Organización e implementación de señalética y equipo de defensa contra incendios en el taller de la Mueblería Machado e Hijos.

Abstract

The organization and implementation of signage and fire protection equipment in Machado & Hijos Furniture workshop is intended to mitigate the risks present in the different job positions. To do so, the risk analysis was based on the matrix of the Ministry of Industrial Relations today “Ministry of Labor” which indentified the risks in the workshop, which in general were mechanics with 57%, physicists with 20%, psychosocial with 18%, ergonomic with 4% and chemical with 1%. Once the risks were identified, the titling work was carried out, which is divided into tree stage. The first stage called organization, which was based on the Japanese methodology 5´s to establish manuals of order and cleaning for: jobs positions, machines and tools. The second stage called signage selection and implementation, in which the standards INEN 3864-1:2013 and NTP 399.010-1:2004 were applied. The signage was distributed according to each job positions, in which simple and combined signage was used in relation to the horizontal signaling the security strip was set at 5 cm wide. The las stage called selection and implementation of fire protection equipment, in which NFPA 10 was applied, determining the type of extinguisher and the capacity required for each area of the workshop. The extinguisher selected were PQS (dry chemical powder) with a capacity of 5lb and 10lb. In addition, the risk and evacuation maps were made. It is recommended to carry out an emergency and contingency plan to train staff in case of major risks, and also establish a preventive maintenance plan that considers the conservation of the signage.