The hydrocarbon transport industry combines its technical activities with the integrity of the installed operating systems, in addition to the implementation of safety measures for pipelines against failures and leakage of dangerous liquids. Thus, the risk control management model in all product shipment processes arises, which aligns the configuration of technical standards to operate pipelines in compliance with the prevention of substandard conditions and actions, which derive from the obligation to maintain pipeline integrity (installed capacity). This gives origin to a certain level of risk control management, as an achievement of the maximum level of conformity with the facilities, which ensures that all operating units achieve the development of new concepts of proactive, not reactive, work, in the face of unplanned disasters. In this study, significant risk levels were reduced fr...

The hydrocarbon transport industry combines its technical activities with the integrity of the installed operating systems, in addition to the implementation of safety measures for pipelines against failures and leakage of dangerous liquids. Thus, the risk control management model in all product shipment processes arises, which aligns the configuration of technical standards to operate pipelines in compliance with the prevention of substandard conditions and actions, which derive from the obligation to maintain pipeline integrity (installed capacity). This gives origin to a certain level of risk control management, as an achievement of the maximum level of conformity with the facilities, which ensures that all operating units achieve the development of new concepts of proactive, not reactive, work, in the face of unplanned disasters. In this study, significant risk levels were reduced fr...

La investigación permitió explorar el control de los riesgos incubados en oleoducto, poliducto y gasoductos del transporte de hidrocarburos a través del ducto Esmeraldas-Santo Domingo-Quito, se basó en el origen de causas y efectos que dan lugar a fracturas mecánicas y fugas de hidrocarburos. Se estableció la línea base de inspecciones interna y externa de los ductos en referencia, utilizando la herramienta de flujo magnético en línea “FML” y herramientas de ultra sonido que revela la profundidad y la amplitud de anomalías en deterioro al espesor tubería de diseño, teniendo en cuenta el análisis de riesgo con probabilidad de fuga por el coeficiente <1 y utilizando el método de investigación exploratoria, el modelo de gestión del control de riesgos se diseñó en tres ejes de desarrollo transversales: examina el nivel de gestión departamental aplicado a la operativa, ...

El cacao en grano es una fruta tropical considerada como un patrimonio en el Ecuador y que constituye el 60% de la calidad premium en chocolates a nivel mundial, posee características sensoriales inigualables por otros países productores. Las actividades manuales de secado y selección contienen muchos riesgos laborales, afectando la seguridad y el bienestar de las personas que se dedican a estas tareas, siendo el riesgo ergonómico de nivel intolerable y que requiere intervención inmediata. Esta investigación proporciona mecanismos automatizados seguros para las operaciones a través de metodologías validadas internacionalmente, sin afectar las características sensoriales del cacao ecuatoriano.

Cocoa in grain is a tropical fruit considered as a heritage in Ecuador and constitutes 60% of the premium quality in chocolates worldwide, has sensory characteristics unmatched by other producing countries. Manual drying and selection activities contain many occupational hazards, affecting the safety and well-being of the people involved in these tasks, with the ergonomic risk of an intolerable level requiring immediate intervention. This research provides safe automated mechanisms for operations through internationally validated methodologies, without affecting the sensory characteristics.