Law 1562 of 2012 that public and private entities are intended to prevent, protect and assist workers from effects of diseases and accidents that may occur on occasion or as a result of work they perform (sp) , fulfilling function of ensuring physical, social and mental well-being of worker; In same way, Colombian Institute of Technical Standards and Certification (2009) is responsible for reproduction of technical standards and certification of quality standards for companies and professional activities, including NTC 5693-1, which specifies recommended limits for manual lifting and transport, taking into account, respectively, intensity, frequency and duration of task (p.1); NTC 5693-2, presents the recommended limits for pushing and pulling with whole body (p.1) and NTC 5693-3, establishes ergonomic recommendations for repetitive work tasks involving manual handling of light loads at high frequency, (...) in this way allows evaluation of risks related to health of working population (p.1); therefore, practitioners of occupational therapy program collaborated in week of health and safety at work carried out at Mariana University with support of Rectoria y Gestion Humana, on May 16, 17 and 18, 2018, event was of great relevance, because in addition to students of occupational therapy, there was participation in other programs, where activities focused on prevention, promotion and welfare of entire working and student population of university were developed.