMINIO PABON

COORPORACION UNIVERSITARIA MINUTO DE DIOS

2021
WHAT IS SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK?

It is defined as that discipline that deals with the prevention

of injuries and illnesses caused by working conditions, and
with the protection and promotion of the health of workers.

It aims to improve working conditions and environment, as

well as occupational health, which entails promoting and
maintaining the physical, mental and social well-being of
workers in all occupations.
BASIC CONCEPTS IN SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK:

 Hazard: Source, situation or act with the potential to cause harm in terms of human harm or impairment of health, or a combination of
these.

 Risk: Combination of the probability of a hazardous event or exposure occurring and the severity of damage or impairment of health
that the event or exposure may cause.
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 Risk assessment - is the process to identify hazards arising from working conditions. It is a systematic examination of all aspects of
working conditions to:
- identify what may cause injury or damage
- eliminate hazards that can be suppressed
- assess risks that cannot be eliminated immediately
- plan the adoption of corrective measures

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CONTROL AND PREVENTION MEASURE

These control measures must be based on up-to-date technical and organizational knowledge and good practices. The
implementation of control measures should be done using the following hierarchy.

 Precautionary measures
 Protection measures
 Mitigation measures
WHAT IS AN ELEMENT OF PERSONAL PROTECTION ?
They are equipment, devices, that workers must use in order to protect their life and health by constituting an important
resourcee for the control of occupational hazards.

WHAT ARE THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF PERSONAL PROTECTION?

 Footwear
 Gloves
 Harness
 Helmet
 Hearing protection
 Respiratory protection
 Protective clothes
TYPES OF WORK RISKS

 Physical risk
 chemical risk
 Biological risk
 Ergonomic risk
 Psychosocial risk
 Mechanical risk
 Environmental risk