Occupational Health

When we gonna write about Occupational Health its the importance of the employee for the company, so for him healt and our confiance in his hability´s need to accept and apply the next rules.

based in the law 100 of 1993 of Colombian law, the company and the employee must be enrolled in pensions, health and occupational hazards.

The company must be realize promotion and prevention campaign, socialize the rules and require comply these rules, decree 1295, article 21, and for lay in the article 22 of the same decree the employee must comply all the rules of the company.

In case of a accident, the company must inform the government and the general sistem of occupational risk, who is conformed by:

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Ministry of Health (Today Fused As Social Protection Ministry)
It is the agency of the State address on Occupational Risk. Its function is the determination of specific regimes of surveillance, the development of prevention and control of service delivery Health System affiliates under the conditions determined by law as

To implement its functions Technical Risk Management Professionals was created. This unit will be responsible for promoting prevention Professional Risk models, monitor and control the operation of the system and apply the penalties for violation of the rule

b) The National Council of Professional Risk
Agency address consists of members of the ministry, ARP Entities, Employees, Employers Associations and Scientific Occupational Health System.

c) The Committee National Occupational Health
System advisory body composed of members of the Ministry of Occupational Health and ARP

d) Professional Background Risk
It aims to develop research, campaigns and advocacy and outreach for the prevention of occupational risks

e) Joints Qualified Disability
They are private agencies created by law. Its members are appointed by the Ministry of Social Protection. Through labor medical opinion, resolve disputes subscribed against the determination of the origin and / or degree of disability, permanent or partial disability, occupational illness, accident or death of members of the system.

f) The Banking Superintendency
Control, authorize, monitor and guarantee the exercise of free competition to ARP Entities

g) Entities of Professional Risk Managers ARP
Life Insurance Companies of which have been allowed by the Banking Superintendency for the exploitation of the field of insurance. They must fulfill the following functions:

* Affiliate workers

* Manage the contributions made ​​to the system

* Ensure the recognition of welfare and economic benefits of workplace accidents and occupational diseases

* Undertake prevention and promotion of occupational risks to affiliated companies

Once time the ARL have informed of the unfortable event do the calification of the accident.

CLASSIFICATION
TYPE OF RISK
EXAMPLES
class I
Includes activities considered of minimal risk
* Bulk of business
* Financing Activities
* Office Jobs
* Schools
* Restaurants
class II
Low risk activities
* Some manufacturing procedures like making rugs, fabrics, garments.
* Stores department
* Alunas farming
class III
Medium risk activities
* Manufacturing processes such as manufacturing needles, alcohol, food, automotive, leather
class IV
High-risk
* Manufacturing processes such as oils, beers, glasses
* Galvanizing Processes
* Transportation
class V
Maximum risk
* Areneras
* Management of Asbestos
* Fire
* Handling of explosives
* Construction
* Oil Exploitation