unsafe act
Introduction
Accident (from Latin accĭdens, -entis) is defined as an unplanned and unwanted event that causes damage, injury or other negative impact on an object or subject. To take this definition, it must be understood that damages are divided into accidental and intentional (or intentional and negligent) (Robertson, 2015). The accident is the consequence of negligence when taking into account the risk factors or the possible consequences of an action taken.
The breadth of the terms of this definition forces us to keep in mind that the different types of accidents are conditioned by multiple phenomena of an unpredictable and uncontrollable nature. The most common sense of the word refers to involuntary actions that harm human beings. In this sense, the group that generates the highest mortality is traffic accidents.
Basic causes and immediate causes
Contenido
La causa inmediata de un accidente puede ser la falta de equipo de protección, pero la causa básica puede ser que el equipo de protección no se utilice porque resulta incómodo.[1].
Supongamos que a un tornero se le ha clavado una viruta en un ojo. Investigado el caso se comprueba que no llevaba puestas las gafas de seguridad. La causa inmediata es la ausencia de protección individual, pero la causa básica está por descubrirse y es fundamental investigar por qué no llevaba puestas las gafas. Podría ser por tratar de ganar tiempo, porque no estaba especificado que en aquel trabajo se utilizaran gafas (falta de normas de trabajo), porque las gafas fueran incómodas.[2].
Basic causes
The basic causes can be divided into personal factors and work factors.
Various accidents are caused by personal factors, that is, they are linked to human behavior. These factors can be:
• - Lack of knowledge or training. The personnel do not have the necessary knowledge to carry out their task safely or do not know the risks present in it. For example, the handling of infectious biological waste.
• - Motivation. The individual lacks motivation to perform an activity or performs it with the wrong motivation.