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Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, economic activities were restricted to limit the risk of contagion, and companies were required to prepare and register the plan for COVID-19 surveillance, prevention and control in the workplace prior to resuming activities. Objective: To describe the status of plan registration in the hydrocarbon sector during the first half of 2020, as well as the characteristics of health professionals and occupational health and safety supervisors or committees. Methods: Cross-sectional study with secondary analysis of databases obtained from the Integrated System for COVID-19 of Companies (Sistema Integrado para COVID-19 de Empresas, SISCOVID Empresas) and government public data on the mining sector. Results: We reviewed 2,566 plans and identified 54 198 hydrocarbon companies in the 2020 period. Regarding the plans registered, 5.9% of companies did not have an occupational safety and health supervisor or committee, and 63% do not have a health professional. Conclusions: There is evidence of non-compliance with plan registration requirements among hydrocarbon companies. There is also non-compliance with the requirement of having a health professional, occupational safety and health committee or supervisor. The findings show serious deficiencies in plan registration, which could lead to inadequate management of the activities to monitor, prevent and control COVID-19 in the workplace. Companies are advised to develop, register, and implement their plans to protect the health of their employees.
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Antecedentes: El Perú ha sido uno de los países con mayor carga de enfermedad por la COVID-19. El Gobierno del Perú ha establecido pautas básicas para la elaboración y registro de los planes para la vigilancia, prevención y control de la COVID-19 en el trabajo (PVPC) de las instituciones del Perú. Objetivo: Caracterizar los PVPC de instituciones del sector salud del Perú. Material y Métodos: Estudio descriptivo retrospectivo de base de datos secundaria. Se evaluaron los PVPC del sector salud registrados en la plataforma SISCOVID-Empresas del Ministerio de Salud del Perú, registro obligatorio para la reactivación de actividades durante la pandemia por la COVID-19. Resultados: Se analizaron 1263 registros PVPC del sector salud registrados en la plataforma SISCOVID-Empresas. El 5,8% de empresas no cuenta con supervisor o comité de seguridad y salud en el trabajo, y 38,6% de empresas con más de 20 trabajadores no cuenta con profesional de salud. Conclusiones: Se identificó un elevado incumplimiento de lo requerido en los PVPC en instituciones del sector salud peruano. Se requiere reforzar y fiscalizar el cumplimiento adecuado de los PVPC en estas instituciones (AU)
Background: Peru has been one of the countries with the highest burden of disease due to COVID-19. The Government of Peru has established basic guidelines for the preparation and registration of plans for the surveillance, prevention, and control of COVID-19 at work (PVPC) of Peruvian institutions. Objective: To characterize the PVPC of health sector institutions in Peru. Materials and Methods: retrospective descriptive secondary database study. The PVPCs of the health sector registered in the SISCOVID-Empresas platform of the Ministry of Health of Peru, mandatory registration for the reactivation of activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, were evaluated. Results: 1263 PVPC records from the health sector registered on the SISCOVID-Empresas platform were analyzed. Of the registered PVPCs, 5.8% of companies do not have a supervisor or committee for occupational safety and health, and 38.6% of companies with more than 20 workers do not have a health professional. Conclusions: A high non-compliance with what is required in the PVPCs in institutions of the Peruvian health sector was identified. It is necessary to reinforce and supervise the adequate fulfillment of the PVPC in these institutions (AU)
