ERGONOMIC EVALUATION OF JOBS BASED ON NOM-036-1-STPS-2018

Abstract

This research was conducted in a company engaged in the assembly of automotive harnesses, which seeks to solve the problems relating to the manual handling of loads and compliance with current regulations; aiming at assessing and analyzing jobs according to the criteria of the NOM-036-1-2018, in order to keep workers safe in a risk-free environment, thereby complying with the regulations. All staff of the plant, which has a population of 2,971 employees were considered, and these were found 179 performing manual handling of loads located in 17 different positions, which made a total of 38 activities involving manual handling loads. Was obtained from the risk assessment of the 38 activities, 15 are low risk, 22 medium risk and high risk one. Based on these results the program of ergonomics for manual handling of loads, in which the description of the correct technique is presented for the activities of the positions in which manual handling of loads is done is developed, control measures to be taken and preventive actions.