Importancia de la elaboración e implementación del sistema de gestión de la seguridad y salud en el trabajo

Abstract

Within the world of work, the worker interacts with different working conditions that can affect him positively or negatively; the work performed by the worker will influence or affect his health. The working conditions can be constituted by factors such as safety, cleanliness, and quality, that exist in the work environment, among other factors that affect the health and well-being of the worker, which if not appropriate can cause accidents. Occupational safety and health (OSH) seeks to improve the working and health conditions of workers, through a series of actions to promote health plans and systems, which implement risk prevention and control programs , so that it provides well-being to the labor community, and favors the productivity of the company. This article has the purpose or objective of analyzing the importance of developing and implementing a health and safety management system at work, which constantly guarantees the improvement of health conditions at work, and in turn, the well-being of the workers, so that they perform in a competent way allowing their personal growth and at the same time improving the productivity of the company. To do this, the article is based on a descriptive methodology with a qualitative approach, which allows for a critical, analytical, and reflective construction on occupational health and safety (OSH).