Universidad Tecnolgica Equinoccial.

Name: Andres Carrera

Subject: English
Level: 6th
Date: April 11th 2016
ARTICLE OR NEWS: PERCEPTION OF RISK musculoskeletal TASKS IN STORAGE ESTIBAS
RISK PERCEPTION MUSCULOSKELETAL Palletized storage tasks
Eliana Rodrguez M.

In order to measure the level of risk of skeletal muscle work of assembling orders in pallets
from the perspective of workers, an exploratory study was conducted. An instrument is
designed based on the critical variables of this type of activities that allowed workers from 1
to 5 assess the level of involvement that causes skeletal muscle performance of tasks. The
information was processed with factor analysis and identified seven factors explaining
65,6% of the total variance. The results are discussed from the perspective of risk levels
reported by research that show the impact of such situations on musculoskeletal health and
the most important findings highlight the dimension biomechanical load of volume of orders
as the most harmful referred. The study of the reported values points to the need for
continuous training of individuals so that the full knowledge of the tasks performed and the
risks they entail is guaranteed.
The ergonomic design is the most essential part for workers and for them to do a better job
The activities carried out in the storage sector bring together a variety of tasks with high- risk
manual work and muscular.
Preparation or armed ordering pallets or pallets is one of the most common tasks in this sector and
is associated with a set of risk factors that include manual handling of heavy loads, not neutral
positions , little or no breaks to encourage recovery physiological , inappropriate tools , limited
space , poor lighting and ventilation and adverse psychosocial factor
PERCEPTION OF RISK musculoskeletal TASKS IN STORAGE ESTIBAS
RISK PERCEPTION MUSCULOSKELETAL Palletized storage tasks

Con el objeto de medir el nivel de riesgo msculo esqueltico a tareas de armado de pedidos en
estibas o paletas desde la perspectiva de los trabajadores, se disea un estudio de tipo
exploratorio de corte transversal que utiliza como herramienta de captura de informacin, un
instrumento basado en las variables crticas de este tipo de actividades. Dicha estrategia logr
identificar la valoracin que tienen los trabajadores de la demanda biomecnica y por ende el nivel
de afectacin msculo esqueltica que produce la ejecucin de las tareas asociadas a su cargo. La
informacin fue procesada con anlisis factorial y se identificaron siete factores que explican el
65,6% de la varianza total. Los resultados son discutidos a partir de diversas investigaciones
previas en puestos de trabajo similares y las conclusiones ms importantes destacan a la
dimensin
Compromiso Biomecnico por volumen de pedidos como la de mayor nocividad referida. El estudio
de los valores reportados apunta a la necesidad de formacin permanente de los individuos de tal
forma que se garantice el conocimiento pleno de las tareas que ejecutan y los riesgos que stas
implican.
Pagina web
http://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/RI/issue/view/223/showToc