Análisis de las condiciones de bioseguridad y medio ambientales del equipo caminero que pertenece a las parroquias rurales del Cantón Penípe

Abstract

In this research, the conditions of the road equipment in the rural parishes of Penipe canton were identified, which does not have measures to control the possibility of environmental pollution, lacks the necessary procedures in case of an event that generates damage to the environment and biosafety. Therefore, the objective of this study was to analyze the biosafety and environmental conditions, through an inspection within the rural parishes to generate an aid protocol to the operators of the road equipment. The research methodology (bibliographic review) and exploratory methodology (field research) were applied to gather as much information as possible based on the proposed objectives. Information gathering techniques were used such as direct observation of the problem, interviews with the operators, checklists application divided into four fundamental parts to identify the initial conditions of each parish and with this, the different types of risks that can occur and their severity were estimated through the INSHT risk assessment. This methodology made it possible to identify in the parishes La Candelaria, El Altar, Bayushig and Matus the current conditions of the facilities, lack of safety equipment and inadequate waste management, which cause negative impacts on the environment and the biosafety of the operators, where the lack of procedures to mitigate pollution and the possible risks to which operators are exposed was detected. For this reason, it was concluded that the greatest environmental impact is generated by the handling of waste, the lack of procedures for its disposal or storage and the lack of importance given to the integrity of the operators, for which measures based on safety and environmental regulations are proposed that will allow an improvement of the activities.