The Evaluation of Occupational Risks is the process aimed at estimating the magnitude of those risks that could not be avoided, obtaining the necessary information so that the employer is in a position to make an appropriate decision on the need to adopt preventive measures and, in such case, on the type of measures that should be adopted.

Industrial hygiene makes up a set of knowledge and techniques dedicated to recognizing, evaluating and controlling those environmental, psychological or stress factors that come from work and can cause illness or deteriorate health.

The ergonomic design of the workplace attempts to obtain an adequate fit between the skills or abilities of the worker and the requirements or demands of the job. The final objective is to optimize the productivity of the worker and the production system, while guaranteeing the satisfaction, safety and health of the workers.

prevention of occupational risks is the discipline that seeks to promote the safety and health of workers through the identification, evaluation and control of the dangers and risks associated with a production process, in addition to promoting the development of activities and measures necessary to prevent risks derived from work.

Although it is an area that, at least in Spain, has a history of more than 100 years, this name has been relatively recent, following Law 31/1995, of November 8, on the Prevention of Occupational Risks.").

The International Labor Organization (ILO) is the main international organization in charge of the permanent improvement of working conditions through agreements made at its annual conferences and the directives that emanate from them.

There is a world-known standard, OHSAS 18001, for the management of occupational health and safety in organizations. This standard is derived from BS 8800 developed by BSI in 1996.

In Mexico, the regulatory framework for safety and health at work is based on article 123 of the Political Constitution and subsequently on the Federal Labor Law "Federal Labor Law (Mexico)"), the Federal Regulation of Safety and Health at Work "Federal Regulation of Safety and Health at Work (Mexico)") and the official standards "Annex: Official Mexican Standards of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (Mexico)"). The supervision of this regulatory framework is the responsibility of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare "Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (Mexico)") of the Federal Government.

In Chile, there is no constitutional guarantee that specifically protects the safety and health of workers, nor a specific law on the prevention of occupational risks, nor a specific crime that punishes the employer's failure to comply with the duty of care. The matter is contained in some articles of the Labor Code and Law 16,744 of 1968 on Social Insurance against Work Accidents and Occupational Diseases and in a large number of supreme decrees and technical standards issued by different ministries. The regulatory and supervisory powers are located in more than 30 public entities in different ministries.

Prevention of occupational risks is the set of activities or measures adopted or planned in all phases of the company's activity in order to avoid or reduce risks derived from work.

Preventive activity begins with the identification of hazards, agents and conditions present in the workplace that may cause accidents, illnesses or affect the health of workers.

The Evaluation of Occupational Risks is the process aimed at estimating the magnitude of those risks that could not be avoided, obtaining the necessary information so that the employer is in a position to make an appropriate decision on the need to adopt preventive measures and, in such case, on the type of measures that should be adopted.

Industrial hygiene makes up a set of knowledge and techniques dedicated to recognizing, evaluating and controlling those environmental, psychological or stress factors that come from work and can cause illness or deteriorate health.

The ergonomic design of the workplace attempts to obtain an adequate fit between the skills or abilities of the worker and the requirements or demands of the job. The final objective is to optimize the productivity of the worker and the production system, while guaranteeing the satisfaction, safety and health of the workers.

prevention of occupational risks is the discipline that seeks to promote the safety and health of workers through the identification, evaluation and control of the dangers and risks associated with a production process, in addition to promoting the development of activities and measures necessary to prevent risks derived from work.

Although it is an area that, at least in Spain, has a history of more than 100 years, this name has been relatively recent, following Law 31/1995, of November 8, on the Prevention of Occupational Risks.").

The International Labor Organization (ILO) is the main international organization in charge of the permanent improvement of working conditions through agreements made at its annual conferences and the directives that emanate from them.

There is a world-known standard, OHSAS 18001, for the management of occupational health and safety in organizations. This standard is derived from BS 8800 developed by BSI in 1996.

In Mexico, the regulatory framework for safety and health at work is based on article 123 of the Political Constitution and subsequently on the Federal Labor Law "Federal Labor Law (Mexico)"), the Federal Regulation of Safety and Health at Work "Federal Regulation of Safety and Health at Work (Mexico)") and the official standards "Annex: Official Mexican Standards of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (Mexico)"). The supervision of this regulatory framework is the responsibility of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare "Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social (Mexico)") of the Federal Government.

In Chile, there is no constitutional guarantee that specifically protects the safety and health of workers, nor a specific law on the prevention of occupational risks, nor a specific crime that punishes the employer's failure to comply with the duty of care. The matter is contained in some articles of the Labor Code and Law 16,744 of 1968 on Social Insurance against Work Accidents and Occupational Diseases and in a large number of supreme decrees and technical standards issued by different ministries. The regulatory and supervisory powers are located in more than 30 public entities in different ministries.