National Mineral Resources University (University of Mines) (Saint-Petersburg, Russia):

Gendler S. G., Professor, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, e-mail: sgendler@mail.ru
Kochetkova E. A., Postgraduate

Siberian Coal Energy Company SUEK (Moscow, Russia):
Samarov L. Yu., Head of Labor Safety Department

The article specifies that technical upgrading and introduction of advanced management techniques is insufficient to increase production efficiency in the mineral mining industry, including coal extraction. It is required to decrease accident rate and occupational disease level down to an acceptable level. It is shown in the article that, although certain improvement of working conditions, the accident rate and occupational disease level in the coal mining industry is several times higher than these data in Russia in whole. Inputs for labor protection and industrial safety in many instances fail to enhance efficiency of associated measures. The authors have analyzed injury risk and occupational disease incidence rate in the coal industry and compared the obtained data with the similar risks and rates for Russia in whole. For joint estimate of risks of occupational diseases and industrial injuries, an integral index of health injury risk is offered. The linear correlation is found between the risks of occupational diseases, industrial injuries, health injury and inputs for labor protection and industrial safety. The authors validate the method of estimating efficiency of inputs for labor protection and industrial safety in coal mines, enabling highlighting the mines for preferential financial backing. The developed procedure allows finding an optimum value of expenditures connected with the occupational traumatism reduction and the related financial risk that is called the economically feasible risk.

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4. Available at: http://docs.cntd.ru/document/901713539.