Elaboración de un plan integral de gestión de riesgos laborales e implementación de señalética en la planta procesadora de quinua “Sumak Life”, ubicada en Guano, provincia de Chimborazo

Abstract

The objective of the degree work called Elaboration of a Comprehensive Plan for Occupational Risk Management and Implementation of Signage in the Quinua Sumak Life Processing Plant was to identify and mitigate risks within the plant. To improve its working conditions with the help with the implementation of signage prepared based on current legal regulations on occupational health and safety in order to offer the worker a safe working environment that allows him to carry out his activities with the assurance that his physical, moral and social is not in danger. The methodology provided by the “Servicio Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos y Emergencias” was used, which analyses five phases; the first refers to risk diagnosis, the second includes guidelines for risk reduction, the third deals with emergency management, the fourth covers recovery, and the fifth covers programming, validation, monitoring, and evaluation. Firstly, data collected through risk matrices that identified external and internal risks and threats. Then it was evaluated and provided with the necessary preventive and corrective measures to counter them, later institutional recovery protocols were carried out, guaranteeing with this an optimal implementation of the “Plan Integral de Gestión de Riesgos (PIGR)”. The results are evident in the degree work development and the consequences of the risks and vulnerabilities mitigation in the processing plant. In conclusion, the obtention of the response of the staff was satisfactory concerning risk management while training related to the given subject. The recommendation is to carry out the necessary updates to the PIGR to analyse the facilities again due to some modifications in the jobs, infrastructure arrangements, acquisition of new machinery, or other factors.