Several hazards within one resolution
Resolution 295/2003 includes technical specifications on ergonomics, manual lifting, radiation, thermal conditions, chemicals, noise and vibration. It is not a single method for assessing every job or a form that can replace observation of actual working practices.
It forms part of Argentina’s occupational hygiene and safety framework. Before using limits or tables from an older downloaded copy, identify the annex relevant to the agent or task and any subsequent rules that supplement or amend it.
Ergonomics as a preventive process
The ergonomics annex addresses problem recognition, assessment, participation and controls. Manual lifting analysis needs information about the task: an isolated load weight does not fully represent physical demand or establish that every handling operation is acceptable.
Useful intervention examines frequency, posture, movement and work organisation. It then checks whether changes reduce actual exposure, for example by redesigning material supply, rather than merely recording that employees attended a presentation about lifting technique.
Be careful with older heat tables
SRT Resolution 30/2023 replaced the heat stress and thermal strain specifications within the relevant annex. Its commencement included an adaptation period that was subsequently extended; that historical transition no longer justifies using the original 2003 criteria without reviewing the applicable changes.
The amendment does not repeal Resolution 295/2003 in its entirety. The opposite mistake would also matter: discarding its other annexes because one part changed, instead of identifying the complete framework applicable to the hazard under examination.
Application and supporting evidence
Before measuring, the competent professional should define the objective, method and representative conditions. Results require technical interpretation and traceability of instruments, tasks and circumstances; a number without context may lead to inadequate control measures being selected.
Preventive records should preserve the version of the rules used, the assessment and resulting actions. Process changes may require earlier conclusions to be reviewed. This article helps navigate the resolution but does not reproduce its tables or supply a universal exposure limit for every workplace situation. Appropriate professional interpretation remains essential.
