Characterization of Occupational Health and Safety Management in Companies of Bogotá – Colombia

Abstract

This research presents the characterization of the occupational safety and health management system - OSHMS, for this purpose a quantitative study and descriptive scope was carried out, with a sample of 150 companies in Bogota - Colombia, assessing the level of compliance with the minimum standards of the OSHMS, later the perception of entrepreneurs was subsequently identified as compared to their development in companies. It was observed that: 70% of companies have a critical level of development meeting less than 60% of the requirements, and only 12% reach the acceptable level with compliance between 85% and 100%. The perception of entrepreneurs shows that the OSHMS is implemented with a mainly legal motivation, the allocation of resources and the knowledge about the OSHMS implementation is insufficient, and there are factors recognized as challenges to overcome like change regulation and the safety culture.