Risks of work of motorcycle couriers: prevention strategies and regulation ; Riesgos de trabajo de los motociclistas profesionales: estrategias de prevención y regulación ; Riscos do trabalho dos motociclistas profissionais: estratégias de prevenção e regulação

This study aimed to recognize, according to the interviewees' point of view, the forms of prevention employed and the causes of collision accidents that occurred with motorcycle couriers (MC) during the work period. The research was conducted in a large city in the interior of Minas Gerais, using the qualitative methodology "History of Life" and interviewed three MC, who were differentiated according to their experiences with the type of accident experienced. The results revealed that: 1) the choice for work is due to the difficulty of access of the young and male population to the formal labor market; 2) the risks assumed are due to the intensification and densification of work established by the Labor Organization - low unit value of the service, hence the need for high production; 3) the social environment creates the demand for the service, but does not open the effective social space for its structure and functioning; 4) there are traffic conflicts (interfaces with other drivers), mainly due to inattention and lack of knowledge of MC activity. New solutions are needed to reverse the material, organizational, and social constraints facing MC. This should be a collective construction with the use of the knowledge of the actors involved that reflect on health and safety for this productive context. ; Este estudio tuvo como objetivo reconocer, de acuerdo con el punto de vista de los entrevistados, las formas de prevención empleadas y las causas de accidentes de colisión ocurridos con motociclistas profesionales (MP) durante el período de trabajo. La investigación fue realizada en una ciudad de gran porte del interior de Minas Gerais, utilizando la metodología cualitativa "Historia de Vida" y entrevistados tres MP, que fueron diferenciados según sus experiencias con el tipo de accidente vivido. Los resultados revelaron que: 1) la elección por el trabajo se da en función de la dificultad de acceso de la población joven y masculina en el mercado formal de trabajo; 2) los riesgos asumidos se dan en razón de la ...