Introduction.

In view of the need to mitigate accidents and death from work activities at heights higher than 1.50 meters or more, or at a lower level, this investigation is carried out where the rates of cases presented, appropriate safety conditions and recommendations for the use of equipment for the safety of employees and, in turn, specific theoretical and practical training of the same.

Objective.

To evaluate the guidelines for the implementation of compliance with the protocol of safe work at heights by the workers of the company MEXICHEN of the Mamonal - Cartagena in 2016.

Materials and Methods.

Observational descriptive cross-section. This is a study that was carried out through a survey and a checklist of equipment, since it is providing the necessary information to conclude this phase of the research project.

Results.

With this investigation it was found that the knowledge of the contractors exists, when applying the survey it was possible to appreciate that the workers are working correctly in this part.

Conclusions.

It can be affirmed that the workers of MEXICHEN Cartagena have the competences to carry out their work correctly, for this reason they are complying with the work protocol at heights, as well as the use of elements for that purpose. Recommendations: Provide theoretical and practical training to personnel who work on 1.50 meters to strengthen their knowledge and experience on this, in this way mitigate the falls with unfortunate consequences, it is important in these tasks to stay anchored to their equipment.

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