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GLOSARIO II
1. Incapacidad
1. Disability
2. Occupational Medicine
It is the medical specialty that is dedicated to the study of diseases and accidents
that occur due to or as a consequence of work activity, as well as the preventive
measures that must be adopted to avoid them or lessen their consequences.
3. Biomecánica
3. Biomechanics
Se puede definir como puesto de trabajo al conjunto de tareas que ejecuta una
persona dentro de una empresa, empleando unas técnicas, métodos o medios
específicos, pero que, a su vez, se mantienen determinados por dicha empresa,
donde se lleva a cabo su actividad.
4. Jobs
A job can be defined as the set of tasks carried out by a person within a company,
using specific techniques, methods or means, but which, in turn, remain
determined by said company, where their activity is carried out. .
5. Psicología industrial
5. Industrial psychology
It is the discipline that is responsible for the selection, training and supervision of
workers to improve efficiency at work. This specialization, therefore, analyzes
human behavior in the field of industry and business.
6. Eficiencia
6. Efficiency
It is the ability to achieve that effect in question with the least possible resources or
in the shortest possible time.
7. Ambiente
7. Environment
It is the space in which the life of living beings develops and that allows their
interaction.
8. Actividad laboral
8. Work activity
The work activity shows the period of work of a certain person. To know the active
periods of employment and the days of Social Security contributions, it is
necessary to know the work life report.
9. Antropometría
9. Anthropometry
The term anthropometry comes from the Greek anthropos (man) and metrikos
(measure) and deals with the quantitative study of the physical characteristics of
man. The interest in knowing the measurements and proportions of the human
body is very old.
10. Estress
El estrés es la respuesta física o mental a una causa externa, como tener muchas
tareas o padecer una enfermedad. Un estresor o factor estresante puede ser algo
que ocurre una sola vez o a corto plazo, o puede suceder repetidamente durante
mucho tiempo.
10. Stress
Stress is the physical or mental response to an external cause, such as having too
many tasks or having an illness. A stressor or stressor can be a one-time or short-
term occurrence, or it can happen repeatedly over a long period of time.
11. Fatiga
11. Fatigue
Fatigue is a lack of energy and motivation. Drowsiness and apathy (a feeling of not
caring what happens) can be symptoms that accompany fatigue. Fatigue can be a
normal and important response to physical exertion, emotional stress, boredom, or
lack of sleep.
12. Indicadores
12. Indicators
focuses on achieving the most complete state of physical, mental and social well-
being of workers in the performance of work.
Consiste en utilizar las técnicas ergonómicas para corregir los errores de diseño
de los puestos de trabajo que han dado lugar a accidentes, lesiones o quejas de
los trabajadores. Esta desempeña un papel muy importante en la obtención de los
resultados positivos en el factor de actividad.
It consists of using ergonomic techniques to correct job design errors that have led
to accidents, injuries or worker complaints. This plays a very important role in
obtaining positive results in the activity factor.
Job design (also known as task design) is the specification of content, methods,
and relationships in jobs to meet the technological and organizational needs as
well as the personal and social requirements of the job holder
Residual Capacity is the ability of a contractor to timely and fully comply with the
object of a work contract, without its other contractual commitments affecting its
ability to respond with the contract object of the Procurement Process.
18. Carga física
The physical load can be defined as the set of physical requirements to which the
worker is subjected throughout his working day.
19. Carga mental
Mental load can be defined as the amount of deliberate mental effort that must be
made to achieve a specific result and is linked to the need for information
processing and decision making to perform the task.
un accidente de trabajo es toda lesión corporal que el trabajador sufra con ocasión
o por consecuencia del trabajo que ejecute por cuenta ajena.
An accident at work is any bodily injury that the worker suffers on the occasion or
as a consequence of the work he performs for another's account.
21. Agotamiento emocional
Son aquellos derivados de los medios de producción (ruido, vibraciones, frío, calor
y radiaciones), que de manera inadecuada producen daños a la salud del
trabajador (trastornos acústicos, fenómeno de Raynaud, golpe de calor,
congelación y cáncer).
Physical agents are all the physical elements available to the physiotherapist that
are used to intervene in the body for healing purposes.
Dynamic Head represents the resistance of a pumping system while the pumped
fluid is in motion. Therefore, dynamic head losses are those that are created once
the fluid begins to move through the system.
25. Carga estática
The PPE normally used in the workplace to protect the worker against biological
agents are: respiratory protection equipment, gloves, protective clothing and facial
and eye protection. All of them must bear the CE marking and the pictogram in the
figure.
28. Discapacidad
28. Disability
29. Tendinitis
La tendinitis es la inflamación o la irritación de un tendón, las cuerdas fibrosas que
unen el músculo al hueso. Este trastorno causa dolor y sensibilidad justo afuera de
la articulación.
29. Tendinitis
Es una afección en la cual existe una presión excesiva en el nervio mediano. Este
es el nervio en la muñeca que permite la sensibilidad y el movimiento a partes de
la mano. El síndrome del túnel carpiano puede provocar entumecimiento,
hormigueo, debilidad, o daño muscular en la mano y dedos.