Risk analysis in the production of wine

Author: 
Daniela G. Zalazar, Gustavo M. Muñoz and Rosa A. Rodriguez

The wine industry is one of the most important in Cuyo. Considering the entire wine sector, it can be mentioned that there are associated risks with growing vine, secondly, the associated risks with the process of winemaking. This agro-industrial activity are marked by high transience of workers. At harvest time, the largest number of workers is concentrated, since the contracting meets the needs of growing grapes and special specified conditions for wine making. In addition, there are many production processes, depending on the oenological practices that are carried out at each of the wineries. On the other hand, currently all companies must implement obligatory prevention systems that are able to ensure the safety and health of workers as established in Argentine National Security and Health at Work Law, Number 19587. Industrial accidents are a major physical, psychological and social. Also occupational claims ratio is a social prejudice in the worker's environment, and in turn, economic decline, since in most cases involves the absence or incapacity to perform productive activity. Therefore, in this paper, despite the multiple processes of winemaking, unacceptable risks identification is performed, considering all the possibilities of winemaking. The identification and assessment of risks are fundamental to establish the necessary preventive measures in order to minimize the threat, which generate in the physical, mental and social integrity of the worker. Then, each risk was analyzed and evaluated. Mitigation measures implementation are proposed for identified risks in each stage of this industrial activity. In practice, these measures reduce the frequency and / or severity of a hazardous event. Subsequently different prevention measures, such as process control and organizational measures are proposed.

Paper No: 
245