Many efforts to reduce occupational injury rates use the State intervention as a guide for the policies and actions of different organizations involved in accident prevention. However, although the state inspection services regarding the implementation of occupational safety and health regulations can be considered as a driver for introducing changes, not much is known about the operational processes involved. This article aims to devise a model of that particular inspection process. The main sources of evidence adopted were interviews with government inspectors, safety managers and site managers from construction companies, as well as a document analysis and on-site observation of inspections. After the production of the initial version, the model was reviewed by a group of inspectors and managers. The model is represented as a flowchart that contains an inspection cycle, which consists of: producing an inspection plan, preliminary visit, direct inspection at the worksite, results and possibility of applying the intervention tools, and conclusion and propitious factors for new cycles. The proposed model plays an organizing and structuring role, but it is limited in terms of pointing out the existing variability in the inspection cycle.
Health and Safety; Inspection; Labour inspection; Injuries; Construction
