Condiciones laborales y condiciones de salud en entrenadores de fútbol en el Área Metropolitana de Bucaramanga

Abstract

Based on the importance of inquiring the context of occupational health and safety (OSH) in soccer trainers, the legal support given by the Colombian State through Decree 1072 of 2015 was considered to identify them. To determine the working and health conditions of soccer coaches in Bucaramanga and its metropolitan area. This thesis applies a descriptive cross-sectional study in 71 soccer coaches (69 men, 2 women), between 19 and 63 years old from Bucaramanga. The TYSED questionnaire was used for data collection (sociodemographic, health and work conditions). The 18.31% of the participants consume alcoholic beverages, 21.13% do not engage in physical or sports activity at least three times a week and 1.41% of the population smoke. Regarding OSH, some of the results are showed in the following percentages: 42.25% did not receive training; 33.80% are unaware of workplace OSH policies, 38.03% have no responsibility assigned in OSH, 45.03% do not have mandatory medical exams. In addition, 32.39% have a fixed term contract and 23.94% have a verbal contract. In other matters, 15.49% of the trainers suffer boredom, tiredness and reluctance, 11.27% of the population suffer from situations of irritability, 25.35% of the coaches has the highest prevalence of ailments in the upper extremities, and 25.35% in their neck, back, waist and shoulders. Concluding, the number of soccer trainers who work without knowledge and capacitation about OSH is evidenced, therefore trainers who work informally without some kind of guarantee. Although, it is emphasized the healthy lifestyle that catalogs them as a healthy population, besides their self-care through the personal protection items.