Identificación de riesgos ergonómicos en personal administrativo que realiza teletrabajo en la empresa NOVOMETECUADOR

Abstract

INTRODUCTION. Ergonomic risk is the adverse situation that arises from an inappropriate interaction between the worker and his job. Their identification is the starting point for the correction and prevention of damage to health. OBJECTIVE. Describe the ergonomic risks of the administrative personnel who teleworked in the Novometecuador Company. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Observational, descriptive, retrospective study, with a population of 66 employees and a sample of 25 surveys of administrative personnel of the Novometecuador Company, who carried out teleworking since March 2020. Inclusion criteria: over 18 years of age of both sexes; who teleworked for at least 60 days. For data analysis, the Microsoft Excel 2013 program was used. RESULTS. Ergonomic risks were observed and recorded in the conformation of the workplace due to inadequate furniture; 20% (5; 25) of the staff had an ergonomic chair; 48% (12; 25) a PC type computer; 72% (18; 25) used a mouse. Discomfort was identified in body areas, 48% of the lumbar (12; 25), the right elbow or forearm 36% (9; 25) and the cervical 28% (7; 25). CONCLUSION. It was possible to identify ergonomic risks to which the administrative personnel who teleworked at the Novometecuador Company were exposed.