Evaluación del nivel de riego ergonómico según el método de Owas en el personal administrativo de la Unidad Nacional Policial zona 8 del Distrito Metropolitano de Guayaquil (DMG), noviembre 2018 a febrero 2019.

Abstract

The ergonomic risks are those harmful eventualities that interpose in the adaptation of the human being to his environment, diminishing his productivity and even causing the abandonment of the work. The ergonomic risk factors are manual handling of loads, repetitive movements, forced postures and the use of excessive force with tools or objects. The objective of the work is to determine the level of ergonomic risk presented by the administrative staff of the National Police Unit of the Metropolitan District of Guayaquil (DMG) Zone 8, period from November to February. A study was carried out with a quantitative approach, of descriptive scope, with a non-experimental crosssectional design. For this purpose, the OWAS method was applied. The population was 120 workers, of which 75 workers were taken as sample according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. According to the OWAS method, 66.67% of the female individuals and 58.33% of the male individuals incur risk level 1, which does not require any action. In smaller proportion but no less important of the personnel in study, this is 25% feminine and 31.35% masculine, it requires corrective actions in a near term; while the difference of 22.67% warns of the need to apply corrective measures as soon as possible and even immediately.