Circumstances of threats to life and health of workers in the labor law of Russia: concept and legal significance

The article is devoted to understanding the role of the circumstances of the threat to life and health in the legal system of Russia and directly in the field of labor law. The significance of the threat to life and health in the activities of state supervision over compliance with labor legislation and in the application of liability for violations of the rules of remuneration is substantiated. The Rostrud documents are critically assessed, revealing the concept of a threat to life and health through a list of possible violations of the law. In order to eliminate uncertainty in understanding the circumstances under consideration, a draft universal definition of a threat to the life and health of workers in the norms of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation is proposed.