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    El estrés como factor de riesgo psicosocial y su incidencia en la salud de los trabajadores de la Empresa MEGAPROFER S.A.
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato. Facultad de Ingeniería en Sistemas, Electrónica e Industrial. Dirección de Posgrado. Maestría en Seguridad e Higiene Industrial y Ambiental, 2017) Tello De la Torre, Andrea Fernanda; Mariño Rivera, Christian José
    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The present work was made in the company MEGAPROFER S.A. which is located in Ambato City, in Huachi Belén area. This research studies stress as a psychosocial risk factor and its impact on workers’ health; this paper aims to avoid physical, mental and social health damages of the company's employees, that is why battery of instruments was used for the evaluation of psychosocial risk factors, which was developed by Ministry of Social Protection, that includes three tests that assess factors for work related activities, non-work activities and stress, this tool allows to qualify information to develop programs, plans and actions directed to prevention and control. The results on the evaluation of factors for work related activities and non-work activities showed the following result on workers: very high risk 41.57%, high risk 26.97%, average risk 15.73%, low risk 13.48% and without risk 2.25%, while the results of the stress factors evaluation on workers are: very high risk 32.58%, high risk 29.21%, average risk 11.24%, low risk 17.98% and no risk 8.99%, these results prove the hypothesis that stress as psychosocial risk factor affects workers´ health.