Abstract

ARANGO-SOLER, Juan M.; LUNA-GARCIA, Jairo E.; CORREA-MORENO, Yerson A.  and  CAMPOS, Adriana C.. The 20^th century legal framework regarding risk at work and occupational health in Colombia. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2013, vol.15, n.3, pp.354-365. ISSN 0124-0064.

Objective Analyzing the 20^th century Colombian legal framework from the point of view of labor law, social security and public health for identifying concepts regarding occupational health and professional risk and trying to establish convergence and differences between such foci and whether they fulfilled a complementary view. Method This work involved documentary research by means of thematic categorical analysis of the laws and statutes promulgated in 20^th century Colombia, considering the main element or entity which should have regulated that related to professional risk or occupational health. Results The development of the 20^th century Colombian legal framework regarding health at work was periodized, revealing the predominance of a view of social law focused on protecting dependent workers' work-related risks, as part of a tendency extending to the Colombian Sistema General de Riesgos Laborales. Conclusions The proposed stages used for organizing the legal framework concerning social security regarding professional risk and occupational health facilitated some important elements being recognized concerning the social, legal and institutional context from which workers' health laws emerged. Tension was noted concerning statutes orientated towards redress and compensation regarding accidents at work and legislation emphasizing prevention.

Keywords : Work; occupational risk; occupational health; social security; legislation; public health.

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