Based on the analysis of a study held at the oil sector in 1996, the article presents the principles of the Clinic of Activity (Clinique de l'Activité) - a method for analyzing and understanding work developed by Yves Clot in France -, reflecting on its possible contribution to the field of safety at work. The author concludes that the concepts of professional framework and style (genre et style professionels) proposed by Yves Clot are essential for the comprehension of work related accidents and its causes.
clinic of activity; safety at work; industrial accidents