Organizational transformation and biosafety : responses to COVID-19 from the perspective of occupational health and safety

Angela Viviana García Salamanca, ; Dianny Fideligna Fernández Samacá, ; Beicy Viviana Acosta González, ; Xiomara Lizeth Gualtero García, ; Lisbeth García Guerrero, ; Julián Andrés Martínez-Rincón, ; Cesar Augusto Silva Giraldo, ; Yohanna Milena Rueda Mahecha, ; Mónica Liliana Campos , ; Rafael Ruiz Calatrava, ; Mayra Esther Britto Hurtado, ; Julieth Nataly Lesmes Correa, ; Alba Matilde Chávez Otálora,

Synopsis

This book is the result of the research entitled "Adaptation of the protocol for occupational risk assessment against the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) designed by the General Council for Health and Safety at Work (CGSST) of Spain", conducted by the Bioinnova research group and the Bionativo research program, within the framework of the International Health Education Network (RIFES) of the School of Health Sciences of the UNAD. This collaborative work, developed together with various educational and productive institutions, made it possible to adapt the protocol to Colombian occupational health legislation, strengthening organizational management in pandemic contexts.

The project addressed risk assessment, occupational safety and health, and the transformation of organizations in the face of the effects of COVID-19. The results show a technical and applied development that provides tools for the prevention of respiratory diseases and for occupational risk management.

Each chapter of the book offers theoretical and practical contributions that benefit both organizations and professionals in the sector, promoting preventive measures, the strengthening of occupational health and safety competencies and institutional adaptation to the challenges arising from SARS-CoV-2 mutations.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, biological risk, respiratory diseases, occupational safety and health, health policy, working conditions, institutional resilience, emergency protocols, sanitary prevention, occupational health, risk management

Chapters

Tranformación organizacional y bioseguridad

ISBN-13 (15)

978-628-7786-59-2

How to Cite

García Salamanca, A. V., Fernández Samacá, D. F., Acosta González, B. V., Gualtero García, X. L., García Guerrero, L., Martínez-Rincón, J. A., Silva Giraldo, C. A., Rueda Mahecha, Y. M., Campos , M. L., Ruiz Calatrava, R., Britto Hurtado, M. E., Lesmes Correa, J. N., & Chávez Otálora, A. M. (2025). Organizational transformation and biosafety: responses to COVID-19 from the perspective of occupational health and safety. Sello Editorial UNAD. https://doi.org/10.22490/UNAD.9786287786592

Series Health

Categories Research Book

Published

August 11, 2025