Some Experiences on the Ergonomics Application in Mining

Abstract

Introduction: Cerrejón Ltd., like most companies in Colombia presents complex challenges in the field of health and safety at work. In 2012 at Cerrejón about 75 % of the days lost by health conditions were general diseases and 9 of every 10 employees incapacitated by situations of health did by the same contingency. Around 45 % of diagnosis to health situations in that year went for conditions associated with the muscle-skeletal system. Materials and methods: For compre¬hensive control of this problem, Cerrejón Ltd. comes implemented a system of epidemiological surveillance for the prevention of muscle skeletal disorders (msd) this article presents some ex¬periences which, from different domains of ergonomics, Cerrejón Ltd. has implemented in recent years. Discussion: In relation to occupational morbidity, Cerrejón Ltd. follows a behavior similar to the country, where the constant increase both the number of cases and the rate of morbidity is common property. Following global and national trends are the leading cause of occupational morbidity in Cerrejón-skeletal pathologies.