The 3M company held at KAPO. Association "school of security" theoretical seminars on the use of personal protective equipment in the workplace.
The sessions were attended by about 50 people: the staff of occupational health services KAPO im. Gorbunova, foremen, responsible for occupational safety. The protection of the health of workers in manufacturing today are paid much attention from both industrial managers, and by state regulatory and Supervisory authorities. The event was attended by Eruhin A. Y., Deputy head of the State labour Inspectorate of the Republic of Tatarstan.
In every industrial enterprise there are inevitably harmful and dangerous production factors, such as noise, vibration, aerosols, and to exclude these factors completely impossible. But to protect workers ' health from their adverse effects by using the means of individual protection, said at the event.
The Obligation of employers to provide workers PPE enshrined in law. In 2015, the Code on administrative offences of the Russian Federation introduced an article on liability for violation of requirements of labour protection, as failure to provide workers with necessary means of protection and non-use or incorrect application of these PPE by the employees. Responsibility for such offences lies with the company and with the officials – management of companies and craftsmen shops, the fines can be up to 150 thousand rubles.
Overall, In 2017 the State labour Inspectorate of the Republic of Tatarstan imposed fines for failing to ensure workers PPE totaling about 7 million rubles.
Pleased to note that today has changed the mentality of the management of industrial enterprises. The provision of protective clothing and PPE to be fully implemented in 99% of the industrial enterprises of Tatarstan. However, it is equally important that employers have systematically taken steps to ensure that workers in the shops actually use issued personal protective equipment, and used them correctly. In this sense, such programs as “the Year of graduation of professionals” can be an important part of the whole complex of measures for the protection of the health of workers», - said Eruhin A. Yu.
The “Schools Security” experts of the company 3M spoke about the effect of harmful production factors on an organism of the worker and how to protect themselves, principles of selection of effective PPE breathing and vision.«Year of protection professionals” - socio-educational program 3M company, directed on formation of knowledge of the workers about the need to protect themselves from harmful factors in production, training employees in the correct selection and use of PPE.