Occupational safety at work, management and organization of work

Occupational safety at work is the creation of a safe work process in the workplace that is based on three main positions:

- the priority of the employee's health and life over the results of his work;

- compliance with requirements, relevant standards and documents in production;

- Encouraging the commitment of staff to a culture of production safety.

Occupational safety at work involves the preparation, approval and implementation of legal, organizational, social, economic, scientific, technical, medical, sanitary and preventive measures that are aimed at preserving the life of the employee, his health and ability to work.

Management and organization of labor protection

Occupational health and safety management at the enterprise is an integral part of the enterprise management system, which helps prevent accidents (occupational diseases) and consists of a set of interrelated activities aimed at meeting the requirements of laws in the field of health and life protection of workers.

The main goal of the management is to create the necessary conditions for the employees to develop a conscious attitude to safety, improve existing and introduce new mechanisms in the management of labor protection.

The level of interaction between officials who participate in management is defined in job descriptions, on the basis of normative documents, a directory of qualifications with the elimination of duplication of functions, unambiguous submission, a clear definition of responsibilities and responsibilities, as well as delegation of authority.

Occupational safety at work, its tasks and functions

The development and implementation of measures to implement labor protection in the enterprise should be aimed at ensuring:

- safe, healthy and proper working conditions;

- maintenance in the relevant safe state of production equipment, structures, engineering networks and buildings;

- maintenance of safe technological processes;

- personnel with protective equipment;

- organization of training for each employee in safe ways of managing technological processes;

- propaganda of labor protection;

- Accounting, analysis and assessment of the conditions of activity;

- Compulsory insurance of personnel;

- optimum operating and rest modes;

- Sanitary and domestic services;

- organization of medical and preventive maintenance of personnel.

Organization of work on labor protection

This process includes the accounting, control, evaluation and analysis of labor protection at all stages of production.

At each enterprise, activities and work should be planned and financed in the field of improving labor protection and improving the state of security and the working environment.

An important role is also played by the organization of the provision of training facilities with modern teaching aids, programs for training and quality vocational training and retraining of workers.

Labor protection at work and responsibility for its violation

For violation of labor protection laws, the formation of barriers to the activities of officials and representatives of trade unions, the guilty employees are held accountable in accordance with applicable laws.

Responsibility for each accident and occupational disease that occurred in the workplace is borne by officials who did not ensure compliance with the rules of industrial sanitation and did not take appropriate measures to prevent cases of occupational poisoning and accidents, as well as those who directly violated the rules.