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FRANCO ENRIQUEZ, Jesús Gabriel et al. Analysis of Occupational Health at a Cosmetics Company in Mexico. Salud de los Trabajadores [online]. 2016, vol.24, n.2, pp.105-120. ISSN 1315-0138.

The cosmetics industry is in a state of vigorous growth and development around the world. Many of the processes in this industry use a large amount of chemicals, particularly nanoparticles, which can harm the health of workers, consumers and the environment. A study was conducted at a workplace located in Mexico City where cosmetics are manufactured and sold. The main objective was to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the work process and working environment, and propose a series of recommendations to help improve health and safety at work. The PROVERIFICA Model (Verification, Diagnosis, and Monitoring Occupational Health in Companies) was used to collect and process basic information about the company, to reconstruct the work processes, to obtain efficiency percentages (EP) and to structure a program of preventive and corrective actions. The company has 317 workers, and the main risks they are exposed to include noise, chemicals, poor ventilation, heat and accidents; and workplace demands such as stressful positions, strenuous physical effort andan intense pace of work. The worst problems were found to be due to lack of participation by management (EP = 56.3) and relative neglect of workers by both employee health (EP = 71.4) and occupational safety and health services (EP = 75.0). In other words, this is a company where management has marginalized the issue of workplace health, despite the dangers inherent in the facilities and substances that are used in this workplace.

Palavras-chave : cosmetics industry; occupational health; chemicals; nanoparticles; management.

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