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The chemical sector seeks to promote the integration of workers with disabilities

21/12/2010

21 December 2010.

The Instituto de Biomecánica has recently submitted its study 'Safe for people with disabilities integration' organized in conjunction with the Federation of industries Textil-Piel, chemical and Allied of Comisiones Obreras, the Federación Estatal de Industrias Afines of UGT and the Business Federation of the Spanish chemical industry (Feique) in the chemical industry sector.

The objective of this project, as explained by the director of occupational health of the IBV, Alfonso Oltra, is "to promote and improve the working conditions of people with functional diversity in the chemical sector by providing guidelines to alleviate physical barriers and psycho-social sector".

In addition Oltra added that, "we have focused on studying what actions can improve the conditions of health and safety at work for this group, provide guidelines for this and produce a change of habits and behaviors in order to achieve full integration of people with functional diversity and reduce occupational hazards to" "those who face these workers".

On this day, which was inaugurated by Pedro Montero, managing director of the Foundation for the prevention of labour risks (FPRL), Cristina Rodriguez Porrero, Director of the center of reference state of Personal autonomy and technical AIDS (Ceapat) and Pedro Vera, director of the Instituto de BiomecánicaIt was explained that the outcome of the investigation was a manual with informative and divulgative, content of interest to technicians and managers for both people with different abilities, partnerships and integration services.

The project seeks also to provide tools of benefit to all involved in the process of employment of persons with different capacities, raise awareness of the opportunities and advantages that presents the incorporation of these workers, show the possibilities of integration in the sector and provide the tools and assistance to facilitate such integration.

Labour integration in chemical industry

The study indicates that the chemical industry consists of a variety and quantity of jobs which make more likely the integration of people with functional diversity.

This collective presents special difficulties to find or keep a job. Difficulties, in many cases, due to factors that do not have to do with the capacity of people to perform the tasks essential, but the lack of adaptation to the workplace or the existence of occupational hazards. Against the prejudices, the experiences of labour integration show that the hiring of people with functional diversity is beneficial and cost-effective both in human and economic.