{"title":"[Validation of an Instrument to Measure the Level of Safety Culture in Peru].","authors":"Pablo Gutierrez, Eduardo Velásquez Ayala","doi":"10.12961/aprl.2025.28.02.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12961/aprl.2025.28.02.03","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Workplace safety culture plays a critical role in preventing occupational risks and improving worker well-being. However, despite existing regulations, its implementation remains inconsistent in various industries. This study aims to validate an instrument for measuring the level of safety culture in Peru to identify critical improvement areas and support evidence-based strategies. Method: A three-part validation was conducted: selection of the instrument through a review of the scientific literature, qualitative validation through expert judgment, and quantitative validation via a pilot test with 42 workers. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega, while construct validity was examined using Exploratory Factor Analysis with Unweighted Least Squares and Promax rotation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The validated instrument consists of 16 questions grouped into five dimensions: a) active participation in safety, b) awareness and compliance with safety regulations, c) risk knowledge and safety training, d) concern for safety and adherence to procedures, and e) prevention and communication about safety. The final model demonstrated good internal consistency (Cronbach's ? = 0.822, Omega = 0.83) and a stable factorial structure, explaining 75.79% of the variance.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This validated questionnaire is a reliable tool for assessing safety culture in companies in Peru, allowing organizations to identify weaknesses and implement targeted safety interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":101300,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de prevencion de riesgos laborales","volume":"28 2","pages":"27-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144121815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yanet Galiano-Gómez, Dina Deryagina, Santiago Jardí-Lazaro, F Maria Ruiz-Alvarado, Yolanda Olivan-Pascual, Agustín Pumarola-Segura, José Miguel Martínez-Martínez
{"title":"[Coexistence of a Tarlov cyst, pudendal neuropathy, and pelvic lipomatosis in the clinical course of a traffic-related injury while commuting: a case report].","authors":"Yanet Galiano-Gómez, Dina Deryagina, Santiago Jardí-Lazaro, F Maria Ruiz-Alvarado, Yolanda Olivan-Pascual, Agustín Pumarola-Segura, José Miguel Martínez-Martínez","doi":"10.12961/aprl.2025.28.02.04","DOIUrl":"10.12961/aprl.2025.28.02.04","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This case report presents a worker who sustained a traffic accident while commuting, and was then seen in clinic for thoracolumbar pain with a torpid evolution. During follow-up, rare pathologies were progressively diagnosed: a Tarlov cyst, pudendal neuropathy, and pelvic lipomatosis. These three conditions, all affecting the pelvic region, led to pain, neurological dysfunction, and anatomical alterations, leading to a progressive disability. Although the Tarlov cyst was ruled out as the main cause, the pudendal neuropathy and pelvic lipomatosis accounted for the clinical manifestations. Despite medical treatment, the patient evolved toward absolute permanent disability, later recognized by judicial ruling. This case highlights how a traffic accident initially classified as minor can lead to severe, complex clinical outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":101300,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de prevencion de riesgos laborales","volume":"28 2","pages":"44-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144121740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Antonio Ramón Gómez García, Michael Silva-Peñaherrera, Pamela Merino-Salazar, Fernando G Benavides
{"title":"[Challenges and Priorities in Occupational Safety and Health in Ecuador, 2025].","authors":"Antonio Ramón Gómez García, Michael Silva-Peñaherrera, Pamela Merino-Salazar, Fernando G Benavides","doi":"10.12961/aprl.2025.28.02.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12961/aprl.2025.28.02.02","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101300,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de prevencion de riesgos laborales","volume":"28 2","pages":"21-26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144121732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Llamada para discutir una brecha de seguridad microbiológica].","authors":"Carlota Alejandre Colomo, Raúl Muñoz","doi":"10.12961/aprl.2025.28.02.06","DOIUrl":"10.12961/aprl.2025.28.02.06","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101300,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de prevencion de riesgos laborales","volume":"28 2","pages":"58-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144121743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Night-shift work: can we prevent the adverse health effects?]","authors":"Manolis Kogevinas","doi":"10.12961/aprl.2025.28.02.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12961/aprl.2025.28.02.01","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101300,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de prevencion de riesgos laborales","volume":"28 2","pages":"9-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144121746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brian Johan Bustos-Viviescas, Carlos Enrique Garcia-Yerena, Carlos Alberto Romero Cuestas
{"title":"[Relevance of organizational communication in the field of public and occupational health].","authors":"Brian Johan Bustos-Viviescas, Carlos Enrique Garcia-Yerena, Carlos Alberto Romero Cuestas","doi":"10.12961/aprl.2025.28.02.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12961/aprl.2025.28.02.05","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Communication is a key element in organizations. There are different predominant approaches that directly affect workplace dynamics, among which are passive and aggressive communication, which represent opposite ends of the spectrum. In managing interpersonal relationships in a balanced way, assertive communication is recommended. Furthermore, when organizational communication is integrated at hierarchical levels, it can take the form of downward, upward, horizontal, and diagonal communication-each with its own particular characteristics, limitations, and possibilities within the organizational structure.</p>","PeriodicalId":101300,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de prevencion de riesgos laborales","volume":"28 2","pages":"53-57"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144121749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francisco Vega Álvarez, Andrés A Agudelo-Suárez, Francisco Brocal, Jordi Delclós, Guillermo García González, Vega García, José María Ramada, Laura Serra, Sergio Vargas-Prada, Mireia Utzet, Consol Serra
{"title":"[Archivos 2024: Fomentando la conciencia multidimensional en salud laboral].","authors":"Francisco Vega Álvarez, Andrés A Agudelo-Suárez, Francisco Brocal, Jordi Delclós, Guillermo García González, Vega García, José María Ramada, Laura Serra, Sergio Vargas-Prada, Mireia Utzet, Consol Serra","doi":"10.12961/aprl.2025.28.01.01","DOIUrl":"10.12961/aprl.2025.28.01.01","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101300,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de prevencion de riesgos laborales","volume":"28 1","pages":"9-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143607732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ana María González Cáceres, María José Rosas Molina, Marco Antonio Mateo García, Luis Lang-Lenton Ramírez, Iván Suárez Melián, Elda María González Cáceres
{"title":"[Do courts admit the benefit related to risk during breastfeeding in female healthcare workers?]","authors":"Ana María González Cáceres, María José Rosas Molina, Marco Antonio Mateo García, Luis Lang-Lenton Ramírez, Iván Suárez Melián, Elda María González Cáceres","doi":"10.12961/aprl.2025.28.01.03","DOIUrl":"10.12961/aprl.2025.28.01.03","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The WHO and the Spanish Pediatric Association (AEP) recommend an early start of breastfeeding and its maintenance as long as possible. The benefit about risk during breastfeeding is initiated in Spanish legislation by a Ley Orgánica 3/2007 22 th of March and achieves regulatory development through a Real Decreto 295/2009 6th of March. CENDOJ Centro de Documentación Judicial is used for search keywords: Benefit related to risk during breastfeeding. Only 10 results are obtained, of which 5 are excluded because they do not concur to the search criteria. Most of the court's ruling are supporting the demands of the workers and it is remarkable an assessment of specific workplaces during breastfeeding. There is a discrepancy between WHO/AEP advice and the current Spanish labor legislation.</p>","PeriodicalId":101300,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de prevencion de riesgos laborales","volume":"28 1","pages":"23-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143607734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anselmo López-Guillén, Antonio León-Jiménez, Diemen Delgado-García, Alan López-López
{"title":"[Proposal for an International Pneumoconiosis Observatory in 2025].","authors":"Anselmo López-Guillén, Antonio León-Jiménez, Diemen Delgado-García, Alan López-López","doi":"10.12961/aprl.2025.28.01.08","DOIUrl":"10.12961/aprl.2025.28.01.08","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pneumoconioses are occupational lung diseases associated with the inhalation of inorganic dusts, with varying prevalence worldwide, especially in industries with inadequate regulations. Despite improvements in developed countries, pneumoconiosis incidence remains and is increasing in emerging sectors like artificial stone production and handling. These diseases pose a significant global public health risk, especially in regions with limited workplace controls. We propose an International Pneumoconiosis Observatory to monitor prevalence and incidence, assess preventive measures, and coordinate international regulations. This entity would enable preventive strategy development, knowledge exchange, and rapid responses to new exposure risks. A coordinated global effort is essential to curbing pneumoconiosis cases and protecting vulnerable workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":101300,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de prevencion de riesgos laborales","volume":"28 1","pages":"89-98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143607215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brian Johan Bustos-Viviescas, Carlos Enrique García Yerena, Amalia Villamizar Navarro
{"title":"[Relationship between working conditions, musculoskeletal disorders, and psychosocial risks: The mediating role of physical activity in workers].","authors":"Brian Johan Bustos-Viviescas, Carlos Enrique García Yerena, Amalia Villamizar Navarro","doi":"10.12961/aprl.2025.28.01.04","DOIUrl":"10.12961/aprl.2025.28.01.04","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101300,"journal":{"name":"Archivos de prevencion de riesgos laborales","volume":"28 1","pages":"28-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143607389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}