HOMEWORK 1 - RECOGNITION SYNTHESIS

NAME: OSCAR ANDRES NAVARRETE GOMEZ

CODE: 1007729930

GROUP: 303040_3

COURSE DIRECTOR: MARIO ANDRES IBARRA

OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE AND SAFETY

NATIONAL OPEN AND DISTANCE UNIVERSITY
FEBRUARY OF 2022
 RESUME
The objective of this work is to show a model through occupational health and the
risks that workers have, five indicators are developed which define each one of
them and are found in the body of the document. It also presents a very well
written conclusion, which refers to the topic developed, and two bibliographical
references, which are located at the end of the document.

1- Evidence of presentation in the forum

2- Infographic
 3- Test
Occupational hazards
In most jobs, many types of inconveniences can be evidenced when working; all
workers run too many risks, some more than others do, that already depends on
what job it is. For this reason there are entities that take care of the health of the
worker, it is very important that they exist to help and protect them. This essay is
about what is behind the reasons that put workers at risk, so that everyone is well
informed about this topic. For this reason, this essay will talk about the differences
between risks, danger, incident, work accident and occupational disease.
Occupational risk factors are those that are directly related to the activity carried
out in the workplace. Depending on the workplace and the type of activity carried
out there, they are classified as:
Safety: they study and try to reduce the risks of accidents.
Origin factor: it is determined by means of agents found in the work environment
(physical agents, chemical agents and biological agents).
Work characteristics: ergonomic factors.
Work organization: psych sociological risks are studied.

Risks.
They are a measure of the magnitude of the damage in a dangerous situation. Risk
is measured by assuming a certain vulnerability to each type of hazard. Although it
is not always done, a proper distinction must be made between dangerous and
vulnerable and risk.
Danger.
Situation that threatens life, health and the environment. It is very possible for a
fully harmful incident to occur, that is, an event to create damage.
Incident.
A sudden unwanted event that occurs for the same reasons as accidents, only that
due to chance it does not trigger injuries to people, damage to property, the
process or the environment.
Work accident.
Any sudden event occurs due to or on the occasion of work, and that produces an
organic injury, a functional or psychiatric disturbance, disability or death in the
worker.

Occupational disease.
It is a pathology diagnosed in a worker that is produced by direct exposure to
hygienic risk factors in the workplace (eg Biomechanical, Physical, Chemical Risk,
etc.), which can generate permanent disabilities, invalidity or death.

It was concluded that occupational hazards will always put the health or life of the
worker at risk, all workers run too many risks, some more than others, that already
depends on what work it is. The main objective of occupational safety lies in the
prevention of accidents at work. Occupational safety represents an important
weapon in the workplace, since a large percentage of accidents are caused by
equipment malfunctions that can be prevented.
Take care of yourselves and always have the necessary implements when working
so that all these aspects keep you safe.

Bibliographic references
Sánchez, S. (2021). La historia de la salud ocupacional en Colombia. Recuperado
de: https://elmundodelsgsst.com/la-historia-de-la-salud-ocupacional-en-colombia/
Unknwn. (2015). Historia y evolución de la salud ocupacional en el mundo y en
Colombia. Recuperado de:
http://saludocupacionalhistoriamundocolombia.blogspot.com/