FEATURES OF INJURIES AMONG PERSONNEL OF RESCUE UNITS OF THE STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE IN WAR CONDITIONS
Abstract
Purpose. Determination of the main measures to reduce injuries to personnel of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine based on the analysis of statistical data and the causes of accidents involving personnel of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine units.
Methodology. A comprehensive research method was used, which includes an analysis of literary sources, an analysis of occupational injuries in the units of the State Emergency Service.
Results. An analysis of injuries in the units of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine for 2023 was conducted. Compared to similar indicators in 2022, it was found that the number of accidents in 2023 decreased by 7%, and the number of victims of accidents by 9%, the number of people who died while performing their official duties decreased by 35%. The distribution of the number of injured and deceased persons while performing assigned tasks in the units of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine by type of work was analyzed. It was found that the largest number of victims were injured during firefighting and emergency rescue operations. The most common causes of accidents in 2023 were armed aggression by the russian federation, personal carelessness, and the unsatisfactory condition of the production environment, buildings, and structures in the territory. The peculiarities of injuries to personnel of the State Emergency Service units during the dismantling of rubble from building structures as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine were analyzed, and the proposed measures to reduce the level of occupational injuries among personnel were also considered.
Scientific novelty of the results obtained lies in the fact that the study of the characteristics of personnel injuries during the performance of assigned tasks and the study of the causes of accidents, including under martial law, have been further developed.
Practical significance consists in the possibility of using the obtained results of personnel injury analysis for planning measures to reduce injury.
