Importance of Safety Standards

Serena Cuoghi
Title of Professor of Biology

Human development has become increasingly complex, either due to the dynamics within the spaces themselves, as well as the various materials-resources and artifacts of the which it is customary for us to use, also adding those that are typical of the different work activities, such as the large machinery of the supply chains. production.

In this sense, the resources necessary for performance in a chemistry laboratory are different from those in a literature classroom, as well as the space conditions and work dynamics between a graphic design office and a car factory, however, something that all spaces have in common is the need to establish rules that allow the potential risks of suffering accidents and mishaps to be reduced as much as possible, being as necessary as it is important, that even in our own In our homes, we impose certain safety regulations as part of the family's daily coexistence dynamics, especially for the most dangerous spaces, such as the kitchen. and the bathrooms.

Therefore, it can well be said that safety regulations are an aspect present in all moments and situations of human activity, with specific variations determined by the particularities of each context, but always following the same purpose of keeping us safe and safe. except.

foreseeable risks

In order to establish a set of rules that allow safeguarding security effectively, they must be considered the following factors: 1) the physical characteristics of the space, the furniture and the dynamics of the movement of the people; 2) the risk of the presence and handling of chemical substances, from simple cleaning products to high-risk reagents; 3) the distribution and disposal of labor inputs; 4) the physical effort and movements necessary to carry out the different tasks; and 5) the risk factors of the machinery, more particularly of those automated in each one of their points.

These five factors establish the framework of the permanent basic priorities to be considered in order to establish the development conditions within a space and with the carrying out a certain specific activity, thus allowing the prevention of incidents with immediate consequences and even those in the medium and long term, such as potential slow-developing work injuries that are usually generated through incorrect postures and efforts assumed for long periods of time.

life first

On the other hand, safety regulations also incorporate eventual risk factors, such as those produced in cases of earthquakes, floods and fires, to mention the most catastrophic and frequent danger scenarios, indicating exactly the correct procedure that allows maintaining life safe, at the same time as facilitating the timely receipt of the necessary help and care from the public security and care mechanisms risks.

For professions like modern engineering and architecture, designing spaces that are increasingly safer has become the top priority, sometimes even above the aesthetics itself, a phenomenon due to the vital importance of considering the safety regulations that must be assumed for each type of activity and place, hence we can enjoy increasingly safer environments in all its aspects, which we can easily see in the new playgrounds and large shopping centers more modern.

Reducing stress works better

Knowing that there is a safe environment, governed by rules that are also easy to comply with and that they are fully prepared to avoid unnecessary risks if we comply with them Overall, it becomes a psychologically comforting matter, since we can act with much more calm, which considerably reduces the stress factor caused by the anguish of being able to hurt ourselves and therefore finding ourselves in a permanent state of alert, in this way, when we feel comfortable and safe in the performance of our duties, obviously the The most immediate benefit falls on our own productive capacity, increasing the effectiveness of the work done, maintaining a greater concentration and therefore increasing the quality of the results in general, which at the same time allows to increase the well-being and satisfaction with the work, also adding a considerable increase to our quality of life.

References

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Melgar, A. M., Granados, J. P., & Ruiz, I. TO. (2009). Occupational health and safety course. Ramón Areces University Editorial.