The importance of higher professional education to reduce the risk of occupational injury

Abstract

The issues of the influence of education on the level of industrial safety and labor protection, as well as the experience of workers on the state of industrial injuries are considered. Based on the statistical data of the website of the State Labor Service of Ukraine, the study of the dynamics of accidents, both general and specific types of events, was carried out using the methods of time series analysis. It has been established that production has been declining over the past four years, but the overall trend of fatalities due to occupational injuries has a growth trend. Prediction of the state of industrial injuries for a period of up to three years has been carried out. The methodology for calculating indicators of the dynamics of industrial injuries with fatal outcomes in Ukraine is based on a mathematical model for predicting the values of the time series. The obtained predictive estimates show a tendency for an increase in accidents under the condition that the current conditions remain unchanged. The "human factor" is considered as the main cause of injury. It was found that almost 50% of accidents occurred for organizational reasons, and this segment includes a significant part of the educational component. It is shown that among people who are in the same working conditions, those with higher education are the least susceptible to injury. A reasonable assumption is made that in order to significantly reduce the number of accidents at work, it is necessary to focus primarily on the initial stage of the worker's labor activity. Taking into account the tendency of an increase in the number of people who are engaged in mental work or are operators of complex technical systems, this can be achieved by increasing the efficiency of training students in higher education institutions in the process of studying such academic disciplines as: "Fundamentals of labor protection" and "Labor protection in the industry"