Sistema de vigilancia epidemiológica en prevención de desórdenes músculo esquelético para la empresa Fleischmann Colombia S.A.S

Abstract

The increase in symptoms of musculoskeletal origin and the frequent appearance of occupational diseases or those associated with biomechanical risk, make it necessary to design systems to improve the health and work conditions of employees exposed to this risk. The objective of the work is to design an epidemiological surveillance system in prevention of musculoskeletal disorders caused by the daily activities of the workers of the company Fleischmann Colombia S.A.S. The methodology is quantitative, it is a cross-sectional descriptive study, referenced with a sample of 149 surveyed workers. The project is divided into 3 phases which correspond to: 1) Diagnosis of health conditions: it is required to request and analyze data on the incidence of musculoskeletal diseases in the company's working population, 2) Design of the Action Route; classify personnel according to risk in order to reduce the effects and propose improvement actions. 3) Work plan for intervention in musculoskeletal disorders; it is required to analyze compliance with activities, and 4) Indicators of compliance, coverage, results and absenteeism; know the availability, opportunity and use of resources from the results obtained. Concluding that, it was possible to show that lumbar and upper extremity affections are the ones with the highest score in musculoskeletal discomfort, which allows establishing that prevention activities should be aimed at providing tools that allow self-care in the spine and spinal segment. upper body.