Enfermedades potenciales derivadas de factores de riesgo presentes en la industria de produccción de alimentos

Abstract

[ES] La industria de la producción de alimentos presenta factores de riesgo laborales que van de los químicos hasta los psicosociales, por lo mismo los grupos de enfermedades que potencialmente se vinculan con ellos pueden ser aparentemente inocuas o poner en riesgo la vida del trabajador, lo que evidencia la necesidad de contar con una revisión extensa de la bibliografía nacional e internacional de enfermedades vinculadas a los riesgos presentes en los puestos de las áreas de producción hasta los puestos de mantenimiento de la industria de los alimentos. El propósito de esta publicación es evidenciar al lector el vínculo existente entre los factores de riesgos presentes en la industria de los alimentos y las enfermedades que estos pueden generar, y que frecuentemente son calificadas como enfermedades generales cuando en realidad son laborales, y así proporcionarle fundamentos sólidos según referencias nacionales e internacionales para un diagnóstico situacional y de salud más completo. [EN] The industry of foods production presents occupational hazards that go from chemicals to psychosocial, because of that the groups of diseases that potentially been linked with them can be apparently harmless put in risk the life of the worker, which shows the need to have an extensive review of national and international bibliography of diseases linked with the risks presents in positions of production areas to maintenance positions of food industry. The propose of this publication is make evidence to the reader the link that exist between the risks factor presents in the food industry and the diseases that this can provoke, and frequently been qualified as general diseases when really are work related diseases, and thus provide solid foundations according national and international references for a situational diagnostic and health more complete. Objectives: This review aims to show the link between risk factors presents in food industry and the diseases that may occur as a result of them. Material and Methods: Have been revised to December 2009 the next bibliographic data bases: Medline, SciELO and PUBMED. Conclusions: A thorough diagnosis of diseases of presumptive occupational origin implies knowledge and full recognition that the workers been exposed every day or eventually, as well as quickly identify the real effect to the health and potential effect of these hazards by all those responsive for, direct and indirect, of occupational health within work centers.