Periodicidad semestral: flujo continuo.
ISSN - Electrónico: 2661-6947 / DOI: 10.36015 • LILACS BIREME (19784); LATINDEX (20666)
INTRODUCTION. Ergonomic risk is the adverse situation that arises from an inadequate interaction between the worker and his workplace. Its identification is the starting point for the correction and prevention of health damage. OBJECTIVE. To describe the ergonomic risks of administrative personnel who performed telework. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Observational, descriptive, retrospective study, with a population of 66 employees and a sample of 25 surveys to administrative staff of an importing company in the city of Quito, who performed telework since March 2020. Inclusion criteria: over 18 years of age of both sexes; who teleworked at least 60 days. Microsoft Excel 2013 was used for data analysis. RESULTS. Ergonomic risks were observed and recorded in the conformation of the workstation due to inadequate furniture; 20% (5; 25) of the personnel had an ergonomic chair; 48% (12; 25) a PC type computer; 72% (18; 25) used a mouse. Discomfort was identified in body areas, highlighting lumbar 48% (12; 25), right elbow or forearm 36% (9; 25) and cervical 28% (7; 25). CONCLUSIONS. It was possible to identify ergonomic risks to which the administrative personnel who performed teleworking were exposed.
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