Study of psychosocial risk factors in companies in Cd. Obregón, Son. Mexico

Abstract

The study of organizational and psychosocial aspects and their relationship with occupational health is not new, although it has acquired importance and recognition in recent years (Houdmont and Leka 2010; Näswall, Hellgren, Sverke, 2008). The objective of the study was to determine the level of exposure to severe traumatic events and psychosocial risks in local workers. The methodology is based on (Herrara, Medina, & Naranjo, 2010) and the Prevention Technical Note 702 (INSST, 2005). As a result, it was obtained that medium-sized companies present a low risk level with 43.48% and 39.13% medium risk, on the other hand, large-sized companies obtained mostly low risk with 30.51% and medium risk with 25.42%. Of the people surveyed, 14.29% present severe traumatic factors and require clinical evaluation (8.99% men and 5.29% women). The conclusion of the study is that the size of the company does not have a direct influence and that the factors with the greatest influence and highest level of risk in both cases are related to the workload and the organization of time to carry out the work.