salud ocupacional

1. Accident.: Accidentis defined as any event that is caused by a sudden and violent action caused
by unintentional external agent,andthatresultsinbodilyinjury.The broadscope of thisdefinition
requirestokeep inmindthatdifferenttypesof accidentsare multiple phenomenaconditioned by
unpredictable and uncontrollable nature.
Root causes and immediate causes
The immediate cause of an accident may be the lack of protective gear, but the underlying cause
may be that the protective equipment is not used because it incómodo.1 suppose a turner has a
chip nailed him in one eye. Investigated the case shows that it was wearing safety glasses. The
immediate cause isthe absence of personal protection,butthe underlyingcause isdiscoveredand
it isessential toinvestigatewhynotwearinghisglasses.It could be trying to gain time, because it
was notspecifiedinthisjobglasses(lackof laborstandards) were used,because the glasses were
uncomfortable.
Occupational accident:
"It's all workaccidentensuessuddeneventoroccasionbecause of work,andthe worker produces
in an organic lesion, functional or psychiatric disorder, a disability or death.
It is also work accident that occurs during the execution of the employer or contractor in the
execution of a work under his authority, even outside the place and hours of work.
It is also considered the work accident occurring during the transfer of workers or contractors
from their residence to the workplace or vice versa, when the transport is supplied by the
employer.
It also considered the work accident occurred during the exercise of union function even if the
worker is found in union leave provided the accident occurs in fulfilling this function.
Similarly workaccidentisconsideredtooccurby the implementationof recreational,sporting and
cultural activities,whenactingfororon behalf of the employer or the client company in the case
of temporary workers in companies’ services on mission. "
threat
A threat is a phenomenon caused by humans or natural process that can endanger a group of
people, their belongings and their environment, when they are not careful.
It isany processthat may affectthe health or physical and / or mental worker; derives from their
performance in their jobs.

2. Vulnerability Analysis
It isthe determinationof risk levels, the strategy used to identify the threats in a given location,
indicating whether external or internal, further identifies the probability of occurrence and
localized threat and the effect it would have on people, 's resources, systems and processes.
Vulnerability: the degree of weakness or sensitivity to be affected by threats, depending on the
frequency or probability and severity or severity thereof.