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<journal-id>0120-6230</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev.fac.ing.univ. Antioquia]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-6230</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Antioquia]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0120-62302016000400073</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17533/udea.redin.n81a07</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Work conditions assessment in manufacturing organizations in the colombian caribbean region]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Evaluación de las condiciones de trabajo en empresas manufactureras de la región Caribe colombiana]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oviedo-Trespalacios]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Oscar]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez-Buelvas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura Patricia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-Kligman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José David]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Escobar-Osorio]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jaime Andrés]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Queensland University of Technology Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland (CARRS-Q)]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Queensland ]]></addr-line>
<country>Australia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cartagena ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Norte Departamento de Ingeniería Industrial ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Barranquilla ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>81</numero>
<fpage>73</fpage>
<lpage>80</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-62302016000400073&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-62302016000400073&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-62302016000400073&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Deficient work conditions have been linked with an epidemic of injury and illness in low and middle-income countries. A group of 22 companies from different sectors was selected in order to carry out a diagnosis related to work conditions in Colombia. To do so, an instrument was designed based on the International Labour Organization (ILO) standards. This information allowed identifying potential problems in work conditions such as work environments, physical load, noise and social welfare. Some low cost measures were discussed as suggestions to improve work conditions. Such measures are expected to generate both an increase in productivity and an enhancement in the employees&#8217; attitude.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Las deficientes condiciones de trabajo se relacionan con enfermedades y lesiones en los países de bajos y medianos ingresos. Un grupo de 22 empresas de diferentes sectores fue seleccionado para realizar un diagnóstico de las condiciones de trabajo en Colombia. Con el fin de hacerlo, se diseñó un instrumento basado en los estándares de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT). La información recopilada permitió identificar problemas potenciales relacionados con las condiciones de trabajo, tales como: condiciones climáticas, esfuerzo físico, ruido y bienestar social. Algunas de estas medidas de bajo costo fueron discutidas para mejorar las condiciones de trabajo, esperando que tales medidas generen un incremento de la productividad y en la actitud de los empleados.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Work conditions]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[productivity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[occupational diseases]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[musculoskeletal disorders]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ergonomics]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Condiciones de trabajo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[productividad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[enfermedades profesionales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[trastornos musculo-esqueléticos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ergonomía]]></kwd>
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