Assessment of the cumulative impact of occupational injuries and diseases on the state of labor protection in the coal industry

The coal mining industry is characterised by heavy workloads and exposure of workers to a large number of harmful and hazardous production factors in the course of their work activities. In this connection, the level of occupational injuries and occupational diseases remains at a high level, despite the improvement of labour protection and modernization of the working process. The purpose of this study is to assess the state of occupational safety in the coal industry by comparing the risks of injuries and occupational diseases. The paper analyzes the risks of injuries and occupational diseases for different coal mining regions of Russia, with special attention to the Kemerovo region (Kuzbass), as in this region the considered risks remain at an unacceptably high level. The novelty of the research findings lies in assessing the cumulative impact of injuries and occupational diseases in coal mining enterprises. The dependencies obtained showed that over time, the impact of occupational diseases of workers leads to an increase in the risk of injury.

Gendler S. G., Prokhorova E. A. Assessment of the cumulative impact of occupational injuries and diseases on the state of labor protection in the coal industry. MIAB. Mining Inf. Anal. Bull. 2022;(10-2):105—116. [In Russ]. DOI: 10.25018/0236_1493_2022_102_0_105.

Gendler S. G., Prof., Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Head of Department of Industrial Safety, SaintPetersburg mining university, Russia, e-mail : Gendler_SG@pers.spmi.ru, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7721-7246;
Prokhorova E. A., PhD student of Department of Industrial Safety, Saint-Petersburg mining university, Russia, e-mail: Prokhorovaea96@gmail.com, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5018-1773.

Prokhorova E. A., e-mail: Prokhorovaea96@gmail.com.

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