Factores de riesgo ergonómicos asociados con el desarrollo de lesiones músculo esqueléticas - Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado de la Municipalidad de Cuenca. Periodo julio 2017 – enero 2018

Abstract

Background: Detecting the ergonomic risk factors that musculoskeletal injuries develop is of extreme importance for the field of occupational health, because it allows early detection and prevention of future worker injuries. General Objective: Identify the ergonomic risk factors in the workers of the administrative area of the decentralized Autonomous Government of the Canton of Cuenca through the RULA method. Methodology: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, prospective study was carried out for 82 workers in the administrative area of the Autonomous Decentralized Government of the Canton of Cuenca, applying a form that shows the data of age, sex, working time in years, after the evaluation of the fat mass index (FMI), to finally apply the RULA method. Results: The 57.3% of the evaluated workers presented a level of RULA 4 risk of presenting musculoskeletal disorders, while the 29.3% presented a level 3, the age comprised between 26 and 30 years represented the 24.4%; the work time between 1 to 2 years was the 41.5%; the most representative FMI was the acceptable high one with the 50% for women and the 69.6% for men. There was no statistical significance when relating FMI and gender with RULA, while with age and working time in years there was a significant relationship. Conclusion: The application of the RULA method indicated that the administrative area presents a level of risk 4, which indicates that measures must be taken to correct the position immediately in the workplace