Importance of Industrial Safety in Ecuador

Attended by 17 representatives of eight companies cuencanas, interested in updating their knowledge on "Management in Occupational Health and Safety." Cuenca companies and the country have shown interest and commitment to comply with worker protection, but the barrier found is resistance to change. The workers are accustomed to conduct its business in a way and when it detects a hazard that requires personal protective equipment (helmet, hearing protection, goggles, mask, gloves, etc..) Cause discomfort.

To address this rejection is necessary for the employer to train them and train them constantly to create a culture of self-care, he said.

Marco Pazmino, head of Occupational Health Safety and Trimmings, attended the seminar, and agrees with the need concientizr the worker, not fines or penalties, but with training, because the benefit is for them and therefore for the industry to be the key part of a company.

The advantages of industrial safety and risk prevention, there are several, including: control of occupational injury and illness to workers, control of damage to company assets (facilities and materials), lower insurance and compensation costs, avoid loss of time, less staff turnover and absenteeism from work or medical leave and continuity of the normal production process.

In the textile sector, activity Trimmings, occupational accidents are not frequent, are presented diseases by noise and dust.

Obligation

Pazmino, said that Ecuador was enacted international legislation and it is not applied, but in recent times companies are implementing security industry and labor. The Social Security Institute (IESS) and the Ministry of Labour are in control.

Furthermore, in accordance with Article 441 of the Labour Code, "all collective means and permanent workers with more than 10 employees, the employees are required to prepare and submit for approval by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Regulation Safety and Hygiene, the same shall be renewed every two years. "

Compliance control

The speaker of the seminar, Paola Coronell said that in other countries, industrial security system are well defined, ie there is a health system, one for prevention of occupational risks and a third party for the pension issue.

In Ecuador, although companies are not well defined systems, because there is a single entity that manages the three components are in compliance with the rules and regulations of industrial safety and health, said Coronell. The enforcement of rules and regulations on businesses, is important, he said. (LCP)