Diseño de un manual de seguridad y riesgos de los laboratorios de la Facultad de Ciencias bloque diagonal 1 (laboratorios: Microbiología, Biotecnología, Investigación, Impactos ambientales, Aguas y Suelos)

Abstract

The present degree work focused on the design of a Safety and Risk manual for the laboratories at Sciences Faculty Diagonal Block 1 Laboratories of Microbiology, Biotechnology, Research, Environmental Impacts, Water and Soils at ESPOCH. This manual has been prepared based on the principles established by the National Service for Risk and Emergency Management (SNGRE) for the development of an Integral Risk Management Plan (PIGR) in order to guarantee the safety and physical integrity of teachers and students who commonly attend the different areas of the Block, thus allowing them to avoid accidents and provide a timely response to natural or anthropic events. The diagnosis of risk factors was carried out using the methodology proposed by the National Institute of Safety and Hygiene in the Workplace (INSHT), which was applied to the work stations. This information is essential for determining the potential threats to the Block, with explosion, fire, earthquakes and ash falls being the adverse events most likely to occur according to the MEIPEE method. Using the MESERI method, the level of fire risk inherent to areas containing oxidizing and flammable material was identified. By means of inspections carried out on the infrastructure, the vulnerabilities presented by the Block to the identified threats were determined, for which reason actions were proposed to reduce these, such as: the placement of industrial safety signs based on the NTE INEN 3864-1 standard, the proposal of an Early Warning System (EWS) and the implementation of fire extinguishers and first aid kits. In conclusion, the PIGR is fundamental to improve the current situation of the block in the face of circumstances that tend to affect the physical integrity of the personnel and great economic losses.