Evaluación de percepción de riesgo ocupacional // Occupational risk perception evaluation

Authors

  • Ana Teresa Carbonell - Siam Grupo Empresarial Farmacéutico. Ministerio de la Industria Básica, MINBAS. Calle 18, No 4310, Playa, La Habana, Cuba Teléfono.: 202-2291
  • Antonio Torres - Valle Instituto Superior de Tecnologías y Ciencias Aplicadas. INSTEC, Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medioambiente. CITMA. Ave Salvador Allende y Luaces, Quinta de los Molinos, Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana, Cuba Teléfono: 878-9862

Abstract

En el artículo se realiza un análisis de la percepción del riesgo como fenómeno comprometedor del
desarrollo tecnológico, así como generador de errores humanos, principales contribuyentes a la
ocurrencia de accidentes industriales y laborales. En base a una revisión detallada de varias de las
metodologías de análisis de percepción de riesgo, el documento presenta el diseño de la
metodología de Evaluación de Percepción de Riesgo Ocupacional (EPRO), que puede ser
generalizada para otros objetivos de estudio. Finalmente se ofrecen los resultados de una aplicación
en una planta de producción de un laboratorio farmacéutico.


Palabras claves: riesgo, percepción de riesgo, errores humanos, variables de percepción de riesgo,
evaluación de percepción de riesgo.

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Abstract
The paper presents the analysis of risk perception as a compromising phenomenon of the
technological development, and as an important source of human errors, the main contributors to the
industrial and occupational accidents. Based on a detailed review of several risk perception
methodologies, it is presented the design of the Occupational Risk Perception Analysis (EPRO in
spanish), which can be generalized to others objectives of study. Finally, it is presented the results of
the application of EPRO to the Production Plant of a pharmaceutical laboratory.


Key words: risk, risk perception, human errors, risk perception variables, risk perception evaluation.

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Carbonell - Siam AT, Torres - Valle A. Evaluación de percepción de riesgo ocupacional // Occupational risk perception evaluation. Ing. Mec. [Internet]. 2010 Sep. 1 [cited 2025 Sep. 13];13(3):18-25. Available from: https://ingenieriamecanica.cujae.edu.cu/index.php/revistaim/article/view/46

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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2010): september-december

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