Estudio de la Gestión de la Seguridad y Salud en el sector construcción valenciano = Study of Safety and Health Management in the construction sector of Valencia

Construction is a sector with a high accident rate due to its own characteristics (high component of labor and develops outdoor) and its organizational characteristics as working patterns, methods of implementation and higher outsourcing. Management of Health and Safety is a determining factor in obtaining best execution of work and lower rates of accidents. This paper presents a study of the current level of Health and Safety Management in the construction sector in Valencia (Spain) from a survey of a group of technicians with experience in the sector. The main results are the size of the company is an important key to health and safety, both in terms of training as in the management of documentation. It also reflects how, despite the time elapsed since the latest regulations, such as the Book of Outsourcing or Accredited Companies Registry, companies have a high rate of ignorance.