Plan Estratégico de Desarrollo de Productos para Mejorar las Condiciones Laborales del Sector Agrícola en Costa Rica, Enfocado a la Siembra del Tubérculo de Papa
Abstract
The Agricultural activity in Costa Rica, represents the second most important economic activity of the country
(after tourism). The same holds 15% of the workforce in the country, and average contributes 5% of GDP for
Costa Rica.
By the kind of activity developed, this sector implemented practices that undertake responsibility compromise
with their own employees. Long working hours, the performance of activities requiring huge effort, repetitive
movements and bad postures, and others; make this sector (along with construction) the one who achieve
more complications in terms of job security.
For that reason, this research, pretends to generate a comprehensive strategy, including preventive and
reactive actions that involve the Occupational Safety area as main shaft, in which workers are the most
important part of the study, looking for a better quality of life for them; through solutions from the point of
view of Industrial Design Engineer. These solutions includes services and products that seek to improve
ergonomics and security and create an awareness of the importance of these improvements
Description
Proyecto de Graduación (Licenciatura en Ingeniería en Diseño Industrial) Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Escuela de Ingeniería en Diseño Industrial, 2015.