INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING THE STATE OF LABOR PROTECTION
Occupational health and safety assessments are essential to the safety and morale of workers, the success of the enterprise itself, and the prevention of negative legal and financial consequences. Employers are required by law to protect their employees by establishing preventive, punitive and compensatory measures. Occupational safety and health assessments help reduce work-related deaths and injuries, sick leaves, medical costs, disability benefits. It also improves quality, increases productivity, increases profits and reduces labor migration. This issue is of particular relevance for the the Far East region, where the level of occupational injuries is higher than the national average. Therefore, in the course of the study, an important scientific problem was solved related to the consideration of the key foundations and components of the implementation of a comprehensive system for assessing the state of labor protection. During the study, it was found that a comprehensive assessment should cover social, economic, technical aspects. To this end, it is advisable to use a diverse set of techniques and approaches. The expediency of using a proactive approach to ensure labor safety at the enterprises is also substantiated.