ResumenLos conductores del servicio individual de pasajeros tipo taxi, debido a los factores que intervienen de forma constante en el desarrollo de su labor, estan expuestos a riesgos laborales (fisicos, psicosociales, biologicos, entre otros). El objetivo de esta investigacion fue caracterizar las condiciones laborales y de salubridad de los conductores de transporte publico individual de pasajeros tipo taxi de la ciudad de Bucaramanga y el area metropolitana, a traves de una investigacion cuantitativa, descriptiva de corte transversal. Se analizaron las condiciones sociodemograficas de esta poblacion y revisaron los riesgos de tipo fisico y biomecanico a los cuales estan expuestos los conductores, encontrando que el 92,6% de los conductores realizan jornadas laborales de mas de 8 horas diarias, el 56,9% cuenta con mas de 10 anos de experiencia, el 57,9% reconoce la presencia de dolor lumbar y el 89,5% identifico estar expuesto a algun factor de riesgo de tipo biomecanico. Se concluyo que los conductores de transporte publico individual de pasajeros tipo taxi, estan expuestos a factores de riesgo de tipo fisico y biomecanico, como horarios de trabajo superiores a 10 horas, posturas incorrectas, vibracion corporal y movimientos repetitivos de mano y muneca; esto conlleva al deterioro de la salud fisica, mental y emocional de los mismos y sus grupos familiares y sociales, produciendo diferentes alteraciones en su organismo y lesiones cronicas de tipo articular y de tejidos blandos de consideracion. Abstract Individual Taxi drivers, due to factors that constantly intervene in the development of their work, are exposed to occupational risks (physical, psychosocial, biological, among others). The objective of this research was to characterize the working and health conditions of individual public transport drivers of Taxi type passengers of the city of Bucaramanga and the Metropolitan Area, through a quantitative, descriptive cross - sectional investigation. The sociodemographic conditions of this population were analyzed and the physical and biomechanical risks to which the drivers were exposed were found, and 92.6% of the drivers worked more than 8 hours a day, 56.9% Has more than 10 years of experience, 57.9% recognize the presence of low back pain and 89.5% identify that they are exposed to some biomechanical risk factor. It was concluded that individual public taxi drivers are exposed to physical and biomechanical risk factors, such as work hours greater than 10 hours, incorrect postures, body vibration and repetitive hand and wrist movements; This leads to the deterioration of the physical, mental and emotional health of the same and their family and social groups, producing different alterations in their organism and chronic injuries of joint type and soft tissues of consideration.