Resumen

The E.S.E. Our Lady of Guadalupe Hospital is the only healthcare center in the municipality of Guadalupe and the largest among the first level care centers in the municipalities of the center and south of the department of Huila such as Suaza, Acevedo, Altamira and Tarqui. It has different departments necessary to develop multiple medical activities which require an analysis of the risks found in them. This study, carried out in the emergency area, consisted in the identification and evaluation of occupational risks and in the verification of compliance with biosafety regulations within the area. The information obtained through surveys allows obtaining the perspective that workers have about the hazards to which they are exposed. Based on the application of the surveys, the relevant risks to which the area workers are exposed were identified and evaluated based on the implementation of the risk matrix; This tool allowed to analyze the results obtained and in this way to propose corrective measures. To attack the physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic and psychosocial risks found in the area, and the breach of biosafety regulations, an occupational health, safety and health plan was proposed to improve and establish the requirements that will be the reference parameters for carry out correctly each of the activities.