The importance of risk prevention in the workplace during the construction of public infrastructure\nprojects is particularly relevant due to the large number of workers involved as well as the\nfrequency and severity of the accidents. The aim of this work was to conduct an exploratory study\nof workplace risk prevention in the construction of public work projects in Mexico. The methodology\nwas based on a case study which included an exploration of the attitudes assumed by the\ncivil servants working for the government agency, regarding workplace risk prevention, and the\nobservation of construction processes in a sampling of projects. The results show that the regulations\nare not fully adhered to during the stages of project planning and contracting for the work.\nDuring project designing, the inclusion of criteria regarding workplace risk prevention is relegated,\nand during public tendering, the experience of the contractor in risk prevention and\nworkplace safety plans are not taken into account. Consequently, as one might expect from the\nabove, during the construction processes, it was possible to observe that only about half of the\nprevention requirements applicable in the workplace were actually complied with.
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