Occupational Health Program Insights
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BACKGROUND
Sanchéz Pinilla (2016), occupational health programs are one of the great achievements
obtained in search of better environmental conditions that lead to the development of the
companies. These programs had as their most relevant aspects the requirement for training of a
Joint Occupational Health Committee, which aimed to ensure compliance with
health program as well as support activities of control, promotion, and prevention that
allow improving the working and health conditions of employees; the relevant aspect was
identify the origin of work accidents and occupational diseases as well as
control the related risk factors, by implementing these programs it was possible to
achieving benefits such as improving the quality of the work environment, a greater one could be achieved
personal satisfaction and therefore increase productivity; these programs had the
worker participation and it was necessary to update them once a year as
Minimum.
Regarding the results and conclusions, they were able to identify that there are in Google Scholar
a low number of documents or publications on health and safety management in the
work, implementation, training, and use of personal protective equipment in small
company, and the few that exist provide little information about the studied topic, in terms of
in the other database, in ScienceDirect, they observed greater clarity in the information
found, as they were able to identify three possible investigative trends, which were the
factors that influence the performance of small or medium-sized enterprises, strategies that
help to underpin the management of workplace safety, and finally moderating factors
that influence the perception that employees have about security management policies
and health at work, implementation, training, and use of personal protective equipment.
In 2019, the Ministry of Labor stated the following so that effectively companies
comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Management System, the Ministry of
Labor issued Resolution 1111 of 2017, which regulated the Minimum Standards.
in order to verify compliance with the standards, requirements, and procedures of
mandatory compliance with labor risks established in management systems, by
part of the entities and contracting companies.
The Ministry of Labor also highlights that (2019) currently the System of
Occupational Health and Safety Management is being developed in phases, which finish
its implementation in January 2020; date on which all Management Systems
Safety and Health at Work will be carried out annually from January to December or
at any fraction of the year if the company or entity is created during the respective year.
As results and conclusions indicated, there is a relationship regarding aspects of
the business daily life and the conceptual references on security management and
health at work, which basically aims for the selection and training of staff
according to their capabilities and profile in certain job positions, and thus avoid the
constant turnover of personnel in different work areas, something that guarantees
permanence and productivity and effectiveness of the organization.
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
History of Security
Borja, Pedraza, and Gómez (2011) present us in their work 'History of Occupational Health in
Colombia and the world" the beginnings and development of security in the world starting in the
Antiquity with the cultures of Egypt and Greece. In these cultures, one of the most significant activities
Representatives were mining, having deposits of gold, silver, and lead, the slaves were
forced to carry out this activity without any safety measures, therefore it was not provided.
importance of security, since simply the slave who could no longer work was changed,
which was not the case with warriors, embalmers, and weapon manufacturers who did have laws
given by the pharaoh to carry out their duties.
The first occupational clinic is founded in Milan. In 1918, the first school of Harvard appears.
that grants a diploma in Industrial Hygiene. Finally, in 1919, the Organization appeared.
International Labour Organization (Borja, Pedraza & Gómez, 2011).
The International Labour Organization tells us, 'every 15 seconds, a worker dies.'
due to accidents or work-related illnesses, every 15 seconds, 153
workers have an occupational accident.
The goal of every company should focus on raising awareness of the accidents that can occur.
cause and how to avoid it in order to create a better work environment for everyone (Organization
International Labour Organization, 2016.
Cooper (2000) says "Perceptions and beliefs, behaviors and management systems"
they are the elements that, when combined, configure the organization's safety culture
1Safety Culture Model according to Cooper
Cooper (2000) indicates in his model that the safety culture is made up of three
dimensions, which are:
Environmental matters: this is represented through current regulations and laws
within an organization, which must be evaluated periodically.
Regarding the person: it refers to whether the individual is aware of the dangers and risks.
what surrounds him and how it affects his health.
What is related to behavior: it refers to whether the worker is aware of the ...
dangers and risks that surround you, do something about it to reduce the likelihood of accidents.
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