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T1 Psychosocial and Ergonomic Conditions at Work: Influence on the Probability of a Workplace Accident
A1 López García, José Ramón
A1 García Herrero, Susana
A1 Gutiérrez Llorente, José Manuel
A1 Mariscal Saldaña, Miguel Ángel
K1 Organización del trabajo
K1 Methods engineering
K1 Gestión de empresas
K1 Industrial management
AB Today, the economic and social importance of occupational accidents is undeniable worldwide. Hence, research aimed at reducingthis type of accident is considered a discipline of great interest for society in general. In this environment, working conditions playa fundamental role in the occurrence of accidents, and from their study, results can be obtained that provide information fordecision-making that guarantee optimum conditions for the development of the employees’ tasks. Organizing the conditions ofwork execution is also a task that constitutes an essential aspect for a firm’s productivity, therefore, affecting their viability andresults. In this work, a model is proposed for the study of different groups of working conditions and their influence on theprobability of occupational accidents, in accordance with the data provided by the 7th National Survey of Working Conditions(VII NSWC). -e survey sampled 8892 workers active in all sectors of national production and is the last nation-wide surveyadministered in Spain. Bayesian networks (BNs) are used to generate a network that analyzes working conditions in all areas (27variables have been included in addition to those corresponding to the sector and accident), and then, more specifically, therelationship that is established between ergonomic factors in the workplace, psychosocial factors of the worker, and the probabilityof an accident. -e results are achieved through the network obtained by highlighting some of the proposed variables. -edependencies generated by the chosen variables are analyzed, and subsequently, the probability of accident for each of theproductive sectors is determined. It is concluded that the ergonomic risks associated with physical strains in the workplace,together with the lack of job satisfaction on the employer’s behalf, both pose a very significant increase in the probability of beinginvolved in an occupational accident, above the other variables of study.
PB Hindawi
SN 2314-6133
YR 2019
FD 2019-11
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/5271
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/5271
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 25-dic-2024