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causas accidente

Occupational accidents and diseases

OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT

A workplace accident, also commonly known as an occupational accident, is an unforeseen event in the workplace that results in an injury, or a casualty, to an employee. It's described as a discrete event that occurs in the normal course of business, and can include events that occur on the company's premises, or off it.

A workplace accident can result in physical or mental harm (or both), including any injury, disease, or even death. Common incidents that can be regarded as workplace accidents include attacks by humans or even animals, any cases of acute poisoning, slips or falls on staircases or pavements, and accidents caused while on board any means of transportation.

Common Types of Workplace Accidents

There are some common types of workplace accidents, as described below:

  • Overexertion: This is arguably one of the most common types of workplace accidents. These accidents occur due to overexertion that often result in injuries, including strains or sprains. 
  • Slips or trips: Another common kind of workplace accident is when a person slips or falls, often resulting in a serious injury. Slips and falls are caused due to improper signage or in some cases, due to negligence. 
  • Falling objects: There's also a risk of employees sustaining injuries when something falls on them. If items are not properly secured on the shelves, it could result in injury. It's important to take steps and make sure that such accidents don't occur. 
  • Falls: A fall could occur when there's a safety railing or any kind of protection near an edge. It's important to ensure that employees receive proper safety training and know how to avoid accidents from falling. 

The Difference Between Workplace Accidents and Incidents

It's also important to understand the difference between a workplace accident and an incident. An incident can either be a near miss or a dangerous occurrence. Think of an incident as an accident that's waiting to happen. That's why incidents must be investigated and reported, to ensure that they don't repeat. 

Workplace incidents don't always result in injury; but they do provide important details that investigators can use to determine what led to the incident in the first place. 

A workplace accident, as mentioned above, results in an injury or a fatality. It must be reported to the employer and they have the responsibility to further report them to the local authorities. 

The organization must produce a report that specifies what led to the event, including making sure that employees and employers were abiding by the codes of practice and essential regulations. 

It's also important to identify any new potential health and safety risks and take action accordingly. 

Why is it Important to Record and Report a Workplace Accident?

Recording a workplace accident is very important, due to both legal and moral reasons. It is necessary for organizations to record and report accidents, especially when:

  • there's an accident that results in an injury
  • The accident was related to work
  • It is a specified, reportable injury

It is an employer's responsibility to report any serious work-related accidents, spread of disease, or any dangerous incidents. They are required to report:

  • death
  • any major injuries
  • any dangerous incidents like scaffolding collapses or gas leaks
  • any injury that prevents employees from doing their work properly for more than three days
  • any spread of disease

It's important to record and report workplace accidents for several reasons, apart from legal requirements. 

 Risk Assessments

Companies can conduct a thorough risk assessment after a new accident to determine what went wrong. If any of the safety measures or protocols failed, it's important to understand why. 

Companies often record workplace accidents and then conduct an investigation to determine what went wrong.

If multiple incidents take place around similar circumstances, it's a clear indication that the company's proposed safety measures and risk management policies aren't effective.

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE

An occupational disease is a health condition or disorder (e.g., cancer, musculoskeletal disorders, post-traumatic stress, etc.) that is caused by your work environment or activities related to your work. In general, health conditions or disorders that occur among a group of people with similar occupational exposures at a higher frequency than the rest of the population are considered to be occupational diseases.

In addition, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has a list of occupational diseases.

In line with the EU Strategic Framework on Safety and Health at Work 2014-2020, one of EU‑OSHA’s priorities is to support the prevention of work-related diseases. The aim is not only to improve the lives of individual workers, but also to minimise the costs of work-related illnesses and deaths.

The number of workplace accidents has decreased by 25% over the last 10 years. However, work-related diseases still account for an estimated 2.4 million deaths worldwide each year, 200,000 of which are in Europe. 

 

EU-OSHA’s work on work-related diseases aims to provide an evidence base for prevention, policy and practice. Another important objective is to provide a better overview of the extent of the occupational burden of disease.

Work-related diseases include:

Current projects

EU-OSHA launched an overview project in 2015 which covers three areas of research, policy and practice on work-related diseases:

Definitions and regulations

A ‘work-related disease’ is any illness caused or made worse by workplace factors.This includes many diseases that have more complex causes, involving a combination of occupational and non-work-related factors.

An ‘occupational disease’ is any disease caused primarily by exposure at work to a physical, organisational, chemical or biological risk factor or to a combination of these factors. Occupational diseases are mostly those listed in national legislation as resulting from exposure to risk factors at work.The recognition of an occupational disease may be linked to compensation if it is clear that there is a causal relationship between an occupational exposure and the disease.

The European schedule of occupational diseases provides recommendations on which occupational diseases should be included in Member States’ national lists. It also makes recommendations on introducing rules for compensation, prevention and statistical data collection.

Guidance documents at the EU level and at national level define the diagnostic and exposure criteria for recognising a work-related disease as a listed occupational disease. Additional criteria apply for compensation, mostly linked to minimum degrees of injury or of work incapacity. Many Member States publish data on recognised occupational diseases in annual reports, for example on the state of occupational safety and health.

What causes diseases at work?

Many types of disease, including cancer, respiratory disorders, cardiovascular disease, skin diseases, musculoskeletal disorders and mental health problems, can be caused or made worse by work. Although the underlying causes of such diseases may be complex, certain workplace exposures are known to contribute to the development or progression of a disease, including:

It is important to monitor closely the risks associated with such exposures and their combination with each other and with changing patterns of work.

Raising awareness and promoting prevention

Good practices at enterprise level include promoting a culture of risk prevention and well-being in the workplace. It is also vital that enterprises assess and manage risks and respect the hierarchy of prevention.

Other good ways to reduce the occurrence of work-related diseases are by using proactive monitoring to prevent ill health and by fostering a healthier workplace through workplace health promotion activities.

 

WHAT TO DO WHEN AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS AT WORK

TOLEDO

HOSPITAL LABORAL SOLIMAT

CALLE SAN PEDRO EL VERDE 35. 45004 - TOLEDO
Tlf. +34925215267

TALAVERA DE LA REINA

SOLIMAT

    CARRETERA DE CALERA S/N. 45600 – TALAVERA DE LA REINA
    Tlf. +34925721150

 

CIUDAD REAL

CENTRO ASISTENCIAL FREMAP

CALLE PALMA 19. 13001 - CIUDAD REAL
Tlf. +34926224450

CUENCA

CENTRO ASISTENCIAL FREMAP

CALLE NOHEDA 1. 16001 - CUENCA
Tlf. +34969240680

ALBACETE

CENTRO ASISTENCIAL FREMAP

CALLE DOCTOR BELTRÁN MATEOS 10. 02002 - ALBACETE
Tlf. +34967590310

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

In case of a work accident or occupational disease, medical assistance will depend on the severity of the injured or sick person, whose condition will determine the actions to be taken in each case:

• If the severity of the work accident or occupational disease allows it, the injured employee should go to the nearest first aid kit if it is a basic cure.

• When the severity of the work accident or occupational disease requires it, the injured employee must go to the corresponding hospital center in the field of administrative mutualism managed by MUFACE, to be conveniently attended by the entity or the public or private establishment through which they have to receive medical assistance.

• Regardless of all the above, when the severity of the accident makes the urgent transfer of the affected person necessary, the nearest hospital center can be resorted to, immediately notifying the CLM Emergency Services (1-1-2).

PROCESSING

DOCUMENTATION TO BE SUBMITTED TO UCLM

In the administrative mutualism managed by MUFACE, the corresponding documentation must be sent to the UGAD of the corresponding campus, depending on the consequences of the accident and the evolution of the injured person:

• Medical leave report.

• Successive parts of confirmation of medical leave, as the doctor provides them.

• Medical discharge report, when the injured person has it.

For all this, there is a section in the CAU Service: -CAU, -New Case, -HR Services, -Human Resources Management, -MUFACE: Communication of work accidents and IT rerports.

UCLM ACTIONS

UGAD

In the event of a work accident, the following actions will be carried out:

• UGAD will request the Department, Service or Unit of the UCLM where the mutualist provides service, to send a motivated letter stating that it is aware of the place and manner in which the accident occurred, indicating date and time.

• This letter will be reported to the interested employee, who may provide, if applicable, the documents and evidence that he considers relevant.

• Considering the previous documentation, the Rector will issue a Resolution recognizing that it is a work accident and will send it to UGAD.

• UGAD will send to MUFACE the set of the file referred to, together with the part of the work accident in service included in the Annex to the Order APU/3554/2005, of November 7, which regulates the procedure for the recognition of rights derived from occupational disease and accident in service in the field of administrative mutualism managed by MUFACE.

 

OCCUPATIONAL RISK PREVENTION AND ENVIRONMENTUNIT

Además de la habitual investigación, de acuerdo con lo dispuesto en el Real Decreto 375/2003, de 28 de marzo, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento General del Mutualismo Administrativo y la Orden APU/3554/2005, en estos casos el SPMAUCLM colaborará con la UGAD en la cumplimentación del expediente de averiguación de causas, rellenado los datos necesarios del parte de accidente de trabajo en acto de servicio según el Anexo a la citada Orden

ASISTENCIA SANITARIA

En caso de accidente de trabajo o enfermedad profesional, la asistencia sanitaria dependerá de la gravedad del accidentado o enfermo, cuyo estado condicionará las actuaciones a poner en marcha en cada caso:

• Si la gravedad del accidente de trabajo o la enfermedad profesional lo permitiera, el empleado accidentado deberá recurrir al botiquín más próximo si se trata de una cura básica.

• Cuando la gravedad del accidente de trabajo o la enfermedad profesional lo requiera y no exista Servicio Médico o éste así lo recomiende, el empleado accidentado deberá acudir al centro asistencial de FREMAP/SOLIMAT más próximo al lugar del accidente, teniendo en cuenta la red de centros de dichas Mutuas y considerando, en particular, los centros de referencia más cercanos a los edificios de la UCLM. Si el accidente se produce fuera de las horas de consulta o se desconoce la ubicación del centro asistencial más cercano, llamar al teléfono 900 61 00 61 para recibir información sobre los servicios de FREMAP o al 900 111 072 en el caso de SOLIMAT, en cualquier lugar donde se requieran.

 • Con independencia de todo lo expuesto, cuando la gravedad del accidente hiciera necesario el traslado urgente del afectado, podrá recurrirse al centro hospitalario más cercano, avisando inmediatamente a los Servicios de Emergencia de CLM (112).

TRAMITACIÓN

DOCUMENTACIÓN A PRESENTAR EN EL CENTRO ASISTENCIAL

Siempre que esto sea posible, se deberá acudir al centro asistencial de FREMAP/SOLIMAT provisto del DNI

DOCUMENTACIÓN A PRESENTAR EN LA UCLM

En el plazo de 72 horas, el accidentado o un tercero deberán hacer llegar a la UGAD de su campus la siguiente documentación:

• Parte médico de baja o parte médico de accidente sin baja.

• Parte médico de alta, cuando el accidentado cuente con él. 

ACTUACIÓN DE LA UCLM

La UGAD remitirá la siguiente documentación a la Seguridad Social:

• Parte de accidente de trabajo, cumplimentado haciendo uso del sistema Delta de acuerdo a la información proporcionada por el SPMAUCLM y, en su caso, por el propio accidentado.

• Parte médico de baja.

• Parte médico de alta, cuyo envío a la Seguridad Social pondrá fin al proceso de baja laboral creado.

SERVICIO DE PREVENCIÓN DE RIESGOS LABORALES Y MEDIO AMBIENTE

Investigará todos los daños para la salud, accidentes de trabajo y enfermedades profesionales ocurridos que afecten al personal de la UCLM, contando para ello con la colaboración del propio empelado accidentado, testigos y demás personas implicadas para, de este modo, poner de manifiesto las posibles causas que los han provocado y adoptar las medidas oportunas que impidan su repetición. La investigación se llevará a cabo en estrecha colaboración con el personal médico en los casos de enfermedad profesional, debiendo llevarse a cabo un exhaustivo informe del asunto con la misma finalidad