Social responsibility: Compliance with the ISO 26000 guidelines against the legal requirements of health and safety at work
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This research is a descriptive non-experimental cross-sectional study, whose purpose is to demonstrate compliance with Social Responsibility and occupational risk prevention through the guidelines of the ISO 26000 Guide to identify the implementation standards in Ecuadorian companies. The survey was used as a data collection instrument in the months of March and April 2021, with the participation of 388 professionals and, being a study of qualitative variables, the frequencies and percentages of compliance with the guidelines of numeral 6.4.6.6 Subject 4 on labor practices: occupational health and safety of the ISO 26000 Guide to Social Responsibility were analyzed. The level of compliance with the variables analyzed in document management and universal good practices such as the provision of personal and collective protection equipment and occupational examinations are acceptable. The management in equity and protection of vulnerable people, the generation of new policies that guarantee the non-prosecution of employees for evidencing unsafe actions and conditions in their workplaces, and the lack of commitment in the non-participation and decision making of the joint bodies are less frequently complied with. Weaknesses are observed in the achievement of the guidelines issued by the Social Responsibility Guide in the context of commitment, protection and equity of all stakeholders of the organizations. The commitment to comprehensive management of occupational risks should be reformulated, as it is one of the main aspects of corporate social responsibility.
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