Gestión de los riesgos laborales presentes en la construcción del puente del proyecto hidroeléctrico Soldados Yanuncay-Fase 1

Abstract

This study is intended for solving a lack of personal security and the main purpose is Managing Risks which are present during the building of a bridge over the riverside of a river and the main purpose of managing risk Identifying workplaces and tasks which are closely related to the risks directly and indirectly generate in every activity. Through the application of evaluation methods like Matrices we obtain a variety of risks, such as mechanical, ergonomically and psychosocial these topics were analyzed in the workplaces for operators and technical staff. The methods that were used in this work are The RULA the method of la Universidad Politecnica de España for Ergonomic Analysis, Matrix of William T. Fine for mechanical risks and the CoPsoQ istas 21 for psychosocial risks for enterprises that handle less than 25 workers. For masonry jobs mechanical and ergonomics risks were recognized and treated immediately, as in the case of iron tightening for the structure of the bridge. For mechanical risks, the decision of giving an aid in reinforce the awareness of missing procedures and handling the proper tools required was suggested. Regarding to the psychosocial risks that affects to qualified personnel we conclude that a better organization and communication would drive to achieve the scheduled tasks to avoid overloads, missing operation and downtime. It is important to clarify that the development of this essay allowed us to open a conversation channel with management levels and gave us the opportunity to carry out the risk assessment and its management.