Pilot study of the adaptation of the intervention protocol for the prevention of MSDs.

A pilot study was developed in two production units, maintenance and production of Carbones del Cerrejón in Albania (Guajira). Specifically, the activities of workers in the track workshop and three drivers were analyzed; simultaneously, an analysis was made of the general structure that allows following up and monitoring the health problems of workers in these areas as well as the work planning processes.
The interest and objective of the pilot study was to identify the ways of introducing and developing the intervention protocol for the prevention of MSDs. Simultaneously, the documentation related to the methods and techniques used to identify critical workplaces was analyzed and the type and scope of the recommendations were analyzed.