Evaluación de riesgos laborales en la producción de alcohol destilado de caña de azúcar en pequeños productores de la provincia de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas

Abstract

Abstract: This study consists of the identification and evaluation of occupational risks associated with the production of distilled alcohol from sugarcane among small producers in the province of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. To identify and evaluate such risks, the Spanish National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (INSST) method was used. Through field research conducted with small sugarcane distilled alcohol producers, it was determined that the production of sugarcane alcohol by artisanal means requires six main processes: harvesting, transportation, storage, milling, fermentation and distillation. The whole process consists of seven work positions, which were the target of attention in this occupational risk analysis: day laborer, stevedore, mill feeder, bagger, transfer worker and alembic operator. From the results obtained, it was established that the risks with the highest estimates, prevailing in the artisanal sugarcane alcohol production process, were as follows: moderate, with 24.53%, important, with 8.33%, and intolerable, with 4.95%.