Material particulado y su incidencia en alteraciones respiratorias en los trabajadores de la construcción en viviendas rurales TIPO MIDUVI

Abstract

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The following investigation has been developed for the workers involved in the construction of MIDUVI type rural houses, focusing on particle sized material and breathing alterations. These two risks do not evidence short-term consequences; therefore, they do not represent an actual threat to worry about. This investigation aims to analyze the level of particle sized material and its influence on workers’ breathing alterations when conducting activities related to construction. The project is developed throughout qualitative and quantitative methodologies, being the identification of activities and the risks evaluation the principal sources of information. The research has quantified the factors which influence on breathing alterations and particle sized material. Consequently, on-site data has been gathered throughout observation obtained with the support of a risk matrix, surveys applied to workers about health affairs and particle sized measurements to analyze the gathered doses and determine risk levels presented by the workers in the housing construction to be able to evaluate the level of exposition and determine control actions. Finally, a prevention program about breathing alterations is proposed. This program enables to control risk factors on the source, the environment, and the person. When having an adequate capacitation plan, health vigilance will allow controlling security inspections, occupational health and a diseases protocol throughout medical control to make decisions. The use of personal protection equipment, located in different areas of concrete, masonry, plaster, installations and ceramic in the construction of MIDUVI type rural houses allows minimizing the breathing alterations on workers.