Plan de Prevención de Riesgos y Accidentes Laborales para la Facultad de Recursos Naturales de la Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo.

Abstract

A Risk Prevention and Labor Accident Plan has been elaborated for the Natural Resources Faculty of the Chimborazo Higher Education Polytechnic School (Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo) to improve the health and security of employees and workers through the analysis of the actual situation of the faculty. Whit the results the risks were identified through the Subjective Estimate Matrix by work places; the estimate was conducted by the triple criterion method (probability, seriousness and vulnerability); then the Preventive Management Matrix was applied on the basis of the following engineering controls: in the source, in the transmission means, in the worker and whit the support complements so as to mitigate the risks to which the employees and workers are exposed; moreover the following was proposed: The implementation of the defense system against fires, adequate signaling according to the actual norm, application of the 9´s sorting out and cleaning method, provision of the personal protection equipment and emergency and contingency plan. The implementation of the present investigation will diminish the risk factors and the Natural Resources Faculty of the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo; it is also recommended to form a Security Committee, bring the tools of the administrative offices to correlated places such as the Integral Farm, finally the faculty must hire adequate personnel to give talks and provide training to the employees and workers on Security and Occupational Health.