Proyecto educativo en prevención de riesgos laborales dirigido a los trabajadores de la empresa Marco Ecuador S.A.

Abstract

This work was conducted in the company Marco Ecuador S.A. In the city of Manta, Manabí Province with a universe of 39 workers, through a descriptive study, no experimental crossed type. A survey was conducted to measure the knowledge and practices of occupational risk prevention. The results about knowledge and practices are: 79% do not know what occupational health is, 74% suffer accidents at work, 72% are unaware of industrial safety, 87% do not know about the risk factors to which they are exposed, 67% do not respect industrial safety protocols. A 90% do not take measures to prevent accidents. After knowing the diagnosis a design plan and educational project was conducted using active methods, participatory and games, learning techniques such a brainstorming, videos, practical demonstrations and presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint in order to raise the level of awareness and prevention practices for occupational hazards, this process cam to all employees of the company Marco Ecuador S.A. The education project will help workers to prevent and reduce incidents, accidents and illnesses. From the achieved results, the safety the level of knowledge and practices was 73% increased on workers to prevent occupational hazards. We recommend to the employer to continue with the educational project. Translatedby: Ing. Marco Bravo Montenegro