ANALYSIS OF EMERGENCY AND INDUSTRIAL INJURIES WHEN DEALING WITH LOADING MECHANISMS
Lifting mechanisms have become part of the equipment. They affect technical and economic performance. At the same time, there has been an increase in the number of accidents involving lifting mechanisms. This fact determines the relevance of the work. The article aims to analyze activities of enterprises using lifting mechanisms. We used statistical methods and literary data analysis. The dynamics of industrial injuries and accidents, as well as main causes of accidents caused by lifting equipment are considered. It has been shown that there was a decrease in the deaths of workers (per 1000 units of equipment) for all types of lifting mechanisms, with the greatest number of fatal injuries occurring when using tower cranes. One of the causes of the high level of accidents and injuries when using lifting mechanisms is a large amount of outdated equipment. The analysis shows that in order to increase the level of industrial safety, it is necessary to replace outdated equipment and control and automation tools with new and more advanced ones that meet industrial safety requirements; to train and retrain specialists dealing with lifting mechanisms. In addition, inspections by Rostechnadzor as well as improvement of the safety culture of workers are required.