JSC “Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company”, Monchegorsk, Russia:

E. B. Koklyanov, Deputy Chief Engineer, Head of Industrial Safety Department, phone: +7 (81536) 7-77-71
M. N. Merzlyakov, Chief Specialist, Labour Protection Department of Labour Protection Service of Industrial Safety Office

Human health and life should be especially protected at metallurgical and mining enterprises, where the risk of possible damages for the health is very high. Danger for life and health of workers can be significantly decreased by only systematic and laborious work on constant improvement of work conditions and provision of labour safety at workplaces. This article considers the basic directions of operation of Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company in the area of labour protection and industrial safety. An attention is paid to the “key moments” of development and constant improvement of management system of labour protection and industrial safety. This article also gives the statistic data about industrial injures and professional desieses in the Company for the last years. Besides the foregoing, there are described the measures, directed on the involvement of personnel in prophylactic work on labour protection and industrial safety. These measures make it possible to rise an interest of Company's workers in labour protection problems, and make an explanation about importance of observance of elementary requirements for saving of life and health. labour protection and industrial safety are the most important part of operation of any organization. The largest is organization, the most significant is strict observance of requirements of labour protection and industrial safety by its workers. According to this, workers have more responsibility for their own and other's health. Creation of safe working conditions is a priority direction of operation of Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company.