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Management of Occupational Health and Safety for the Control of Psychosocial Risks in Metalworking Companies
Luz Adriana Borrero Lopez, Nataly Orellano Llinas, Hugo Hernandez Palma, Amelec Viloria and Marco Monsalve Rodriguez

Abstract: Some companies with industrial activity at present without proper fashion management psychosocial risks in the workplace this is fundamentally for this type of business to emphasize biological and physical risks, the employees run their activities. The present study of the industrial companies of metalmechanics are managing the safety and the health in the work for the control of psychosocial risks; this is a field study, supported by a quantitative instrument in which three categories are addressed: organizational behavior, personal characteristics and social environment. One of the conclusions is that industries that want to be productive and competitive in the market recognize the importance of protecting the physical, mental and emotional integrity of their employees.

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Luz Adriana Borrero Lopez, Nataly Orellano Llinas, Hugo Hernandez Palma, Amelec Viloria and Marco Monsalve Rodriguez, 2017. Management of Occupational Health and Safety for the Control of Psychosocial Risks in Metalworking Companies. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 2972-2977.

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