Risks of greater incidence in the occurrence of work accidents and occupational diseases: a bibliographic review

Introduction: the term occupational risk can be defined as the possibility that a worker suffers a certain injury derived from his work Objective: to argue the importance of the prevention of work accidents and occupational diseases based on risk control and compliance with international standards. Methods: A narrative bibliographic review was carried out, the search for information was carried out through the Google Scholar search engine in databases such as Scopus and Scielo, as well as in institutional thesis repositories, to guarantee access to applied studies with scientific validity. The terms used "occupational risk", "work accident", "occupational diseases" allowed access to more than 40 articles on the subject and 19 articles in Spanish were selected from official websites and with demonstrated credibility Development: occupational risks can be of chemical, psychological, biological, physical and ergonomic origin. There are risks in every workplace, so it is vitally important to provide and use personal protective equipment to protect the different parts of the body, thus avoiding direct contact with the different risk factors that may affect safety and health and thus avoid any type of injury, fracture or fall. In addition, each company must have a minimum plan for the prevention of occupational risks, with different matrices. Conclusions: it is essential for companies to have better systems for recording and reporting work accidents and occupational diseases, since adequate information is essential to establish priorities and improve the design of prevention strategies.