IMPLEMENTATION OF LABOR PROTECTION BENCHMARKING AT ENTERPRISES OF THE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF UKRAINE

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to adapt the methodology of the labor protection benchmark for enterprises of the Ministry of infrastructure of Ukraine, which consist in spreading best practices and best achievements in this sector. The article analyzes the death rate from industrial injuries in Ukraine and the world. Expenses of Ukrainian enterprises caused by accidents are presented. The dynamics of accidents at enterprises of the transport and road complex and the postal service industry for 5 years is presented. The main events and causes of industrial injuries at the enterprises of the Ministry of infrastructure are considered. It is shown that non-compliance with the requirements of the labor protection instructions accounts for 42 % of all causes of occupational injuries in this area. The coefficients of the frequency of accidents related to production in commercial seaports of Ukraine from 2015 to 2019 are presented. The concept of "labor protection benchmarking" is revealed. A list of tasks of labor protection benchmarking at enterprises of the Ministry of infrastructure of Ukraine has been developed, including: identifying weaknesses and strengths of the labor protection management system at enterprises of the Ministry of infrastructure, developing models for rating the level of labor protection; establishing how competitors have succeeded in the field of labor protection; developing organizational and technical measures for labor protection; implementing the best methods of competitors; optimizing and building an effective system of work of the labor protection service; achieving results or at least approaching the results of the reference enterprise of the Ministry of infrastructure. Indicators of information that are necessary for labor protection benchmarking at enterprises of the Ministry of infrastructure are presented. Sources of information are proposed for the survey of enterprises of the Ministry of infrastructure. The originality of the work lies in the development of an algorithm for making managerial decisions for enterprises of the Ministry of infrastructure of Ukraine based on the provisions of labor protection benchmarking.