Illnesses and injuries due to work accidents: a psychological perspective of occupational health in Mexico

• Main Authors: Martin Israel Campuzano-Aguilar, Arturo Salazar-Campos, Héctor Hugo Ríos-Cortés
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asociación Para el Progreso de la Biomedicina 2019-07-01
• Series: Jounal of Negative and No Positive Results
• Subjects: work-related illness; occupational accident; occupational health; occupational condition; occupational medicine
• Online Access: https://www.jonnpr.com/PDF/2957.pdf

Occupational diseases and accidents have been studied due to their importance because of the large number of individuals worldwide who are exposed in their different areas of work, as well as the knowledge about them is constantly evolving, for this reason it is necessary analyze different authors and the approach they show from the multiple aspects to evaluate and understand this problem. Within these perspectives it is appreciated that the authors focus their research on the analysis of occupational data, preventive measures, risk control and working conditions. The main objective of the opportunity to include different sources of information and the findings obtained in different investigations is to generate actions that show programs and action plans with the fundamental objective of prevention, in the fertile field of occupational health. Therefore, in order to obtain positive results, it is mandatory that the actors involved in the health of the workers, put into practice the knowledge obtained and increase the efforts so that illnesses and injuries in the workers diminish considerably and with this generate favorable conditions that can replicate Healthy environments and the health of workers are essential conditions for the effectiveness of people and for the performance of organizations. Therefore, Occupational Health Psychology seeks to take care of people's health and develop healthy environments, since both fronts are inseparable.